Eurovariety 2023 conference program

Time

Wednesday June 28th

14.00 – 14.30

Opening by: Rachel Mamlock- Naamann, Enn Lust and Miia Rannikmäe

14.30 – 15.30

Keynote Address  –  Roy Shenhar (Israel) (Introduced by Ron Blonder)

Zoom In, Zoom Out: A Post-COVID Perspective on Chemistry Teaching from the Course Level to the Institutional Level.

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee break

16.00 – 17.30

Paper Session
ICT and Smart Technologies in Chemistry (Higher Education) 
(Session chair, Shelley Rap)

1. The Effect of Formative Engagement upon Summative Performance in Online Assessments.
   the_effect_of_formative_engagement_upon_summative_performance_in_on-line_assessments.pdf
   Roy Lowry (UK)
2. MOOCs: Empowering Lifelong Learners with Online Education!
   Meelis Härmas (Estonia)
3. An Alternative Assessment Course for Science Teachers Towards their MSc Degree.
   assessment_methods_in_science_and_mathematics_education.pdf
   Rachel Mamlok-Naaman (Israel)

17.30 – 17.45

Short Break    Soft drinks

17.45 – 18.45

Keynote Address  Ivo Leito, Estonia  (Introduced by Heili Kasuk)
  Ten years of web-based teaching – what have we learned?
leito_mooc.pdf

19.00 – 20.00

Welcome Reception

Time

Thursday June 29th

Paper session 

9.00 – 9.45

A Model for Developing Contemporary Content Knowledge (CCK) of Chemistry Teachers
Ron Blonder (Israel)

9.45 – 10.30

STEM Continuous Professional Development at European Universities.
Slides (STEM Continuous Professional Development)
Nataša Brouwer, Stefania Grecea (Netherlands) 
Krištof Kranjc, Črtomir Podlipnik (Slovenia), 
Maria Noelia Faginas Lago, Oreste Tarallo, Vincenzo Russo (Italy) 
Aleksandra Lis, Iwona Maciejowska, Michał Woźniakiewicz, Bartosz Trzewik (Poland)
Matti Niemelä (Finland)
Sanjiv Prashar (Spain

10.30 – 11.00

HighFlier –  Promoting Transdisciplinary Skills important in Science/Chemistry Education.
Miia Rannikmäe, Regina Soobard (Estonia)

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee brake

11.30 – 13.00

Paper Session
Innovative Teaching and Pedagogies – Learning Materials for third level Chemistry Teaching (Session chair Roy Lowry)

1. Measuring Photosynthesis and Respiration with Intact Cells: Integrating Chemistry into Biology in a First-Year Laboratory Environment.
   integrating_chemistry_into_biology.pdf
   Zahra M. Sharif,* Denis Maxwell, Renee Webber, Felix Lee (Canada)
    
2. From presumptive test to advanced instrumental analysis. The complex exercise on the forensic identification of white powder.
   Michał Woźniakiewicz (Poland)
    
3. Enhancing the laboratory experience in Year 1 university chemistry laboratory teaching: overview of a multi higher education institutional pedagogical research project on Virtual Laboratories and early reflections from a pilot study.
   Brian Murphy^, Edwin McCullagh, Carmel Kealey, Sean Reidy, Ann O’Malley, Mary Booth, Sinead Devery, Denise Rooney, Carmel Breslin, Frances Heaney, Marwa Aly, Ronan Bree, Bernard T. Drumm, Aoife Morrin, Eric Moore and Christopher Burke (Ireland)

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch

14.00 – 15.30

Paper Session
Promotion of Chemistry and Attracting Students to Study Chemistry at University (Session chair Jack Holbrook)

1. In-service and Pre-service Teacher views on Chemistry Experimental Design worksheets.
   in-service_and_pre-service_teacher_views.pdf
   Luca Szalay,  István Füzesi (Hungary)
2. Research Based Learning – the difficult Role of Supervisor: that is why we need Diploma theses. 
   Slides (Research based learning)
   Iwona Maciejowska, Michał Woźniakiewicz (Poland)
3. I Learned more from TBL than from the Traditional Method of Teaching!
   i_learned_more_from_tbl.pdf
   Heili Kasuk, Kaire Uiboleht, Siiri Velling, Peeter Burk (Estonia)

Coffee break

Paper Session
Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Science in Tertiary Education 
(Session chair Miia Rannikmäe)

1. Bridging the gap between Research in Science Education and Student Learning.
   bridging_the_gap.pdf
   Rachel Mamlok-Naamann, Ron Blonder (Israel)
   Jari Lavonen (Finland)
   Jack Holbrook, Regina Soobard, Miia Rannikmäe (Estonia)
2. Health Literacy and Chemistry Education.
   Inga Ploomipuu (Estonia)
    
3. More than just a laboratory course in advanced organic chemistry –preparation for writing a BSc thesis in style
   more_than_just_a_laboratory_course.pdf
   Bartosz Trzewik ( Poland)
4. Transdisciplinarity in Chemistry Education.
   transdisciplinarity_in_chemistry_education.pdf
   Jack Holbrook (Estonia)

Bus to the Conference Dinner

Time

Friday June 30th

9.00 – 9.45

Climate Change Mitigation Project in Estonia
climate_change_awareness.pdf
Piia Post (Estonia)

9.45 – 10.15

Coffee break

10.15 – 12.15

Paper Session

Chemistry Education for Promoting Climate Awareness:  Teaching Environmental Chemistry for Responsible Citizenship and promoting SGDs  (Session chair Iwona Maciejowska)

1. An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Acceptance of Technology in Teaching Climate Change Issues.
   Shelley Rap and Ron Blonder (Israel)
    
2. How to learn more from environmental chemistry research papers?
   adopting_research_papers_in_teaching_formats_edithsiirikaire.pdf
   Siiri Velling, Edith Viirlaid, Kaire Uiboleht  (Estonia)
3. Renewable Energy Day for Secondary School Students.
   renewable_energy_day.pdf
   Karin Hellat, Riinu Härmas, Karl-Ander Kasuk, Ülle Kikas  (Estonia)
4. Analyzing the Relevance of Learning Outcomes associated with the Concept of Energy in Estonian (grade 7-9 science/chemistry curriculum).
   analysing_the_relevance.pdf
   Lauri Kõlamets, Heili Kasuk (Estonia)

12.15 – 12.45

Final comments

12.45 – 13.45

Lunch