Final Report to the National Science Foundation
Final report from Michigan State University
Final report from Grand Valley State University
Peer-reviewed journal publications
Deborah G. Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder “Using Simulations and Screencasts in Online Preclass Activities to Support Student Building of Mental Models”, Education Sciences. 14, 2 (2024), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14020115. Open Access. Part of the Special Issue: Engaged Student Learning and Inclusive Teaching Practices in Higher Education Chemistry.
Deborah G. Herrington, Shanna M. Hilborn, Elizabeth N. Sielaff, Ryan D. Sweeder, “ChemSims: Using simulations and screencasts to help students develop particle-level understanding of equilibrium in an online environment before and during COVID” Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2RP00063F Open Access.
Jessica R. VandenPlas, Deborah G. Herrington, Alex Shrode, Ryan D. Sweeder “Students’ Independent Use of Screencasts and Simulations to Construct Understanding of Atomic Interactions”, Journal of Chemical Education, (2021) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00470 Included as part of a virtual Festschrift for George Bodner.
Brianna L. Martinez, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica R. VandenPlas, Deborah G. Herrington “Improving conceptual understanding of gas behavior through the use of screencasts and simulations” International Journal of STEM Education, 8, 5 (2021). DOI:10.1186/s40594-020-00261-0
Deborah G. Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica R. VandenPlas “Students’ Independent Use of Screencasts and Simulations to Construct Understanding of Solubility Concepts”, J Sci Educ Technol (2017), 26(4) 359-371. DOI 10.1007/s10956-017-9684-2
Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah G. Herrington, Jessica R. VandenPlas “Students’ Independent Use of Screencasts and Simulations to Construct Understanding of Kinetics”, Chem Ed. Res. Pract. (2019) DOI: 10.1039/C9RP00008A
Presentations on the ChemSims project
Ryan Sweeder; Deborah Herrington, Shanna Hilborn, Elizabeth N. Sielaff, “ChemSims: Helping students construct understanding of equilibrium with an online simulation” ACS (American Chemical Society) Spring 2022 National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2022.
Deborah Herrington, Ryan Sweeder “Research informed instructional design for remote teaching results in better student success for face-to-face classes” 27th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Aug 2022.
Deborah Herrington, Ryan Sweeder, “ChemSims: Designing effective simulation-based pre-class activities to support chemistry learning” AAAS/NSF 2022 IUSE Summit, Washington DC, Jun 2022.
Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah G. Herrington, Jessica R. VandenPlas, “Using a simulation out-of-class to help students gain basic understanding of collision theory” 2019 American Chemical Society Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Lisle, IL, May 2019.
Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah G. Herrington, Jessica R. VandenPlas, “Helping students construct understanding of kinetics with an online simulation”, 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2019.
Brianna Martinez, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah G. Herrington, Jessica R. VandenPlas, “Use of an online simulation to help students understand gas behavior”, 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2019.
Deborah Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica VandenPlas “Reimagining the Classroom: Meeting our students where they are” 25th International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE 2018), Sydney, Australia, July 2018.
Jessica VandenPlas, Deborah Herrington, & Ryan Sweeder “Modeling split attention during simulation use”, 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2018.
Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas “Simulation use in general chemistry: Improving student conceptual understanding” 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2018.
Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas “Student’s use of online chemistry simulations and their conceptual learning”, 48th Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Dearborn, MI Jun 2017.
Ryan Sweeder, Deborah G. Herrington, Jessica P. VandenPlas “Using Simulations and Screencasts to Promote Student Learning of Atomic Interactions”, 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference, Toronto, May 2017.
Deborah G. Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, & Jessica P. VandenPlas “Helping Students Construct Understanding of Chemistry Concepts with Online Simulations” 44th College Chemistry Canada Conference, Toronto, ON Canada, May 25-27, 2017. (Plenary Talk)
Jessica P. VandenPlas, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah G. Herrington “Implementation and evaluation of screencasts and simulations for online learning.” 253rd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, Apr 2017.
Deborah G. Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, & Jessica P. VandenPlas “Effective use of Screencasts and Simulations for Online Learning” Michigan Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Novi, MI, Mar 2017.
Deborah G. Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica P. VandenPlas “Student understanding of molecular interactions: Impact of simulation vs. screencast use”, Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, Aug 2016.
Deborah Herrington, Ryan Sweeder, Jessica VandenPlas, “Screencasts vs. Simulations for Chemistry Learning”, 99th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Halifax, Canada, Jun 2016.
Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas, Ryan Sweeder, “Student understanding of atomic interactions: Impact of simulation vs. screencast use” 251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA 2016. Mar 2016.
Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas, Ryan Sweeder, “Screencasts vs. simulations for chemistry learning”, Pacifichem, Honolulu, HI, Dec 2015.
Presentations by Undergraduate Researchers
Lizzy Sielaff, Deborah Herrington, Ryan Sweeder, Jessica VandenPlas, “ChemSims: Supporting student understanding of acids in an online environment” ACS (American Chemical Society) Spring 2022 National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2022.
Shanna Hilborn, Lizzy Seilaff, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington “ChemSims: Anything but Basic – Using Screencasts to Support Student Understanding of Acids” GVSU Student Scholars Day Apr 2021, Allendale, MI (virtual).
Shanna Hilborn, Lizzy Seilaff, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington “ChemSims: Anything but Basic – Using Screencasts to Support Student Understanding of Acids” UURAF and 14th Annual LBC Research Symposium Apr 2021, East Lansing, MI (virtual).
Shanna Hilborn, Lizzy Seilaff, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington “ChemSims: Anything but Basic – Using Screencasts to Support Student Understanding of Acids” ACS Spring National Meeting Apr 2021 (virtual).
Brianna L. Martinez, Deborah. G. Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica R. VandenPlas “Use of an online simulation to help students understand gas behavior” 13th Annual LBC Research Symposium, April 2019
Lauren Miling, Stella Archiyan, Deborah G. Herrington, Jessica R. VandenPlas, Ryan D. Sweeder “Using screencast and simulation to help chemistry students understand equilibrium”, 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2019.
Brianna L. Martinez, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas “Screencasts and simulations in the learning of solubility”, 48th Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Dearborn, MI Jun 2017.
Alec D. Shrode, Brianna L. Martinez, Deborah. G. Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica R. VandenPlas “Effective scaffolding for students’ out of class use of chemistry simulations” 25th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, Aug 2018.
Alec D. Shrode, Brianna L. Martinez, Ryan D. Sweeder “Effective scaffolding for students’ out of class use of chemistry simulations”, UURAF Apr 2018, Michigan State University.
Brianna L. Martinez, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas “Screencasts and simulations in the learning of solubility”, 48th Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Dearborn, MI Jun 2017.
Alec D. Shrode, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas “Screencasts and simulations in the learning of atomic interactions”, 48th Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Dearborn, MI Jun 2017.
Brianna L. Martinez, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas “Screencasts and simulations in the learning of solubility”, UURAF and 11th annual LBC Research Symposium Apr 2017, Michigan State University.
Alec D. Shrode, Ryan D. Sweeder, Deborah Herrington, Jessica VandenPlas “Screencasts and simulations in the learning of atomic interactions”, UURAF and 11th annual LBC Research Symposium Apr 2017, Michigan State University.
M. Biesbrock, D. Herrington, J. VandenPlas, & R. Sweeder “Using screencasts and simulations to help chemistry students understand chemical kinetics.” 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2-6, 2017
Alec Shrode, Deborah Herrington, Ryan Sweeder, Jessica VandenPlas“Screencasts vs. Simulations for Chemistry Learning” UURAF and 10th annual LBC Research Symposium Apr 2016, Michigan State University.
