Digital Learning Tools for Teaching “Alternative Solar Cells with Titanium Dioxide” (ALSO-TiO<SUB>2</SUB>) - A Contribution to Sustainable Development Education

Abstract

The movement "Fridays for Future" is a good indicator for students not only having a very strong interest in sustainability, but also a high motivation to actively discuss this topic. For this reason, it is important for schools to provide the necessary basic knowledge and to give students insight into current research and application within the realm of sustainability education and SDGs. In this article digital learning tools for the concept "Alternative Solar Cells with Titanium Dioxide" (ALSO-TiO 2) are presented, that can be used to implement the topic "Solar Cells" in regular chemistry classes. The concept bridges the gap between the galvanic cell as a compulsory subject and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), also known as Grätzel-cells. Thus didactic experiments, so-called photogalvanic cells, are explored with the help of an e-book. In addition, a small eye-tracking study is presented which was carried out in order to develop a new edition of an interactive animation.

Teaching Photochemistry: Experimental Approaches and Digital Media

“… General Information on dye‐sensitized photoelectrochemical cells and animation of the current flow (a) ; [14] screenshot from the e‐book “Solar cells with titanium dioxide”, [12] reproduced with permission under terms of the CC‐BY license, copyright 2020, The Authors, published by Science and Education Publishing.…”

“…In this sense, we have been exploring experimental approaches and developing teaching materials for more than 20 years [2–13] . Some of them have been presented in about ten editions of the Central European Photochemistry Conference CECP in Bad Hofgastein (Austria), and most of our experiments and teaching materials have been digitalized and made available in German and English as open access on our website [14] .…”

Digitalisierung ‐‐ Perspektiven für den Chemieunterricht

“…Daher sind digitale Lehr-und Lernbücher wichtige Beispiele. 15) Ihre technischen und didaktischen Funktionen können weit über die herkömmlichen PDF-Varianten gedruckter Bücher hinausgehen -beispielsweise als interaktive E-Books mit integrierten multimedialen Inhalten, wie den Multitouch Learning Books oder dem eChem-Book. [16][17][18][19][20] Online-Plattformen mit ganzen Kursen (MOOCs) zählen ebenfalls zu den digitalen Lernbegleitern.…”

Promoting Education for Sustainable Development with an Interactive Digital Learning Companion Students Use to Perform Collaborative Phosphorus Recovery Experiments and Reporting

“…These are only "ready to use"; however, they have been approved by professionals to align with the curriculum. 3,9 There are several examples of these Multitouch Learning Books. [10][11][12] But regional references or individual class-internal support cannot be taken into account-a central need that mainly affects Schülerlabor.…”

“…The second type of learning companion of MLBs cannot be adapted by teachers themselves. These are only “ready to use”; however, they have been approved by professionals to align with the curriculum. , There are several examples of these multitouch learning books. − But regional references or individual class-internal support cannot be taken into account, a central need that mainly affects Schülerlabor. Furthermore, it can take much time to create these e-books; thus, they are often not adapted to current events (e.g., Fridays for Future).…”