Chemistry Concepts in Second Life

Jean-Claude Bradley

E-Learning Coordinator College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of ChemistryDrexel University

August 18, 2008

American Chemical Society

Andrew Lang

Professor of MathematicsOral Roberts University

What is the role of a chemistry teacher?

Produce chemists

by any means necessary!

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CHEM 24189 students

CHEM 24364 students

Natural migration from F2F to screencast/podcast channels

EduFrag Maze (without weapons)

EduFrag Unreal Tournament (with weapons)

Quiz Obelisks in Second Life (Eloise Pasteur)

Student Assignments in Second Life

Student Created Exhibits on ACS Island

Flying Around on a Molecule

SMILES, InChIs and InChIKeys: the new language of chemistry

Visualizing NMR spectra on Second Nature Island

Interacting with NMR spectra (JCAMP-DX)

Talk to the spectrum: Zoom 2.1-2.3

Student assignment on NMR using live research data and JSpecView

Docking Demonstration on Drexel Island

Enoyl Reductase (Peter Miller)

Avidin: From PDB file to…..

Avidin 3D structure in Second Life

Falcipain-2 in SL & Hex 5.0

Imine Formation Mechanism: Talk to the molecules!

Atomic Orbitals

Hydrogen Absorption Spectrum

Selection Rules

Multi-Dimensional Data Visualization

Indexing Molecules on SecondLifeMolecules.wikispaces.com

3D Periodic Table (ACS Freebie)

Faculty “Offices” on Drexel Island

Bradley Lab on Drexel Island

Posters on Second Nature – with Bells

Conferences on Second Nature

ACS IslandKate Sellar (Finola Graves) - ACS

April Orr (Lirpa Dagger) - ACSJean-Claude Bradley (Horace Moody) - DrexelAndrew Lang (Hiro Sheridan) – Oral Roberts

ACS Headquarters

Virtual Poster Area

Nanotubes and Felicene

Chemical Landmarks Museum (Sponsored by Sigma-Aldrich & CHF)

Chemical Landmarks Museum – HIV Exhibit

Global Innovation Imperatives - Gii Red-Tide Exhibit – Fertilizer Run-Off

Red-Tide Exhibit - Beach

Red-Tide Exhibit – Dead Zone

Gii – Underwater Lab

Resident Chemist Program: Hinestroza Lab

Rosania Lab

Virtual Lab (Kurt Winkelmann)

Amino World (Joan Slonczewski)

More Second Life Activities Today

Second Life Demonstration:

3:00pm-4:15pm Pavilion at the exhibit hall.

(Jean-Claude Bradley & Andrew Lang)

4:15pm-5:00pm Pavilion at the exhibit hall.

(Sandy Adam – Sigma Aldrich)

Talk: Networking Using Second Life

4:25pm-4:55pm Loews - Congress B

(Jean-Claude Bradley)