Teaching and the Internet

Mike Christiansen (Ph.D., Brigham Young University) currently serves as an associate professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Utah State University, Uintah Basin (USUUB), located in eastern Utah. With a background in synthetic-organic chemistry, Mike's attention turned to chemical education after joining USUUB in 2011, and 10 of his 19 peer-reviewed publications are now in this area. Mike teaches general, organic, and biochemistry lectures and labs and wasrecently appointed Editor-in-Chief of USU's new cross-disciplinary journal, the Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence. John M. Weber (Ph.D., Colorado State University) is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Utah State University Eastern campus in Price, Utah. His role comprises 90% teaching and 10% service. He teaches General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry as well as Introductory and Nursing courses. Covering a teaching assignment for his Ph.D. mentor led him to teaching at Colorado State for two years before making teaching a career at Utah State. He has served on two General Chemistry exam writingcommittees with the ACS Exam Institute and is the co-Director of the Rural Health Scholars program at USU Eastern.

• Preface 1. Facebook: An Avenue to Reflective Discussions through Case Studies 2. Role of iOS and Android Mobile Apps in Teaching and Learning Chemistry 3. Application of Social Media in Chemistry Education: Incorporating Instagram and Snapchat in Laboratory Teaching 4. Using Desktop Streaming To Bring Review Sessions Online 5. Using Technology To Flip and Structure General Chemistry Courses at a Large Public University: Our Approach, Experience, and Outcomes 6. What Worked for Me: Latest Trends in Technology-Enabled Blended Learning Experience (TEBLE) 7. Establishing an Instructor YouTube Channel as an Open EducationalResource (OER) Supplementing General and Organic Chemistry Courses 8. Online Tools for Teaching Large Laboratory Courses: How the GENI Website Facilitates Authentic Research 9. The Application of Drones in Chemical Education for Analytical Environmental Chemistry 10. Back to Basics: Principles of Teaching That Will Never Expire Editors' Biographies Indexes