SESSION 10: Advances in Chemical Education 
Chairs:
M. A. Floriano 
SCI Division of Didactics in Chemistry
Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
e-mail: flor@unipa.it
P.G. Mahaffy 
IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE), Chairman
King's University College, Edmonton, Canada
e-mail: peter.mahaffy@kingsu.ca
TOPIC TITLE General Session
Monday 05 afternoon Chair: L. Jones
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oral 14:30-14:50 T.Mitchell Chemistry in the Bologna process: the Eurobachelor and Euromaster
oral 14:50-15:10 P. Mimero Future development of the European chemistry tests “EChemTest” to ease student exchange and Eurobachelor / Euromaster labels dissemination
oral 15:10-15:30 K. Ogino How can we attract students’ interest toward chemistry?
oral 15:30-15:50 S.-J. Kang The students’ attitude for problem-emerging experiment
15:50-16:10 O. M.E. El-Dusouqui Language and culture: barriers or bridges and catalysts to communicating Chemistry
oral 16:10-16:30 P. I. Aziz Improvement of the traditional methods in the teaching of Biology and Chemistry lessons
oral 16:30-17:00 coffee break  
oral 17:00-17:20 L. Mammino Developing the image of Chemistry through chemical education
oral 17:20-17:40 F. Burns Open educational resources in Chemistry – empowering the people
oral 17:40_18:00 R. Kugel Energy distributions: does God play dice?
oral 18:00-18:20 R. Lancashire Visualization of spectra with JSpecView, a Java based spectroscopy viewer.
oral 18:20-18:40 H. Margel Advanced inquiry lab activities (Nechmad) :a program that interweaves teachers' professional development with students' enrichment 
 
TOPIC TITLE Problem Solving
Tuesday 07 morning Chair: W. Byers
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key note 10:30-11:10 G. Tsaparlis Problem solving as a higher-order cognitive skill and the role of psychometric factors - the case of Chemistry and Physical Chemistry
oral 11:10-11:30 M.-H. Chiu Promoting chemical education via research and instruction-based/oriented work (rainbow)
oral 11:30-11:50 W. Byers Developing independent learners in chemistry: promoting a knowledge based economy
oral 11:50-12:10 P. Ambrogi Nanochemistry and nanotechnology in the classroom: is it worth it? core contents and cutting edge
oral 12:10-12:30 M. Z. Hoffman Problem-solving in calculator-free general chemistry
oral 12:30-12:50 L. Cardellini A radical approach to solving problems: the making of genius
TOPIC TITLE Visualization
Tuesday 07 afternoon Chair: L. Cardellini
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key note 14:30-15:10 L.L. Jones Different visions: What students and instructors see in the same molecular visualizations
oral 15:10-15:30 R. M. Kelly Student's ability to transfer ideas learned from molecular animations of the dissolution process
oral 15:30-15:50 J. Honts Visualizing the mechanochemical cycles of cellular machines
oral 15:50-16:10 S. Supasorn Effects of molecular simulation upon student's mental models of organic extraction
oral 16:10-16:30 S. Akaygun Development of a research-based molecular level animation of liquid – vapor equilibrium
16:30-17:00 coffee break  
oral 17:00-17:20 D. A. Falvo Interactive, Self-Explaining Environments in Molecular-Level Animations
oral 17:20-17:40 J. L. Hilsenbeck-Fajardo Assessing the Role of Learning Style Preferences on Student Diagrammatic Representations and Self-Explanation
oral 17:40-18:00 D. A. Falvo The Influence of Specific Labels and Diagrammatic arrows in a Micro-Level Chemistry Animation
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TOPIC TITLE Beyond Should’ve. Ethics in Science and Education
Wednesday 08 morning Chair: P. Mahaffy
speaker title
key note 10:30-10:50 U. Deichmann Research ethics and context: The example of biochemistry in Nazi Germany
oral 10;50-11:10 R.M. Cassidy Restructuring Science Education for a Global Community:  Promoting Critical Thinking About Science-Societal Issues
oral 11:10-11:30 E. Santacesaria The proposal of  a Chart of the Ethical Principles of Chemical Sciences by the Italian Chemical Society
oral 11:30-11:50 A.W.M. Hay What choice for chemists?
oral 11:50-12:10 N. P. Tarasova Chemical Education: Responsible Stewardship
oral 12:10-12:50 All speakers and Roald Hoffman Panel Discussion
TOPIC TITLE IUPAC-UNESCO-UNIDO Safety Training Program Workshop
Thursday 09 morning Chair: M. D. Booth 
speaker title
10:30-11:20 POSTER VIEWING  Environmental Safety and Management Training:  Its Impact on Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria.
 Isiaka O. Bakare, Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Benin City
 Improving Safety Culture in a Developing Economy:  A Build-Up from IUPAC-UNESCO-UNIDO Fellowship Experience.
 Tersoo C. Gwaza, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
 The Regional Conference on Occupational Health and Safety Management in East Africa..
 Kelvin Khisa, Kenya National Cleaner Production Centre, Nairobi
 Building Capacity in Environment, Health and Safety in Kenyan Businesses.
 Jane B. Nyakang’o, Kenya National Cleaner Production Centre, Nairobi
 Improvements in Occupational Health and Safety Management in Turkey.
 Esma Toprak, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
 Improving Safety Management with Scientific Safety Management Philosophy,
 Zhang Guo-Hong, Unilever China, Beijing
oral 11:20-11:40 M.C. Cesa The IUPAC-UNESCO-UNIDO Safety Training Program
oral 11:40-12:00 G. F. Nordberg Industrial uses of metals, Risk assessment and prevention of health effects
oral 12:00-12:20 J. H. Duffus Distance Learning in toxicology. The IUPAC contribution
12:20-13:00 All speakers Panel discussion
TOPIC TITLE Public Perception of Chemistry (in collaboration with ECTN)
Thursday 09 afternoon Chair: M. A. Floriano
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key note 14:30-15:10 Sir R. Jackson How the public perceives science and scientists. What scientists think the public perception is. Reconciling perceptions. Establishing dialogue
15:10-15:30   discussion
oral 15:30-15:50 L. Schoen Science across the world, exploring science locally, sharing insights globally
oral 15:50-16:10  K. Begitt The Year of Chemistry in Germany
oral 16:10-16:30 M.A. Floriano Reaching out to schools
16:30-17:00 coffee break  
oral 17:00-17:20 C. H. Do Reach out activities of chemists in Korea
oral 17:20-17:40 R.M. Cassidy What should Science focus on?  The public’s perception of Science, or Science’s perception of Science?
key note 17:40-18:20 J.Shure Engaging with media
     
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TOPIC TITLE Chemical Potential. A quantity in search for recognition
Friday 09 morning Chair: Hans Fuchs
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10:30-11:10 R. Rüffler Chemical potential from the beginning
11:10-11:30 F. Herrmann Learn one field and understand four: chemistry, electricity, heat, and mechanics
11:30-11:50 M. D'Anna Interlude: two experiments on chemical equilibrium
11:50-12:10 J. Rosenberg Measuring the chemical potential with an electrochemical cell
12:10-12:30 C. Agnes What is light? light is a substance, too!