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Team and Contact
Online Access
Intellectual Property and Dissemination
Related Publications

Team and Contact

 

Dr Roy Tasker
School of Science, Food and Horticulture
University of Western Sydney
Author of the VisChem animations and the learning design, and supervisor of the research on the effectiveness of the design for learning.

Rebecca Dalton
School of Science, Food and Horticulture
University of Western Sydney
Active researcher of the effectiveness of the design for learning.

 

CONTACT
r.tasker@uws.edu.au

Dr Ray Sleet
(Honorary associate) Dept of Chemistry, Materials & Forensic Science
University of Technology, Sydney
Consultant for the production of the VisChem animations, and co-supervisor of the research on the effectiveness of the design for learning.

Dr Bob Bucat
Department of Chemistry
University of Western Australia
Consultant for the production of the VisChem animations, and on educational research issues.

Bill Chia
Interactive Media Services, Educational Development Centre
University of Western Sydney
Consultant on instructional design issues with the VisChem animations.

Debbie Corrigan
Teaching Faculty of Education, Clayton
Monash University
Consultant on pedagogical issues with using the VisChem animations.

Online Access

  Further information about this learning design is availalbe at: http://vischem.cadre.com.au

Intellectual Property and Dissemination

 

The University of Western Sydney owns the copyright to the animations and the VisChem project team is very keen for these resources to be used as widely as possible. The University will not object to any non-profit use of the animations for educational purposes. After all, Government CAUT funds were used to produce them in 1993/1994.

High quality versions of the animations need to be purchased directly from VEA as described elsewhere. However, compressed versions suitable for web delivery will be available from the AUTC site.

Related Publications

 

Alexander, S. & McKenzie, J. (1998) An evaluation of Information Technology projects for university learning, p. 135-144. CAUT, Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.

Dalton, R., Tasker R., & Sleet R. (2001). Research into Practice: Using Molecular Representations as a Learning Strategy in Chemistry, Proceedings of the UniServe Workshop on Research and Development into University Science Teaching and Learning, April, University of Sydney.

Nightingale, P., Te Wiata, I., Toohey, S., Ryan, G., & Hughes, C. (1996). Assessing Molecular-Level Representations in Chemistry. Assessing Learning in Universities (p133) UNSW Press, Sydney.

Tasker, R., Bucat, R., Sleet, R., & Chia, W. (1996). The VisChem Project: Visualising the Molecular Level Using Multimedia. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Chemical Education, University of Queensland, Brisbane. p224, 252.

Tasker, R., Bucat, R., Sleet, R., & Chia, W. (1996). The VisChem Project: Visualising Chemistry with Multimedia. Chemistry in Australia. 63:9, 395 - 397.

Tasker, R., Bucat, R., Sleet, R., & Chia, W. (1996). The VisChem Project: Visualising Chemistry with Multimedia. Chemistry in New Zealand. 60:5, 126 - 128.

Tasker, R. F., Basden, K., & Roberts, P. (1992). Presenting a Chemistry Youth Lecture. Chemistry in Australia. March, 108 - 110.

     
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