Drawing structures, mechanisms, and syntheses is a vital part of success in organic chemistry courses. ChemDraw for iPad has been used to increase classroom experiences in the preparation of high ...quality chemical drawings. The embedded Flick-to-Share allows for simple, real-time exchange of ChemDraw documents. ChemDraw for iPad also allows documents to be readily shared with students via e-mail directly from the program. ChemDraw for iPad increased engagement and enhanced interactions between students and instructors in organic chemistry classes.
Student-generated video in chemistry education Gallardo-Williams, Maria; Morsch, Layne A; Paye, Ciana ...
Chemistry Education Research and Practice,
04/2020, Letnik:
21, Številka:
2
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Student-generated videos are growing in popularity in education generally, and in chemistry education there are several reports emerging on their use in practice. Interest in their use in chemistry ...is grounded in the visual nature of chemistry, the role of laboratory work in chemistry, and a desire to enhance digital literacy skills. In this perspective, we consider the place of student-generated videos in chemistry education, by first considering an appropriate pedagogical rationale for their usage. We then survey the reports of student-generated video with this framework in mind, exploring the role of generation in the reports surveyed. From this, we summarise the current status of student-generated videos in chemistry education and highlight from our readings some considerations for future research in this area, as well as guidelines for practitioners wishing to integrate student-generated video into their practice.
An inquiry-based activity is described in which organic-chemistry students explore how IR radiation impacts functional-group-bond movements. Through the iSpartan and Spartan apps, students calculate ...the IR spectra for select organic compounds and manipulate the resulting 3D models and IR spectra to visualize bond vibrations. After developing an IR-frequency chart on the basis of these observations, the students analyze spectral data for the presence of functional groups. The results showed that students successfully prepared the chart and analyzed IR-spectral data without previous experience with IR spectroscopy or instructor intervention. Student responses to the inquiry-based learning activity were favorable. This activity was implemented at three academic institutions over a 4 year period and is an attractive approach for students to explore IR spectroscopy in a nonthreatening environment.
While cheminformatics skills necessary for dealing with an ever-increasing amount of chemical information are considered important for students pursuing STEM careers in the age of big data, many ...schools do not offer a cheminformatics course or alternative training opportunities. This paper presents the Cheminformatics Online Chemistry Course (OLCC), which is organized and run by the Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE) of the American Chemical Society (ACS)’s Division of Chemical Education (CHED). The Cheminformatics OLCC is a highly collaborative teaching project involving instructors at multiple schools who teamed up with external chemical information experts recruited across sectors, including government and industry. From 2015 to 2019, three Cheminformatics OLCCs were offered. In each program, the instructors at participating schools would meet face-to-face with the students of a class, while external content experts engaged through online discussions across campuses with both the instructors and students. All the material created in the course has been made available at the open education repositories of LibreTexts and CCCE Web sites for other institutions to adapt to their future needs.
Green experiments in the organic teaching lab are a vital part of training a new generation of scientists. Not only do they make the lab experience safer and produce less costly waste, they allow ...students an opportunity to examine and consider potentially hazardous chemical methodologies and develop alternatives. The work discussed here focuses on a series of Wittig reactions that are carried out in aqueous conditions, at room temperature, and in less than one hour. The reactions have been applied to a variety of starting aldehydes. Results for this work and strategies for implementing a green chemistry case study into the laboratory curriculum are presented.
Access to video authoring tools has transformed many classrooms, from K-12 to higher education. The concept of flipped learning is one result of this. Much of flipped learning focuses on changes to ...the lecture component of a course. This paper applies similar concepts to classroom oral presentations. Classroom presentations have long been a valuable tool for encouraging students to engage in deeper learning, as well as practicing disciplinary language skills. Building on reports from other faculty who have used student-authored videos in classes where each student was required to have an iPad, a set of assignments was created. Reflections and attitudes of students relating to the assignment and their own learning were collected through class surveys. The survey results and instructor reflection on improving the assignment is discussed.
Reading Across the Disciplines offers a collection of
twelve essays detailing a range of approaches to dealing with
students' reading needs at the college level. Transforming reading
in higher ...education requires more than individual faculty members
working on SoTL projects in their particular fields. Teachers need
to consider reading across the disciplines.
In this collection, authors from Australia and North America,
teaching in a variety of disciplines, explore reading in
undergraduate courses, doctoral seminars, and faculty development
activities. By paying attention to the particular classroom and
placing those observations in conversation with scholarly
literature, they create new knowledge about reading in higher
education from disciplinary and cross-disciplinary
perspectives.
Reading Across the Disciplines demonstrates how
existing research about reading can be applied to specific
classroom contexts, offering models for faculty members whose own
research interests may lie elsewhere but who believe in the
importance of reading.
While cheminformatics skills necessary for dealing with an ever-increasing amount of chemical information are considered important for students pursuing STEM careers in the age of big data, many ...schools do not offer a cheminformatics course or alternative training opportunities. This paper presents the Cheminformatics Online Chemistry Course (OLCC), which is organized and run by the Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE) of the American Chemical Society (ACS)'s Division of Chemical Education (CHED). The Cheminformatics OLCC is a highly collaborative teaching project involving instructors at multiple schools who teamed up with external chemical information experts recruited across sectors, including government and industry. From 2015 to 2019, three Cheminformatics OLCCs were offered. In each program, the instructors at participating schools would meet face-to-face with the students of a class, while external content experts engaged through online discussions across campuses with both the instructors and students. All the material created in the course has been made available at the open education repositories of LibreTexts and CCCE Web sites for other institutions to adapt to their future needs.
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