Pub Date : 2024-06-11DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00561
Gwendolyn Lawrie*,
{"title":"Celebrating the Vision and Generosity of a True Luminary in Chemistry Education Research: Introduction for the Festschrift for David F. Treagust","authors":"Gwendolyn Lawrie*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00561","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141302394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01289
Viet Le, Joseph Adjei, Maya Eldani, Adetuyi Oluwatosin, K. Wimalasena
{"title":"In Vitro Characterization of Dopaminergic Toxins: A Laboratory Exercise Suitable for a Senior Undergraduate Biochemistry Laboratory Curriculum","authors":"Viet Le, Joseph Adjei, Maya Eldani, Adetuyi Oluwatosin, K. Wimalasena","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01289","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141266598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00329
Fengshou Wu, Ruilin Zhang, Ji Zhou
{"title":"Shrimp-Shell-Derived Carbon Dots for Quantitative Detection by Fluorometry and Colorimetry: A New Analytic Chemistry Experiment for University Education","authors":"Fengshou Wu, Ruilin Zhang, Ji Zhou","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00329","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141267895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00421
Markace A. Rainey, Meghan C Benda, Kaira A. Mayberry, Johanna M. Smeekens, Robert A. Braga, Lawrence A. Bottomley, Christy M. O’Mahony
{"title":"Data Science Meets Mineral Analysis: An Innovative Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Experiment for Undergraduate Chemistry Students","authors":"Markace A. Rainey, Meghan C Benda, Kaira A. Mayberry, Johanna M. Smeekens, Robert A. Braga, Lawrence A. Bottomley, Christy M. O’Mahony","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00421","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141269329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00080
Alisha R. Szozda, Zahra Lalani, Samira Behroozi, Peter G. Mahaffy and Alison B. Flynn*,
Researchers and educators have been exploring systems thinking (ST) in chemistry education to better equip citizens for 21st century challenges; however, little is known about students’ perspectives and experiences. In this study, we investigated students’ perspectives of ST and their experiences with ST activities. We designed and implemented a ST intervention, performed individually and collaboratively, as well as follow up interviews. Twenty-four university undergraduate and graduate students participated in this study and reported a variety of experiences and perspectives. For students’ experiences, we found that (1) while collaborating, participants recognized and appreciated different perspectives, (2) participants included chemistry concepts and connections in their system maps despite having difficulties, (3) system maps emphasized problems/solutions and causes/effects and differed in terms of organization and intended purpose, and (4) limitations to system map construction included time, knowledge, and technology skills. Students also expressed positive perspectives of a ST approach based on their experience engaging with the ST intervention and believed a ST approach (1) is beneficial to learning, (2) captures interest and engagement, (3) allows perspectives to be shared and gained, and (4) provides personal, social, and professional relevance. Based on these findings, we suggest aspects to consider when planning and implementing ST activities and identify future research required to better understand the impacts of ST in chemistry education.
研究人员和教育工作者一直在探索化学教育中的系统思维(ST),以更好地培养公民应对 21 世纪的挑战;然而,对学生的观点和体验却知之甚少。在本研究中,我们调查了学生对 ST 的看法以及他们在 ST 活动中的体验。我们设计并实施了一项以个人和协作方式进行的 ST 干预活动,并进行了后续访谈。24 名大学本科生和研究生参与了这项研究,并报告了他们的各种经历和观点。就学生的经历而言,我们发现:(1)在合作过程中,参与者认识到并欣赏不同的观点;(2)尽管有困难,但参与者还是将化学概念和联系纳入了他们的系统地图;(3)系统地图强调问题/解决方案和原因/影响,在组织和预期目的方面存在差异;(4)系统地图构建的限制因素包括时间、知识和技术技能。学生们还根据他们参与 ST 干预的经验,对 ST 方法表达了积极的看法,并认为 ST 方法(1)有益于学习,(2)能吸引兴趣和参与,(3)允许分享和获得观点,以及(4)提供个人、社会和专业相关性。基于这些研究结果,我们提出了在规划和实施 ST 活动时需要考虑的方面,并确定了今后需要开展的研究,以更好地了解 ST 在化学教育中的影响。
{"title":"“Systems Thinking (ST) Encourages a Safe Space to Offer Different Perspectives and Insights”: Student Perspectives and Experiences with ST Activities","authors":"Alisha R. Szozda, Zahra Lalani, Samira Behroozi, Peter G. Mahaffy and Alison B. Flynn*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00080","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00080","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Researchers and educators have been exploring systems thinking (ST) in chemistry education to better equip citizens for 21st century challenges; however, little is known about students’ perspectives and experiences. In this study, we investigated students’ perspectives of ST and their experiences with ST activities. We designed and implemented a ST intervention, performed individually and collaboratively, as well as follow up interviews. Twenty-four university undergraduate and graduate students participated in this study and reported a variety of experiences and perspectives. For students’ experiences, we found that (1) while collaborating, participants recognized and appreciated different perspectives, (2) participants included chemistry concepts and connections in their system maps despite having difficulties, (3) system maps emphasized problems/solutions and causes/effects and differed in terms of organization and intended purpose, and (4) limitations to system map construction included time, knowledge, and technology skills. Students also expressed positive perspectives of a ST approach based on their experience engaging with the ST intervention and believed a ST approach (1) is beneficial to learning, (2) captures interest and engagement, (3) allows perspectives to be shared and gained, and (4) provides personal, social, and professional relevance. Based on these findings, we suggest aspects to consider when planning and implementing ST activities and identify future research required to better understand the impacts of ST in chemistry education.</p>","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01205
Emmanuel Echeverri-Jimenez*, and , Maria Oliver-Hoyo,
The need to develop virtual reality learning environments (VRLEs) grounded in theory motivated this work that in turn provides guidelines to support chemistry VRLEs with evidence-based practices and frameworks. Herein, we describe nine frameworks that turned out to be critical for the design of a chemistry focused VRLE, paying special attention to the frameworks’ interconnectivity. Different framework components were crucial in different aspects of the content design, technology design, and content–technology integration, and throughout this article, we illustrate the application of each framework. As the main objective was to build a resource to support visual-spatial attributes, a shape recognition framework was developed to facilitate students’ abilities to recognize 3D characteristics from 2D representations inherent in VRLEs. The interconnected frameworks’ components complement and reinforce each other, creating a synergistic effect to support visuospatial thinking and representational competence in a VRLE. This process helped shape a set of recommendations aimed to guide other developers to produce pedagogically sound VRLEs.
{"title":"A Roadmap to Support the Development of Chemistry Virtual Reality Learning Environments Merging Chemical Pedagogy and Educational Technology Design","authors":"Emmanuel Echeverri-Jimenez*, and , Maria Oliver-Hoyo, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01205","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01205","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The need to develop virtual reality learning environments (VRLEs) grounded in theory motivated this work that in turn provides guidelines to support chemistry VRLEs with evidence-based practices and frameworks. Herein, we describe nine frameworks that turned out to be critical for the design of a chemistry focused VRLE, paying special attention to the frameworks’ interconnectivity. Different framework components were crucial in different aspects of the content design, technology design, and content–technology integration, and throughout this article, we illustrate the application of each framework. As the main objective was to build a resource to support visual-spatial attributes, a shape recognition framework was developed to facilitate students’ abilities to recognize 3D characteristics from 2D representations inherent in VRLEs. The interconnected frameworks’ components complement and reinforce each other, creating a synergistic effect to support visuospatial thinking and representational competence in a VRLE. This process helped shape a set of recommendations aimed to guide other developers to produce pedagogically sound VRLEs.</p>","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00969
Stephanie Knezz*, Veronica Berns, James Schwabacher and Adam Coleman,
The pedagogical training of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) is a crucial component of undergraduate education in chemistry and is often neglected due to lack of time and resources. One frequently untapped resource to support this effort is the population of experienced GTAs in the department. Graduate students who have recently been in the TA position are poised to speak to incoming graduate students from direct and relevant experience and can foster a positive climate around teaching with their incoming peers. In this account, we describe a GTA training program that relies on significant contributions from volunteer former TAs in the design and facilitation of workshops and activities throughout. This report describes not only the training itself but also the system of mentoring and revision that has been established for continual improvement and participation among the entire graduate student cohort. After four years of utilizing this system, we have identified potential benefits for all parties involved. Improved pedagogical training for incoming graduate students aims to influence (1) the graduate student teaching experience throughout the academic term and the resultant quality of undergraduate instruction within the department, (2) departmental teaching culture and attitudes about teaching, (3) the broader impact of campus-wide collaboration between departments and centers for learning and teaching, and (4) the experience of the senior graduate student volunteers as cultivators of curricula and change-makers within their department. In this way, the focus of training GTAs can move from an obligation to an opportunity for growth throughout the department.
{"title":"Graduate Student Leadership in a TA Training Program","authors":"Stephanie Knezz*, Veronica Berns, James Schwabacher and Adam Coleman, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00969","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00969","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The pedagogical training of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) is a crucial component of undergraduate education in chemistry and is often neglected due to lack of time and resources. One frequently untapped resource to support this effort is the population of experienced GTAs in the department. Graduate students who have recently been in the TA position are poised to speak to incoming graduate students from direct and relevant experience and can foster a positive climate around teaching with their incoming peers. In this account, we describe a GTA training program that relies on significant contributions from volunteer former TAs in the design and facilitation of workshops and activities throughout. This report describes not only the training itself but also the system of mentoring and revision that has been established for continual improvement and participation among the entire graduate student cohort. After four years of utilizing this system, we have identified potential benefits for all parties involved. Improved pedagogical training for incoming graduate students aims to influence (1) the graduate student teaching experience throughout the academic term and the resultant quality of undergraduate instruction within the department, (2) departmental teaching culture and attitudes about teaching, (3) the broader impact of campus-wide collaboration between departments and centers for learning and teaching, and (4) the experience of the senior graduate student volunteers as cultivators of curricula and change-makers within their department. In this way, the focus of training GTAs can move from an obligation to an opportunity for growth throughout the department.</p>","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00027
Bin Xu, Yongyi Li and Zhenwei Wei*,
A laboratory experiment was designed for senior undergraduate/graduate students to introduce direct current-induced electrospray ionization (DC-iESI), a technique which allows in situ mass spectrometric (MS) analysis of components in microregions of citrus peels. The citrus peels exhibit distinct microregions, such as oil glands and the flavedo, each containing unique components. Students were guided to compare traditional ESI (flow injection) and DC-iESI for the analysis of components in oil glands and the flavedo. As the flow injection ESI experiment has a requirement for a minimum amount of sample, students had to extract components from bulk citrus peels for MS analysis, which failed to show any differences in the components in these two typical regions. In the DC-iESI experiment, students used nanoelectrospray emitters to freehand collect liquids directly from oil glands and the flavedo, allowing MS analysis of components in these two different microregions. By comparison of these two methods, students have the opportunity to realize the limitations of traditional ESI analysis and learn about using DC-iESI for in situ MS analysis. We believe that this training course can help students enhance their understanding of in situ analysis and broaden their appreciation of MS in modern applications.
我们为高年级本科生/研究生设计了一个实验室实验,介绍直流电诱导电喷雾离子化(DC-iESI)技术,该技术可对柑橘皮微区中的成分进行原位质谱分析。柑橘类果皮具有不同的微区,如油脂腺和黄酮,每个微区都含有独特的成分。学生们在指导下比较了传统 ESI(流动注射)和 DC-iESI 在分析油腺和黄酮中的成分方面的优势。由于流动注射式 ESI 实验对样品量有最低要求,学生们不得不从大量柑橘皮中提取成分进行 MS 分析,结果显示这两个典型区域的成分没有任何差异。在 DC-iESI 实验中,学生们使用纳米电喷雾发射器直接从油脂腺和黄皮中自由收集液体,从而可以对这两个不同微区中的成分进行 MS 分析。通过这两种方法的比较,学生们有机会认识到传统 ESI 分析的局限性,并学习使用 DC-iESI 进行原位 MS 分析。我们相信,本培训课程能帮助学生加深对原位分析的理解,拓宽他们对 MS 在现代应用中的认识。
{"title":"Familiarize Students with Direct MS Analysis Methods: Localization of Components in Citrus Peel by Induced Electrospray Ionization","authors":"Bin Xu, Yongyi Li and Zhenwei Wei*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00027","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00027","url":null,"abstract":"<p >A laboratory experiment was designed for senior undergraduate/graduate students to introduce direct current-induced electrospray ionization (DC-iESI), a technique which allows in situ mass spectrometric (MS) analysis of components in microregions of citrus peels. The citrus peels exhibit distinct microregions, such as oil glands and the flavedo, each containing unique components. Students were guided to compare traditional ESI (flow injection) and DC-iESI for the analysis of components in oil glands and the flavedo. As the flow injection ESI experiment has a requirement for a minimum amount of sample, students had to extract components from bulk citrus peels for MS analysis, which failed to show any differences in the components in these two typical regions. In the DC-iESI experiment, students used nanoelectrospray emitters to freehand collect liquids directly from oil glands and the flavedo, allowing MS analysis of components in these two different microregions. By comparison of these two methods, students have the opportunity to realize the limitations of traditional ESI analysis and learn about using DC-iESI for in situ MS analysis. We believe that this training course can help students enhance their understanding of in situ analysis and broaden their appreciation of MS in modern applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01086
Michael A. Christiansen*, Mitchell Colver, Travis N. Thurston, Meghan Lewis and Joseph L. Beales,
During six years of flipping college organic chemistry with a combination of online videos and assigned textbook readings, students sometimes complained when the content coverage and quality differed between the book and videos, obliging students to “hunt” through both resources. As educational tools, videos can leverage the dual-channel visual/auditory centers of the human brain. However, videos do not have the searchable elements of print textbooks and can only be read through closed captioning, limiting accessibility for those with hearing loss. Separately, print texts have the advantage of physical tactility but lack audio, online accessibility, or the lightweight portability of modern electronics. Thus, to develop a better combination of both mediums, we created a book with content identically matching an updated video library. This was done in eight months from the videos by using an online software called Maestra to produce a written transcript, which was edited and converted to a digital “e-book” using the TopHat interface. Although prior publications in this Journal have discussed TopHat e-books, none have explained how to create one. This report provides clear instructions and video references on how to do this, along with structural details about our e-book and how it was integrated into two full-year iterations of college organic chemistry. Themes from anonymous student feedback are also discussed, including strengths and weaknesses of this specific e-book design and the use of TopHat generally, in anticipation of establishing patterns of best teaching practices with e-book platforms in flipped chemistry courses.
{"title":"Authoring a TopHat E-Book from Existing Videos: An Explanation and Results from Two Years of Flipping an Organic Chemistry Course","authors":"Michael A. Christiansen*, Mitchell Colver, Travis N. Thurston, Meghan Lewis and Joseph L. Beales, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01086","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01086","url":null,"abstract":"<p >During six years of flipping college organic chemistry with a combination of online videos and assigned textbook readings, students sometimes complained when the content coverage and quality differed between the book and videos, obliging students to “hunt” through both resources. As educational tools, videos can leverage the dual-channel visual/auditory centers of the human brain. However, videos do not have the searchable elements of print textbooks and can only be read through closed captioning, limiting accessibility for those with hearing loss. Separately, print texts have the advantage of physical tactility but lack audio, online accessibility, or the lightweight portability of modern electronics. Thus, to develop a better combination of both mediums, we created a book with content identically matching an updated video library. This was done in eight months from the videos by using an online software called Maestra to produce a written transcript, which was edited and converted to a digital “e-book” using the TopHat interface. Although prior publications in this <i>Journal</i> have discussed TopHat e-books, none have explained how to create one. This report provides clear instructions and video references on how to do this, along with structural details about our e-book and how it was integrated into two full-year iterations of college organic chemistry. Themes from anonymous student feedback are also discussed, including strengths and weaknesses of this specific e-book design and the use of TopHat generally, in anticipation of establishing patterns of best teaching practices with e-book platforms in flipped chemistry courses.</p>","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00117
Kevin Morgan*,
The United Nations has set Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Quality Education and Gender Equality, both of which have impact in education, including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, which includes Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. To achieve these aspirations, some habitual obstacles must be overcome, not least the lack of inclusive representation of women in STEM teaching resources, an issue for all levels of the Education sector, including Higher Education. A recent opportunity to teach catalysis and catalytic reactors, a topic in which the author has substantial background, combined with a desire to contribute to the success of the SDGs provided the platform to address some of the historical gender bias in teaching resources, albeit in only a small way. At the start of the delivery of a 20 h block of teaching over a 6-week period, historical and contemporary women were discussed as part of important contributions to catalysis and catalytic reactors in the chemical industries. The highlighting of women in engineering resonated with some of the students, and this was reflected in the evaluations provided at the end of the content. This prompted a more targeted evaluation of the intervention of showcasing women in engineering, which reported a positive impact on participating students. The results of that follow-up evaluation highlighted that gender balance in role models was important to students, and the intervention was received positively.
{"title":"Improving Representation of Women in the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum","authors":"Kevin Morgan*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00117","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00117","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The United Nations has set Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Quality Education and Gender Equality, both of which have impact in education, including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, which includes Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. To achieve these aspirations, some habitual obstacles must be overcome, not least the lack of inclusive representation of women in STEM teaching resources, an issue for all levels of the Education sector, including Higher Education. A recent opportunity to teach catalysis and catalytic reactors, a topic in which the author has substantial background, combined with a desire to contribute to the success of the SDGs provided the platform to address some of the historical gender bias in teaching resources, albeit in only a small way. At the start of the delivery of a 20 h block of teaching over a 6-week period, historical and contemporary women were discussed as part of important contributions to catalysis and catalytic reactors in the chemical industries. The highlighting of women in engineering resonated with some of the students, and this was reflected in the evaluations provided at the end of the content. This prompted a more targeted evaluation of the intervention of showcasing women in engineering, which reported a positive impact on participating students. The results of that follow-up evaluation highlighted that gender balance in role models was important to students, and the intervention was received positively.</p>","PeriodicalId":43,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00117","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}