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Video-Enhanced Automatically-Graded Web-Based Pre-Lab Tutorials

Glenn Lo | Wed, 03/20/2019 - 11:36

In our freshman Chemistry laboratory course at Nicholls State University, tutorials (with embedded quizzes) are used as pre-lab assignments. The text and graphical information provide a sufficient basis to answer all the questions, but YouTube videos are embedded for students who may need additional help. The tutorials could be easily adapted for flipped instruction in high school and college lecture courses.

Mole Unit Mini-Practicums

Lauren Stewart | Thu, 02/07/2019 - 17:59

We all know how fundamental the mole concept is for stoichiometry. This year I brainstormed ways to really make it stick. I decided to do multiple mini-practicums, one for each learning target of the mole unit. I am sharing brief descriptions of the mini-practicums I did for each learning target.

Improvisation in the Classroom

Stephanie O'Brien | Sat, 01/12/2019 - 17:10

I recently attended a workshop at my state conference about improvisation techniques to use in the classroom. As a teacher we are challenged to constantly adapt our pedagogical techniques to meet the needs of our learners, and this workshop provided some new strategies to do just that.