Conference Program
 
VISUALIZATION IN SCIENCE & EDUCATION

July 20-25, 2003
The Queen's College
Oxford, United Kingdom

Chairs:
Mary Jane Shultz & Antony J. Rest

Vice Chairs:
Peter Mahaffy & Bjorn Pedersen
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The purpose of the Gordon Conference on "Visualization in Science and Education" is to bring together scientists from natural, physical, engineering and life science backgrounds, educators, and cognitive psychologists at the cutting edge of visualization to ensure that the next generation of images and image-handling software is ever more effective at conveying the intended meaning and also to enable students to "see" abstract concepts.

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmVisualization Challenges
7:30 pm - 7:35 pmWelcome: Mary Shultz, Conference Chair
7:35 pm - 7:45 pmDiscussion leader: Richard Catlow (Royal Institution, UK)
7:45 pm - 8:30 pmBarbara Tversky (Stanford University, USA)
"Some Ways Graphics Communicate"
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmJeremy Walton (The Numerical Algorithms Group Limited, Oxford, UK)
"Now You See It: New Directions in Data Visualization"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmPanel Discussion
MONDAY
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmGeology
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion leader: Neil Stillings (Hampshire College, USA)
9:10 am - 9:55 amTanya Atwater (University of California at Santa Barbara, USA)
"Using Animatons to Bring the Earth to Life"
9:55 am - 10:35 amDavid Rapp (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Building Mental Models for Multimedia: Issues of Comprehension and Visualization"
10:35 am - 10:55 amCoffee Break
10:55 am - 11:35 amPaul Morin (University of Minnesota, USA)
"How Far Can We Take It? Visualization, Stereo Projection and the GeoWall in the Earth Science Classroom"
11:35 am - 12:15 pmSteve Reynolds (Arizona State University, USA)
"Visualization in College Geology Classes: Interactive Visualizations and Their Assessment"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmPanel Discussion
12:45 pmGroup Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmLinking Disciplines for Visualization in Science Education: Reports from Mini-Grant Projects
Discussion leader: Loretta Jones (University of Northern Colorado, USA)
Morton Hoffman (Boston University, USA)
"Towards the General Chemistry Course of the Year 2050"
Peter Mahaffy (The King's University College, Canada)
"Cross-Cultural Issues in Building Science Education Capacity Through Visualizations in Chemistry and Physics"
Duane Sears (University of California at Santa Barbara, USA)
"Assessment Strategies for Instruction Using Molecular Visualizations"
Mark Walter (Oakton Community College, USA)
"The Influences of External Representations on Introductory Chemistry Student's Learning of Particulate Structures and Processes"
Neil Stillings (Hampshire College, USA)
"Peer-Led chemistry Workshops as Testbeds for New Visualizations in Organic Chemistry"
Vickie Williamson (Texas A&M, USA)
"Visualization to Promote Conceptual Change"
TUESDAY
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmPhysics - Visualizing the Unseen
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion leader: Michael Davidson (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, USA)
9:10 am - 9:55 amEric Mazur (Harvard University, USA)
"How the Mind Tricks Us: Visualizations and Visual Illusions"
9:55 am - 10:35 amBrian Martin (The King's University College, Canada)
"Designing and Using Java Applets to Foster Constructivist Teaching and Learning in Introductory Physics"
10:35 am - 10:55 amCoffee Break
10:55 am - 11:35 amJohn Belcher (MIT, USA)
"Using Visualization in Teaching Introductory Electromagnetism at MIT"
11:35 am - 12:15 pmJudy Dori (Technion, Israel)
"The Relationships between Visualizations of Scientific Phenomena and Understanding Science"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmPanel Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session II
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmThermodynamics - Creating a Visual Image Without Creating Misconceptions
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmDiscussion Leader: Roy Tasker (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
7:40 pm - 8:25 pmGeorge Lisensky (Beloit College, USA)
"Visualizing Heat and Electron Flow in Thermoelectric Devices"
8:25 pm - 9:10 pmMarcia Linn (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
"Design Research - Creating and Testing Visualizations to connect Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Wilderness Survival, and More"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmPanel Discussion
WEDNESDAY
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmVisualization and Computation in Biosciences
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion leader: Eric Chaisson (Tufts University, USA)
9:10 am - 9:55 amKathy Takayama (University of New South Wales, Australia)
"The Power of Computer-Aided 3-Dimensional Visualization in Teaching Genomics and Bioinformatics"
9:55 am - 10:35 amRobert Bateman (University of Southern Mississippi, USA)
"Defining and Assessing Molecular 3D Literacy"
10:35 am - 10:55 amCoffee Break
10:55 am - 11:35 amAlbion Beaucom (University of California at Santa Cruz, USA)
"Visualizing the Ribosome: The Structure of a Macromolecular Machine Comes into Focus"
11:35 am - 12:15 pmJerry Honts (Drake University, USA)
"Teaching Students to Critically Evaluate Visual Representations of Biological Macromolecules"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmPanel Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmInteractive Session With Speakers
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmBusiness Meeting
Discussion Leader: Tony Rest (University of Southampton, UK)
8:00 pm - 9:30 pmPublisher's Panel - Successful Transfer to Students
Discussion leader: Mary Shultz (Tufts University, USA)
Panel Members:
John Challice (Prentice Hall, USA)
Robin Heyden (Freelance, USA)
Richard Stratton (Houghton Mifflin, USA)
THURSDAY
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmChemistry - Visualizing Electron Flow and Molecular Motion
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion leader: John Gilbert (University of Reading, UK)
9:10 am - 9:55 amRichard Zare (Stanford University, USA)
"The Multimedia Revolution"
9:55 am - 10:35 amJoel Russell (Oakland Universtiy, USA)
"Assessing the Impact of Multimedia Tools on Enhancing Students' Visualization Skills"
10:35 am - 10:55 amCoffee Break
10:55 am - 11:35 amGhislain Deslongchamps (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
"Animating Reaction Mechanisms and Orbital Interactions in Flash"
11:35 am - 12:15 pmPeter Atkins (Oxford University, UK)
"The Challenge of Visualization"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmPanel Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 6:00 pmFree Time
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCommunicating is an Art, Using Art to Communicate Science
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmDiscussion leader: Felice Frankel (MIT, USA)
7:40 pm - 8:25 pmDominique Brodbeck (Macrofocus GmbH, Switzerland)
"From Atoms to Pixels: Creating Information"
8:25 pm - 9:10 pmTodd Siler (Psi-Phi Communications, USA)
"Adventures in Advancing Human Communication Through the ArtScience of Visualization"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
FRIDAY
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart
Last Updated: August 23, 2006