In the Classroom in 2018

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  • A full grasp of chemistry requires students to be able to connect microscopic reality with symbolic representations. Immersive virtual reality provides a solution for those who need a tangible link between these representations.

    • Simon J. Lancaster
    In the Classroom

  • Threshold concepts are the tricky ideas that underpin so much knowledge. In teaching them, it is important to recognize that a correct answer is not necessarily evidence of understanding.

    • Niki Kaiser
    In the Classroom

  • QR Chem is a free resource that enables teachers and researchers to link audiences directly to three-dimensional renderings of molecules.

    • Johnny Dang
    • Brian Lin
    • Neil K. Garg
    In the Classroom

  • How do we introduce games into our classrooms and what kind of learning outcomes can we expect?

    • Julia Winter
    In the Classroom

  • It is time for chemistry learning to be reoriented through systems thinking, which offers opportunities to better understand and stimulate students’ learning of chemistry, such that they can address twenty-first century challenges.

    Integrating systems thinking into chemistry education involves the contextualization of chemistry concepts. This will allow us to better understand how students learn, and will also equip them to tackle the many and varied challenges we face as a society.

    • Peter G. Mahaffy
    • Alain Krief
    • Stephen A. Matlin
    In the Classroom

  • Lecture capture is just one way in which new technology is changing teaching, but we should embrace its opportunities rather than fear its shortcomings, argues Katherine Haxton.

    • Katherine Haxton
    In the Classroom