Web Site for Accessing Before, During After Class Activities in Introductory Chemistry Michael R. Abraham Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Oklahoma John I. Gelder Department of Chemistry Oklahoma State University Thomas J. Greenbowe Department of Chemistry Iowa State University
Before, During, and After Class Learning Cycle Activities Report of progress of an ongoing project; DUE CCLI NSF#
Using the Learning Cycle in a Large Class Setting Before Class EXPLORATION During Class INVENTION After Class APPLICATION
Before Class Exploration DA/Topics.php Online web-based activity; Activity generates data using technology; Some questions to organize data and to setup the invention; Technology: simulations, animations, digital video; Response submitted online; Instructor has access to all responses
During Class Invention DA/Topics.php Cooperative group activities; Share BCE responses and guided questions; Students/instructors invent concept; Student respond to clicker questions; Apply and extend concept;
After Class Application DA/Topics.php Online web-based activity; Assessing what students take away from BCE and DCI; Apply and Extend the concept; Technology: simulations, animations; Response submitted online; Instructor has access to all responses
Availability As quizzes in Desire to Learn; 24 sets of activities; p
Resources MoLEs PHET Tom’s Web Site (Simulations) esrch-simanim-content.html esrch-simanim-content.html Molecular Work Bench Simulations When you arrive on the Molecular Workbench Database page click on the link titled ‘Everything’ to see a list of simulations. Chemical Education Digital Library Journal of Chemical Education, Chemistry Comes Alive MERLOT