Principal Lecturer

PAMELA MARKS Principal Lecturer School of Molecular Sciences Arizona State University

EDUCATION Masters Degree in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Arizona, 1988 Courses in Secondary Education, University of Arizona, 1988  1989 Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1984

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1995 – Present Principal Lecturer (2008 – Present)  Design and teach CHM 114 o-course, Chemistry for Engineers with Lab, (2013 – Present)  Lead Faculty Member for CHM 101 Flipped Classroom Redesign on 3 campuses (2014- 2016)  Teach CHM101, CHM114, CHM116, and CHM231  Mentor to general chemistry faculty instructors  Lab and Recitation Coordinator for CHM101 and CHM114 (2010 – 2013)

Senior Lecturer (2005 – 2008)  Taught three large general chemistry lecture sections per semester (~550 students)  Actively involved in Course Resign Proposal (LCE-CRI) and implementation  Facilitated the Teaching Teams Program in General Chemistry in Partnership with the University LRC/ University Academic Success Programs (2005–2008)

Lecturer (2002 – 2005)  Taught CHM 101, 113, 115, and 116; three large lecture sections per semester

Faculty Associate/ Visiting Assistant Professor (1996 – 2002)  Taught elementary organic and general chemistry lecture courses  Coordinated general chemistry laboratory courses and supervised/trained teaching assistants

General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator (8/95 – 5/96)  Supervised and trained 40 general chemistry graduate teaching assistants  Directed activities in the chemistry stockroom and Learning Resource Center

Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, Arizona, 8/98 – 5/01  Taught introductory chemistry lecture and lab  Introduced and developed inquiry-based laboratory experiments

Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona, Spring Semester 1998  Taught introductory chemistry lecture courses

Educational Management Group, Scottsdale, Arizona Curriculum Writer 5/96 – 8/97  Authored a multimedia-based interactive AP Chemistry course on CD  Designed animations, Director pieces, and Quick Time movies

St. John’s University / College of St. Benedict, Collegeville, Minnesota (1991–1994) General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator / Instructor  Directed the general chemistry laboratory program and developed laboratory curriculum University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1990 –1991) Supervisor of Laboratory Teaching in Chemistry  Supervised general chemistry teaching assistants

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Grants Co-PI on $8M Proposal to the Army for Freshman Engineering PLA Project (9/2012) Co-PI on NCAT General Chemistry Redesign Grant/project (2008-2010)

Professional Consulting

Books Reviewed

Reviewer for General Chemistry II chapter content in an online general chemistry text in- progress, by Birk and Yezierski; Roberts and Co Publishers, 2014

Accuracy Checker for Chemistry the Central Science, by Brown, et al, 13e; Pearson Publishers, 2013

Reviewer for the textbook Chemistry the Central Science, 11th Edition, by Brown, Lemay and Burstein; Pearson Publishers, 2007.

Reviewer for Chemistry, First Edition, by Julia Burdge, McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2007

Electronic Product Reviewed Smart Sparrow Consultant, Spring 2017 ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) for Chemistry (2011-2012)

MCAT Science Content Survey Representative for ASU (2010)

External Reviews Arizona State University; School of Letters and Sciences  Review of Holly Huffman, for promotion to Senior Lecturer (October, 2013)

University of Nevada, College of Science, Reno  Review of Sesi M. McCullough for promotion to Level III Lecturer and General Chemistry Coordinator (August, 2007)

PUBLICATIONS Introduction to Chemistry, 4th Edition, Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk, Pamela S. Marks, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, NY, 2016. (Textbook; printed January 2, 2015)  Authored and updated online homework learning system questions and feedback.

Introduction to Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk, Pamela S. Marks, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2013. (Textbook; printed January 2012)  Authored hints, response-driven feedback, and video tutorials for Connect electronic homework system (2011-2012)

Introduction to Chemistry – A Conceptual Approach, 2nd Edition, Korean Language Edition), Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk, Pamela S. Marks, (Copyright 2012) Introduzione Alla Chemica un Approccio Conceptuale , 2nd Edition, (Translated to Italian by Valerio Causin), Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk, Pamela S. Marks, Piccin Nuova Libraria, S.p.A., Padova, 2010. (Copyright 2011)

Introduction to Chemistry – A Conceptual Approach, 2nd Edition, Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk, Pamela S. Marks, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2010. (Textbook; printed January 2009)

Conceptual Introduction to Chemistry, Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk, Pamela S. Marks, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2007. (Textbook; over 10,000 copies sold)

General Chemistry CD of CollegePro Science, James P. Birk and Pamela S. Marks, Topics Entertainment, Renton, WA, 2002. (A multimedia-based study guide)

Test Bank for Conceptual Chemistry – Understanding Our World of Atoms and Molecules, Pamela S. Marks, Benjamin Cummings, 2001. (Electronic version and book version)

An Electronic Companion to General Chemistry, James P. Birk and Pamela S. Marks, Cogito Learning Media, Inc., 2000. (A multimedia-based study guide)

Solutions, AP Chemistry, a multimedia-based chemistry course on CD-ROM, Pamela Marks, Educational Management Group, 1997. (A multimedia-based chemistry course on CD-ROM)

Chemistry 104a Laboratory Manual, Steve Brown, Pamela S. Marks; Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1990.

“Synthesis and Characterization of Molybdenum Dimers Bridged by the Dithiolene Ligand,

S2C2(CF3)2” Kevin Roesselet, Kate E. Doan, Steven D. Johnson, Pamela S. Nicholls (Marks), and Gary Miessler, Organometallics, 1987, 6, 480.

RESEARCH University of Arizona (1986 – 1988) Graduate research with Dr. David E. Wigley Synthetic studies of organometallic tantalum complexes

St. Olaf College (1980 – 1984) Undergraduate research with Dr. Gary Miessler Photochemical studies of dimolybdenum complexes

PRESENTATIONS

Institute for the Science of Teaching and Learning Innovation Showcase: Improving Engagement and Performance in a Flipped Classroom, ASU, January 11, 2017, Pamela Marks and Stacy Sendler

Institute for the Science of Teaching and Learning Innovation Showcase: Flipping the CHM 101 Classroom, ASU, January 28, 2016, Pamela Marks and Stacy Sendler

23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: CHM 101 at Arizona State University: Past, present, and future, August, 2014, Pamela Marks, James P. Birk, Richard C. Bauer, and Ron Briggs.

Invited presentation at the Northwest Regional ACS Meeting: New Online Pre-lab Materials for Guided Inquiry Laboratory Investigations at Arizona State University, June 26, 2012, P. Marks and G. Cabirac 21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: ASU’s Chemistry Collaborative Learning Center: An Effective Learning Environment for over 5,500 students per year, August 3, 2010, P. Marks, R. Briggs, and G. Cabirac.

21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Does Quizzing Students on Electronic Homework Make a Difference? August 4, 2010, P. Marks.

Invited Presentation at the University of Arizona, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Design and Implementation of ASU’s Chemistry Collaborative Learning Center (CCLC), November 10, 2009, Pam Marks, Heide McIlwaith, and Shelly Seerley.

ABOR LCE CRE Workshop IV: ABOR Learner-Centered Education Course Redesign Initiative Workshop IV Final Report, April 2, 2009, representing the general chemistry LCE Team from ASU, Tempe.

19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Teaching Teams Program at ASU, August 1, 2006, Pam Marks and Sonya Curry.

State of Arizona Chemistry Articulation Task Force Meeting: Teaching Teams Program at ASU, March 4, 2006, Pam Marks and Sonya Curry.

st 231 National ACS Meeting, Student Study Habits: Why do They Succeed? March 15, 2005, Richard C. Bauer, Pamela S. Marks and James P. Birk.

225th National ACS Meeting, Adventures in Introductory Chemistry for Lost Boys and Girls, March 23, 2003, Richard C. Bauer, Pamela S. Marks and James P. Birk.

Wakonse Retreat Presentation: Cooperative Learning in Chemistry, May 2000, Pamela Marks.

PRESENTATIONS WITH MY CONTRIBUTION (Highlights)

24th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Teaching the TA: Mentoring Teaching Assistants in the Active Learning Classoom, August 4, 2016, Stacy Sendler, Pamela Marks, and Beatriz Smith.

23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Evolution of the Chemistry Collaborative Learning Center (CCLC) at Arizona State University—Lessons Learned After 6 Years and 35,000 students, August, 2014, Ron Briggs, Pamela Marks, Shelly Hauck.

21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Challenges Associated with Guided Inquiry Laboratories: Strategies for Improving Effectiveness of Teaching Assistant Led Labs, August 4, 2010 Gary Cabirac, Pamela Marks, and Ron Briggs.

21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Design and Implementation of the new Chemistry Collaborative Learning Center (CCLC) at Arizona State University (ASU), August 1, 2010, Ron Briggs, Pamela Marks, and Gary Cabirac.

19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Visualization: An Important Component of Introductory Chemistry Instruction, July 31, 2006, J. Birk, R. Bauer and P. Marks

19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Ten Years of Guided Inquiry at Arizona State University, July 30, 2006, Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk and Pamela S. Marks 61st Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Reno, Nevada: A Conceptual Approach to General Chemistry Instruction, June 26, 2006, Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk and Pamela S. Marks

18th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: Modification of an Introductory Chemistry Course to Improve Learning, July 20, 2004, Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk and Pamela S. Marks

WORKSHOPS (Highlights)

International Forum on Active Learning Classrooms, University of Minnesota, August 2017.

Labster (Online Lab Product) Workshop, September 2016

Curriculum Lead Member for ASU CHM 101 Redesign Workshops with faculty from most ASU campuses; Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015

ASU PhysTEC LA Workshop – STEM General Studies Reform collaborative event, May 2015

ASU Online College: Boot Camp for Teaching online (student in 2 week course) 2013 ASU Online College Face-2-Face Workshop, 2013

E-Learning Fest Workshop, February 2013; Fall 2014

ABOR LCE Next Steps Meeting, Board of Regents central office, Phoenix, August 13, 2009

POGIL (Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) all-day Workshop, Arizona State University, February 12, 2005

CRESMET Workshop for Visualization and Technology in the classroom, Arizona State University, Summer 2002

WISE (Women in Science Education) Teacher Workshop Chandler-Gilbert Community College, June 4-5, 1999

ACEPT Chemistry Multimedia Faculty Workshop Arizona State University, June 1-30, 1998

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Chemical Society Member, 1996 – 2014 . Chair of the Central Arizona Section, 1999 . Director of Education Programs for the Central Arizona Section, 1997 – 2000 . Coordinated National Chemistry Week activities, 1997 and 1998

Alpha Xi Sigma (AXƩ), 1986 – Present

Wakonse Fellow, 2000 SERVICE

University and College Dean’s Online Education Working Group, Natural Sciences, Member, May 2016–Present Natural Sciences Online Lab Subcommittee, Member, September 2016 – Present ASU State Articulation Task Force Member, 2010–Present ASU Representative for MCAT Science Survey; Provided input for future exams, 1/2010 Learning Support Services Search Committee for Associate Director Position, Member Spring-Summer, 2006

School of Molecular Science Committee on Online Course Materials and Course Development, Member, Fall 2008–Present Committee on Teaching Assistants and Instructors, Member, 2003–2008, 2010–Present Bylaws Committee for Department, Member, 9/2011–2015 Lecturer Search Committees, Member, 2014, 2015 Lab Renovation Committee, Member, 2013 (2nd Reader), Honor’s Thesis Committee for Joseph Elashkar, Chemical Education, Member, 2011 (2nd Reader), Honor’s Thesis Committee for Zara Torosyan, Chemical Education, Member, 2009 Committee for Searching for Director of General Chemistry, Member, Fall 2009–2010 Development, Outreach, and Alumni Relations Committee, Member, Fall 2008–2010 Learner-Centered Education (LCE) Initiative Committee, Member, 2007–2010 Lecturer Search Committee, Member, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, and 2015 AA Representative and Member of Lecturer Search Committee, 2005 LRC Committee Member (2005-2007)

Community AP Chemistry Volunteer Tutor for advanced high school students, 2012 and 2014 Presented at Highland High School’s 1st Annual Science/Technology Career Fair, January, 2010 Board Member and Parent Volunteer, Highland High School Orchestra Boosters, 2009–2012 Board Member, Gilbert Advanced Learning Program Parent Group, 2005–2007 Facilitated a Kids and Chemistry Workshop for ACS members, teachers & students, 2000