Faculty Advisors

The MasteringChemistry Faculty Advisor Program is built upon the proven effectiveness of peer-to-peer advising. Faculty Advisors are available to relate success stories, share best practices, and provide tips for successfully integrating MasteringChemistry into your curriculum.

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  Klaus Woelk
  Missouri University of Science & Technology
  Rolla, MO

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II
  Course Format:Traditional; Hybrid
  "MasteringChemistry has helped our general chemistry education to become more effective and learner-centered. In a survey, our students revealed that MasteringChemistry is their most utilized and most highly valued intructional tool."
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  Margie Haak
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, OR

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry (science majors); Introductory Organic and Biochemistry course
  Course Format:Traditional; Fully Online
  "The most telling moment was when several of my first term students stopped by my office half way through their second term class, taught by another faculty member who did not use MasteringChemistry. They wanted me to know that, as much as they had complained about doing the MasteringChemistry assignments in my class, NOW they realized how much MasteringChemistry had helped them learn chemistry."
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  Gary Buckley
  Cameron University
  Lawton, OK

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II; College Physics I & II; University Physics I & II
  Course Format:Traditional
  "I have used Mastering (both chemistry and physics) since 2008. Having previously used paper homework, I was apprehensive about losing some personal contact by shifting to the electronic format. However, I have found the students are more engaged in doing the homework and are more likely to communicate with me during the process than with the paper format. Combining tutorial problems with selected book problems, I am able to lead them to areas we may not cover explicitly in class. The objectivity of the computer has led to much better performance."
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  Tricia Shepherd
  Westminster College
  Salt Lake City, UT

  Courses Taught:Principles of Chemistry I & II
  Course Format:Traditional
  "The best feature of MasteringChemistry for both my students and myself is the immediate feedback we can use for assessment! Students can actually determine what they do not understand, figure out what they did wrong, and fix it immediately rather than waiting days or weeks for graded feedback."
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  Tom McGrath
  Baylor University
  Waco, TX

  "I almost don't need office hours any more -- students seem to get so much out of MasteringChemistry that they no longer come to see ME!"
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  Katie Kolbet
  Truckee Meadows Community College
  Sparks, NV

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II; Preparatory Chemistry; Organic Chemistry I & II
  Course Format:Traditional
  Student Success Stat:I believe student results have improved but do not have adequate statistics to say for sure.
  "Since I've been using MasteringChemistry with my students, I've seen an increase in student retention, learning, and interest. Most students come to love it by the end of the semester, especially the fact that they can get hints at odd hours when I'm not about. I can't wait until we get a version for Organic Chemistry!"
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  Matthew Stoltzfus
  The Ohio State University
  Columbus, OH

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II
  Course Format:Traditional
  "General chemistry lecture and lab courses often are completely divorced from one other. Using the MasteringChemistry tutorials as pre- and post-lab questions enables us to link the lab and lecture content into a more uniform course, allowing students to better visualize the concepts behind the steps they are performing in the laboratory. MasteringChemistry also provides the students with a more concrete study plan that compels them to keep up with the material as we cover it in lecture."
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  Michael Lufaso
  University of North Florida
  Jacksonville, FL

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II
  Course Format:Traditional
  "MasteringChemistry is a helpful tool to improve student learning. The tutorials aid in the depiction of concepts, and the problems are a way for the students to test their current level of understanding and problem solving ability. Instant feedback given to the student is useful to determine the areas of understanding that are lacking, which can be addressed immediately by the student instead of waiting for the return of a traditional homework set. Diagnostic views provide feedback to the faculty member, giving information that may be used to adjust the content of the lecture."
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  Bob Pribush
  Butler University
  Indianapolis, IN

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry
  Course Format:Traditional; Hybrid
  "In a poll taken after completion of the final exam, which was the standardized ACS Exam in General Chemistry, from a list of 20 factors that might have contributed to student success in the course students overwhelmingly selected MasteringChemistry as the number one factor. Exam results are consistent with the student perception. Over a period of three years, the average score on the ACS exam increased from 62 percentile for the last of my classes not to use MasteringChemistry to 78 percentile. MasteringChemistry is the best teaching tool that I have use in 37 years of teaching."
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  Yegor Timofeyenko
  College of Western Idaho
  Boise/Nampa, ID

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II; Intro/Prep Chemistry; GOB Chemistry (organic and biochemistry portions)
  Course Format:Traditional
  "MasteringChemistry has been an invaluable addition to my traditional teaching style. The one-click diagnostic view allows me to evaluate the general class standing as well as individual performances, evaluate efficiency of instruction, and isolate problem areas. Students receive immediate feedback on their progress and can address questions in my office well before testing. Because all of my courses require an ACS final, I target my instruction through MasteringChemistry to maximize this important measurable outcome. Best of all, I've never seen so many students study since I employed MasteringChemistry, which gives me additional satisfaction as an educator."
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  Dawn Richardson
  Collin College
  Frisco, TX

  Courses Taught:Introductory Chemistry; General Chemistry I & II
  Course Format:Traditional
  "I use MasteringChemistry for homework assignments and quizzes. My students credit the immediate feedback and the hints within the tutorials for their success in the course. I find that the diagnostic views of the assignments help me tailor the recitation periods to the specific topics that my students are struggling with."
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  EmmaLou Satterfield
  Missouri University of Science & Technology
  Rolla, MO

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II (majors and non-majors)
  Course Format:Traditional
  "I have used MasteringChemistry (MC) in a large class where it was introduced to reduce the large amount of grading required. However, MC has proved to be much more than a replacement for grading papers. The immediate feedback is a priceless resource for students. In addition, the diagnostic tools provided for instructors help to identify concepts that have been misunderstood. The versatility of MC has allowed us to migrate all paper assignments and in-class quizzes to an online format."
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  Guy Dadson
  Fullerton College
  Fullerton, CA

  Courses Taught:Introductory Chemistry
  Course Format:Traditional
  "My initial attraction to Mastering arose from the desire to provide instantaneous feedback to every question, for every student, for every assignment. I have since grown fond of the powerful diagnostic and analysis tools which allow me to track student participation and performance."
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  Arlen Jeffery
  Stephen F. Austin State University
  Nacogdoches, TX

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I and II
  Course Format:Traditional
  "I use Mastering to help the students identify what they don't know. Using Just-in-Time Teaching techniques with Mastering, I am able to determine the level of understanding before I walk into the lecture room. This allows me to be more targeted toward the weakness of the class."
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  Luis Montes
  University of Central Oklahoma
  Edmond, OK

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry; GOB Chemistry
  Course Format:Traditional
  "I have been using MasteringChemistry for both General and GOB Chemistry courses for about 5 years. Since I started using it I have observed a decline in my courses' drop, fail, withdrawal rates among the students who use it. I have also used MasteringChemistry for weekly quizzes. The Mastering system allows quite a bit of flexibilty in setting up assignments."
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  Thomas Dowd
  Harper College
  Palatine, IL

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I and II
  Course Format:Traditional
  Student Success Stat:I believe student results have improved but do not have adequate statistics to say for sure.
  "MasteringChemistry has enhanced my students' comprehension of chemistry concepts."
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  Michael Page
  Cal Poly Pomona
  Pomona, CA

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry
  Course Format:Traditional
  "In 2008 I piloted MasteringChemistry on behalf of the Freshman Chemistry Committee. Based on the versatility of the system, nearly all of the general chemistry instructors have implemented MasteringChemistry into their course. I believe the system encourages students and offers them a refreshing mechanism to learn the course material."
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  Chris Collison
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  Rochester, NY

  Courses Taught:College Chemistry I, non-majors; Principles of Chemistry I, non-majors
  Course Format:Traditional; Online
  "I have used MasteringChemistry (MC) as a successful learning tool for students in a large class, where homework grading by hand is not feasible. The software is effective, functional and aesthetically pleasing. It provides hints on request, and direct feedback based on common mistakes. Thus, I can encourage a real experiential learning experience. Perhaps the most invaluable benefit is the ability, with one click, for the instructor to recognize what concept the students are struggling most with. Subsequent classes can be taught with an emphasis on that particular concept. In my opinion, MC is the best on the market!"
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  Randall Hall
  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, LA

  Courses Taught:General Chemistry I & II
  Course Format:Traditional
  "We are evaluating MasteringChemistry using parallel sets of questions in an effort to quantify the program's effect on student learning. We are preparing a first publication on this subject."
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  Palmer Graves
  Florida International University
  Miami, FL

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  Dennis Taylor
  Clemson University
  Clemson, SC