All Literacy articles – Page 4

Feature
Learning to write in chemistry

2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

Michael Seery highlights the importance of carefully-designed writing activities in enabling students to build their scientific writing skills
Review
Study and communication skills for the chemical sciences (2nd edn)

2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

How to learn
Review
Reading and writing in science

2015-12-22T00:00:00Z

Kristy Turner reviews the second edition of Reading and writing in science: tools to develop discplinary literacy
Opinion
A balanced education?

2015-11-12T11:58:00Z

'Forced' to study science? There's a reason for that ...
Resource
Key transferable skills for science students

A new essential reference guide for science students. Learn how to: give a presentation, write a report, manage your time and prepare a poster.
Resource
Oral communication skills - Presentation exercise

This resource focuses on oral presentations and outlines an exercise students can do to develop their oral communication skills. The scenario used in the exercise is giving a presentation as part of a company’s annual review process.
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Hwuche-Hwuche bark

Communication skills are an essential part of all university degree courses. In general, communication skills are developed throughout undergraduate courses via a range of activities and many departments already have substantial parts of their course aimed at transferable skills. The book ‘Communicating Chemistry’ contains a number of exercises that can ...
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Future Cities project

Set your learners a problem-based case study with a sustainable development project
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Poster presentations

This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on poster presentations.
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New chemist article

This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on writing a concise report.
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Dictionary of interesting chemistry

This book can address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on information retrieval/report writing.
Ideas
Student blogs

2015-02-17T08:24:00Z

Peter Banks explains why his students create chemistry blogs
Opinion
Using video for lab reports

2015-02-10T11:15:00Z

Michael Seery discusses how creating videos in the lab can improve students' practical skills
Review
Teach now! Science

2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The joy of teaching science
Review
Supporting leaders

2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

Science leaders’ survival guide
Maths
Measuring 3D distances

2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

Paul Yates explains how coordinate geometry falls into place
Review
100% organic

2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

Organic chemistry: structure, mechanism and synthesis
Review
BTEC skills

2014-11-12T00:00:00Z

Science BTEC, applied and vocational courses: key skills & knowledge booster
Opinion
The beauty of language in chemistry

2014-07-04T09:39:00Z

In chemistry we are blessed with a rich text with words influenced by languages from across the world. What are your favourite words and phrases in chemistry?
Opinion
Learning to write about chemistry

2014-05-26T13:04:00Z

How might we include meaningful writing assignments in our curriculum?