Feedback - November 2013

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Discussions from the magazine, website and social media

All sorts of topics have been discussed on Talk Chemistry this month. The most popular thread was started by a chemistry teacher from Beijing, China, whose question on timing and planning chemistry lessons provoked a lively exchange of ideas. 

In last issue Simon Lancaster and David Read examined flipped teaching, the current technique that empowers students to take control of their own learning. This has been the most popular article on our website from the September issue, and it has generated some comment on LinkedIn too.

In September we reported on how a virtual laboratory exercise in electrolysis can help to prevent students acquiring misconceptions in their scientific understanding as a result of cost-cutting measures in practical science. Readers got in touch to let us know their thoughts

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