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Design and Delivery of a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Program in a UK University: Experiences and Perspectives
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Smallwood, Zoe M.; Spencer-Briggs, Jenna L.; Xia Sean, Xiaoye; Ward, Michael D.; Hyde, Julie – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The value of postgraduates teaching in undergraduate chemistry laboratories has been a subject of interest at universities in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, and New Zealand. The role of the teaching assistant (TA) is already well-established in many laboratories in the USA, and such roles have been increasing in popularity in the UK. Postgraduate…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants
Hybrid Service-Learning Group Project in the First Semester of a Biochemistry Lecture Course: Developing Interactive Lessons for the Public Library
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Dougherty, Casey A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
A semester-long group project implementing service-learning was designed and executed in the first semester of a two-semester-long biochemistry lecture sequence. The project required students to partner with the local public library to design and implement an interactive demonstration, either in person or in virtual format, for young children who…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Service Learning, Cooperative Learning, Student Projects
Current Chemistry Investigators (CCI): Development and Evaluation of a Scientist in a Classroom Electrochemistry Workshop
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John O'Donoghue; Natalia Garci´a Dome´nech; Fiona McArdle; Mary Connolly; Yvonne Lang; Niamh McGoldrick – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, school students suffered from a reduction in opportunities to connect with higher education institutions, meet scientific role models in person, discuss scientific career options, and carry out hands-on practical laboratory activities. Current Chemistry Investigators (CCI) is a successful…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Energy, Workshops, Scientists
Learning Experience Reports Improve Academic Research Safety
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Kou, Yangming; Peng, Xiayu; Dingwell, Claire E.; Reisbick, Spencer A.; Tonks, Ian A.; Sitek, Anna A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
While lab accidents that involved personal injuries or significant property damage are required to be reported by law, many minor lab incidents or near misses are less frequently reported, especially in an academic research environment. However, public awareness of these stories and incidents create valuable learning opportunities and can prevent…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Safety
The Effectiveness of the Competence Approach in the Training of Chemistry Teachers
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Gulmira Abyzbekova; Zhadra Zholdasbayeva; Anipa Tapalova; Sholpan Yespenbetova; Gulzhan Balykbayeva; Karima Arynova – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The most important problem for high-quality and effective education in a university is the creation of a set of competencies that reflect the results of the development of educational programs. The purpose of the study is to address the most important problem in achieving high-quality and effective education at a university, which is the…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Educational Quality, Instructional Effectiveness, Universities
Using a Metaverse to Teach Students to Predict the Interaction of Acids and Bases Using Hard and Soft Acids and Bases (HSAB) Theory
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Mik Fanguy; Raisa Kharbash – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The paper describes guidelines for the planning, organization, and implementation of virtual activities within a metaverse environment, aiming to familiarize students with key concepts related to hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB) theory. The guidelines are based on experience gained during an online lesson given in January of 2022 for 188…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Technology Uses in Education
The Task Navigator Following the STRAKNAP Concept: Development, Application, and Evaluation of a New Scaffold to Support Nonmajor Chemistry Students while Solving Tasks in Organic Chemistry
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Hermanns, Jolanda – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Educational Scaffolding was first mentioned in 1976 by Wood et al. Several examples for scaffolding in chemistry are also known from the literature. As written scaffolds, stepped supporting tools to support students while solving problems in organic chemistry were developed, applied, and evaluated. Although the students rated the tool as very…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Increasing Computational Protein Design Literacy through Cohort-Based Learning for Undergraduate Students
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Erin C. Yang; Robby Divine; Christine S. Kang; Sidney Chan; Elijah Arenas; Zoe Subol; Peter Tinker; Hayden Manninen; Alicia Feichtenbiner; Talal Mustafa; Julia Hallowell; Isiac Orr; Hugh Haddox; Brian Koepnick; Jacob O'Connor; Ian C. Haydon; Karla-Luise Herpoldt; Kandise Van Wormer; Celine Abell; David Baker; Alena Khmelinskaia; Neil P. King – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Undergraduate research experiences can improve student success in graduate education and STEM careers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate researchers at our institution and many others lost their work-study research positions due to interruption of in-person research activities. This imposed a financial burden on the students and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics