An article describing the development, testing, and evaluation of a new guided-inquiry experiment for UBC’s second-year analytical chemistry course (CHEM 211) has just been published in the Journal of Chemical Education! The CHEM 211 labs have seen many exciting changes over the past few years, including the introduction of several guided-inquiry experiments in which students research and develop their own […]
Now available in the UBC Chemistry learning resources section: “Examining Exams”. This workshop, which was originally offered as a part of our Chemistry Education Brown Bag Lunch series, combines results from the research literature with some local expertise to addresses the following questions: How can the design of an exam affect what it measures? How can we tell […]
Did you know that the UBC Chemistry Learning Lab Notebook hosts one of the world’s best* collections of analytical chemistry demonstrations? This past June, analytical chemistry faculty from across Canada and the US gathered in a special session at the 2015 CSC to share their favourite teaching demonstrations. They also produced a series of videos that provide detailed instructions […]
Editor’s note: This guest post comes from Amber Richardson, a UBC chemistry undergraduate who spent part of the past year researching study strategies for organic chemistry. One of the products of her research is a fantastic study guide! Students interested in using the guide can download a copy for personal use (not for distribution) here: Richardson 2015 […]
“An improved design for in-class review,” has just been published in the Journal of College Science Teaching! I will post more on this later, but for now you can access the full text here. Abstract: We present the theory and implementation of a review strategy based on testing rather than lecturing. We also show the results […]
Thanks to everyone who attended the workshop on this topic on June 2! The following post summarizes the major points of the workshop (minus the truly awful demonstration by Jane). You can also download a pdf version of this resource here. Make a prediction: Which of the following resources will lead to the most learning: […]
Welcome to the Chemistry Learning Lab Notebook! We’ll be using this space to share ideas about teaching and learning Chemistry at UBC.
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