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The coronavirus pandemic forced a rapid adoption of online learning. What can be done for teaching the practical elements of subjects like chemistry? Have we learned anything that we would keep outside of lockdown restrictions?
Innovative student-centred teaching, exemplified by the flipped and linked classroom approaches, is important in modernizing chemistry education to make it relevant to and effective in diverse scenarios.
If chemistry is to contribute effectively to the development of a more sustainable world, it is essential that it is taught within a broader socioeconomic and ecological context.