Incorporating Service-Learning, Technology, and Research Supportive Teaching Techniques into the University Chemistry Classroom

Use of synchronous e‐learning at university degrees

“…In the same study, the following disadvantages appeared: (1) some technical difficulties, (2) connectivity issues, and (3) feeling less attentive. Saitta et al [17] employed this platform to create an interactive teaching method for undergraduate students at the University of Central Florida. Although only 19 students were employed to gather evidence of satisfaction, 85% of students reported an increased ability to understand and apply the course material.…”

“…When taking into account the fact that the audio/video is the only interface among users in SVL, it is of paramount importance to pay special attention to them. These initial settings can make the difference between a satisfactory and an unsatisfactory experience [15][16][17]. In addition to these general considerations, depending on the discipline, other peripheral devices such as tablets proved very useful.…”

Emerging Technologies (ETs) in Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature Published between 2006 and 2016

“…Figure 4 shows the educational context of the 288 articles. As shown in Figure 4, 66.3% of the studies have their context of application in higher education and correspond to undergraduate, specializations, masters and doctorates (e.g., [41]); 20.5% are general context, meaning that their objectives and results can be used at any educational level (e.g., [53]); 9.7% are from the context of secondary education and belong to levels from high school to k-12 (e.g., [19]); 1.4% corresponds to the context of primary (pre-school, first, second, third, fourth and fifth education) (e.g., [9]); additionally, the 1.4 % belongs to secondary and higher education (e.g., [25]) and 0.7% between primary and secondary education (e.g., [39]). The latter two percentages mean that the affected population is from both types.…”

“…31 studies were found in the evaluation and they were classified into two: 58.1% incorporate an ET and then evaluate the efficiency in the educational context from different learning and teaching processes (e.g., [25]) and 41.9% are responsible for generating strategies to evaluate a ET, for example the study of Ashford-Rowe and Holt [26] propose a matrix to determine which ET can be more effective within the institution to improve teaching and learning processes. The study by Steiner et al [27] creates a framework for evaluating ETs and the Krusberg study [28] evaluates three ETs from the interdisciplinary perspective of the cognitive science.…”

An Inquiry into the Water Around Us

“…Virtual communication tools create a unique learning opportunity and simplify service-learning logistics, such as scheduling and transportation (3,4). Dialogue between the two populations takes place synchronously through Skype and/or FaceTime and asynchronously through personal letters.…”