General Chemistry Laboratory Using the Web in the General Chemistry Laboratory GENCHEM – a combination of hardware and software From PreLab to Final Grade Professor Rudolph W. Kluiber Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102 http://genchem.rutgers.edu

What GenChem Does Creates a course Syllabus. Puts it on the web. Produces printer ready copy for a Lab Manual. Provides Laboratory Talks as downloadable videos. Produces individualized PreLabs. Records passing. Provides Start-of-Experiment Quiz. Individualizes each experiment. Accepts student’s Experimental Work and evaluates. Accepts Calculations and Conclusion and evaluates. Issues Warnings but only on initial entries. Grades each student’s work. Treats all students equally. Keeps all records of student work. Gives out Final Course Grade at the end of the semester. Allows student’s access to Course Record, anytime.

Before starting an experiment Lecture and Lab Manual GenChem Dell Poweredge 2600 1.8 GHz Xeon dual CPU 33.8 GB SCSI Memory $3,000 + SOFTWARE PreLabs Web Page and Tutorials Videos Record keeping

COOK BOOK GenChem Before starting an experiment Lecture and Lab Manual Dell Poweredge 2600 1.8 GHz Xeon dual CPU 33.8 GB SCSI Memory $3,000 + SOFTWARE COOK BOOK For further information contact: kluiber@genchem.rutgers.edu

General Chemistry Laboratory Rutgers University (Newark) General Chemistry Laboratory Talk to the Molecules Two semester course; 1 credit/semester Meet for 170 min, 1X/week, 14 weeks 14 experiments-5 extra credit/semester Written 3 hour FINAL Exam Pre- or Co-Requisite: 4 credit lecture Separate grade for Laboratory Students work individually Laboratory correlated with lecture Four Lab Practicals per semester

Background Material PreLab Laboratory talk General Chemistry Laboratory Before Starting an Experiment Background Material (Lab Manual, Lecture Text, Lecture Notes, Tutorials) PreLab Laboratory talk In their classical form, none of the above are highly rated

                          WELCOME to the introductory Chemistry Laboratories at Rutgers University in Newark ... Classical hands-on laboratories, computer individualized and controlled from pre-lab to grade. ABOUT the LABORATORIES                                                                                                   Please Select One ...                                ...                                                                           © R. W. Kluiber  5/10/01

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GenChem working for the Student Pre-Experiment GenChem working for the Student PreLab “Ticket” to start Experiment Individualized Problem Must answer problem correctly to continue. 8 multiple choice questions (7 correct to pass) May have 10 or more variations Written in: Visual Basic Script, Active Server Protocol ASP.

GenChem working for the Student Pre-Experiment GenChem working for the Student Videos show background and data collection Videos are 10-15 min (100-200 MB) Show background, DATA collection Calculations are displayed but not explained. SONY CCR VX2000 Windows Movie Maker

Use of web to check PreLab status Use of web to check current experiment starts and finishes. Use of web to check grade Links disabled for security reasons

STUDENT EVALUATION (Chem 113 7/7/2006) Based on ratings of 1-5 Total students getting grades... 54 (61) Total students evaluating... 48 Help from Lecture…………. 3.21 Help from Manual.............. 3.79 Lab help in Lecture... 3.70 Help from PreLabs.... 4.25 Help from Videos……. 4.42 Instructor (TA) rating…………. 4.02 Improve logic and thinking.... 3.77 Positive learning experience.. 3.83 Overall Rating......................... 3.83

General Chemistry Laboratory Using the Web in the General Chemistry Laboratory GENCHEM – a combination of hardware and software From PreLab to Final Grade Professor Rudolph W. Kluiber Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102 http://genchem.rutgers.edu kluiber@genchem.rutgers.edu