Some universities require students to use e-textbooks
Students don't seem to want to buy e-textbooks. So some schools are simply forcing them.
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Aug 16, 2012
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Chemistry you can dance to
UCLA psychobiology major Anantha Singarajah admits she disliked chemistry before taking professor Neil Garg's popular undergraduate organic chemistry course (Chemistry 14D) this quarter.
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2012
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Improving science literacy means changing science education
To graduate with a science major, college students must complete between 40 and 60 credit hours of science coursework. That means spending around 2,500 hours in the classroom throughout their undergraduate career.
Education
Jul 13, 2022
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Chemistry as a building block for scientific literacy?
Taking chemistry before biology can actually better prepare students for their biology courses, according to a new research study.
Education
Jul 5, 2022
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First year chemistry throws away the textbook
In one of the first of its kind, first-year Modern Chemistry has been turned on its head at Flinders University in a pioneering new program which removes lectures, tutorials and even the final exam.
Education
Aug 27, 2020
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Engaging undergrads remotely with an escape room game
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, many universities canceled classes or held them online this spring—a change likely to continue for many this fall. As a result, hands-on chemistry labs are no longer accessible to undergraduate ...
Education
Aug 12, 2020
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Chemistry job seekers face tough outlook during pandemic
Even though it's been over a decade, the 2008 recession and its effects still loom over the chemistry enterprise. And now with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down labs and universities across the world, chemistry students ...
Other
May 13, 2020
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Chemistry education goes online
With colleges and universities around the world shuttered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, chemistry teachers are navigating the shift to online learning. There are several factors to consider in this effort, from technology ...
Other
Apr 1, 2020
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QR code access to Nobel Prizes in Chemistry
Mobile devices equipped with a QR (quick response) code scanning app, which gives consumers instant access to information on the Web, now can give the same access to 110 years of information about the most prestigious honors ...
Other
Sep 4, 2013
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Chemistry in schools comes alive through smartphones
In the modern classroom, mobile phones can be the bane of teachers’ lives. An interactive poster produced by Cambridge to promote chemistry in schools is attempting to reverse this, by harnessing smartphone technology ...
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2012
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