General Chemistry Needs More Resources, Teachers with Attitudes that Enhance Self-Esteem, and Chemical Foresight

Brooks, David W.

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“…Administering the two tracks within a course is not difficult and it is well received by both Traditional Track and Service Track students; they feel like they have some control over their learning experience with respect to which track they choose. As far as the demands on the instructor, the extra 20 h per semester of administrative oversight (not including the time spent at different events) provides an innovative and highly accessible approach to teaching introductory chemistry topics while enhancing student self-esteem in a course often derided for breaking self-esteem . The Service Track asked the next generation of citizens to step away from their computers, iPhones, and other electronic media for a few hours and in the last three years, more than 6,460 h of chemistry related community service has been accomplished!…”

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Service Learning Track in General Chemistry: Giving Students a Choice

Donaghy

Saxton

2012

J. Chem. Educ.

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Experiential learning is a foundation in chemistry courses from the introductory-level course to upper-level courses through laboratory experiences. Service learning is another type of experiential learning that is slowly gaining momentum in the sciences. There have been several reports in this Journal on this pedagogy with respect to student engagement and success. However, widespread adoption of this teaching tool will not be achieved until suitable, scalable models for implementation of service learning in chemistry are available. Reported here is an example of a service learning aspect of a traditional second-semester general chemistry course where a separate grading scheme is created within the course called the Service Track. The logistics of running a course within a course, how the instructor uses Service Track teaching assistants, descriptions of the service projects, and how they are incorporated into the classroom, and the assessment of these projects, is described.

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Service Learning Track in General Chemistry: Giving Students a Choice

Donaghy

Saxton

2012

J. Chem. Educ.

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Writing Across the Curriculum

Edwards

2022

Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development

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This chapter will provide insight into this author's experience during the Summer 2021 Writing Across the Curriculum Faculty Learning Community. This work is a qualitative conceptual presentation of ideas planned for use in various laboratory courses within the Chemistry Department at Florida A&M University. The courses encompass General Chemistry I and II labs for STEM majors, and various Chemistry majors' special topics and short courses laboratories. The General Chemistry labs are traditional labs with 2 hours and 50 minutes of contact time mostly aimed at exposing students to practical techniques, instrumentation, and concepts in Chemistry. As a requirement for all STEM majors and the majority of College of Allied Health students, the General Chemistry laboratories are taught as departmental courses with common syllabi provided for each individual section and the same laboratory assessments for several sections. Additional constructs will be suggested for Chemical Seminar and Short Courses, a research course.

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General Chemistry Needs More Resources, Teachers with Attitudes that Enhance Self-Esteem, and Chemical Foresight

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Service Learning Track in General Chemistry: Giving Students a Choice

Service Learning Track in General Chemistry: Giving Students a Choice

Writing Across the Curriculum

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