A Cloud-Based Scavenger Hunt: Orienting Undergraduates to ACS National Meetings

Autor/inn/en	Kubasik, Matthew A.; Van Dyke, Aaron R.; Harper-Leatherman, Amanda S.; Miecznikowski, John R.; Steffen, L. Kraig; Smith-Carpenter, Jillian
Titel	A Cloud-Based Scavenger Hunt: Orienting Undergraduates to ACS National Meetings
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 93 (2016) 11, S.1957-1960 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00445
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Science Instruction; Undergraduate Study; College Science; Cooperative Learning; Student Research; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Learning Activities; Information Storage + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Grundstudium; Kooperatives Lernen; Studentenforschung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Lernaktivität; Informationsspeicherung
Abstract	American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meetings are valuable for the development of undergraduate researchers but can be overwhelming for first-time attendees. To orient and engage students with the range of offerings at an ACS meeting, we developed a cloud-based scavenger hunt. Using their mobile devices, teams of undergraduates "scavenged" items off a list by uploading "selfies" to designated folders within Google Drive, a cloud-based storage system. Time stamps offered by the cloud afforded real-time evidence of student participation. Items on the scavenger hunt were designed to integrate undergraduates into the meeting, exposing them to distinguished scientists, leading publishers, and instrument manufacturers as well as to networking opportunities. We employed this selfie-based scavenger hunt at three ACS National Meetings (Philadelphia, 2012; Boston, 2015; Philadelphia, 2016). Students reported that the scavenger hunt contributed to their learning. The cloud-based scavenger hunt is versatile and can be easily adapted for other constituencies (e.g., high school or international students) or events (e.g., regional meetings or first-year orientations). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01