Are you teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid chemistry course? Are you flipping or thinking of flipping your classroom? If so, you will need online tools. You can get many tools from the large academic publishers at a relatively high cost for students, you can find low-cost tools on the Net, or you can make them yourself. My talk will emphasize the last two approaches. Because of the development of easy-to-use computer tools (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Camtasia, etc.), easy access to the Internet for most students, and growing acceptance of electronic educational tools, including textbooks, it has become possible for individuals to develop and distribute educational materials without the aid of the large academic publishers. In my talk, I’ll describe the evolution of my project, which includes two versions of my textbook (<i>An Introduction to Chemistry)</i> in several formats, including regular printed books and various electronic forms, including PDF, EPUB (for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices), MOBI for Kindle, and Flash-based PowerPoint-like presentations with me reading the text. I’ll also briefly describe my book’s many supporting tools, including animations, tutorials, online lectures, and more. All of these tools except the printed books are freely available with no user names or passwords at preparatorychemistry.com. The main goal of my talk will be to explain how you can do some or all of the things I’ve done. I’ll describe the tools you’ll need, where you can get them at the lowest cost, and some idea of the time it will take to create your own materials.

Anyone can do it…the creation and distribution of educational tools

251st National Meeting (2016)

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