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Information on upcoming discussions will be posted here.

Many discussions will use EtherPad, which is a simple, but powerful Instant Message site, where you type your comments as text. You can type at the same time as other people, and your text appears in a color specific to you. One slight bug - to go down the page, you can't scroll, you have to use the cursor and the arrow key. Nevertheless, this has proved very popular with past students.

Some discussions will use Skype. Be sure to download the software ready for use, and review the "using Skype" page.

One discussion per week will be held in-wiki. To participate in a wiki discussion, go to the relevant week's page. Click on "edit" and type in your comments. Make sure you are signed in under your username, and please sign your contributions with ~~~~.

Discussion groups

There are two discussion groups. Composition of the groups is subject to change.

Chemistry 321 Discussion Groups

Group	Meeting times	Members
A	Mon & Wed, 6:30pm - 7:30pm	Grant, Alexander, Triston, (Leanna), Jillian, Jasmine
B	Wed & Fri, 11am-noon	Alexane, Katie, Mathew, (Naomi)

Schedule

The table below outlines the schedule for the whole semester. The details of each week's schedule can be accessed by clicking on the "week of" links. Additional readings may be assigned as the semester progresses. Initially some discussion topics may not be available.

Chemistry 321 Discussion Schedule

Week beginning	Discussions
July 6-10	Discussion 1: "Ice-breaker - introduce yourself" (Wiki discussion) Discussion 2: Etherpad discussion on Unit 1 questions Discussion 3: Skype discussion on Unit 2 topics
July 13-17	Discussion 4: On-wiki questions/discussion on science topics Discussion 5: Skype discussion on Acme Discussion 6: Etherpad discussion on greening a business
July 20-24	Discussion 7: Biofuels & small wind in the N. Country Discussion 8:Acme case presentation discussion Discussion 9:Future electricity - renewable or fossil fuels? Biorefineries
July 27-July 31	Discussion 10: Successful green chemistry examples (on-wiki) Discussion 11: Acme presentations (Skype) Discussion 12: Lessons from green chemistry (Etherpad)
Aug 3-7	Discussion 13 Discussion 14