All articles by Michael Seery

Feature

Make the most of practical work

2022-08-22T07:10:00Z

How to use reverse storyboarding and lab roles to optimise practicals

Feature

Take it easy on the equations. Let me explain …

2018-05-21T10:02:00Z

Our current approach to teaching physical chemistry is not working

Feature

When teachers and researchers collaborate

2018-01-16T12:19:00Z

 One teacher’s story about deploying digital badges

Feature

There’s a badge for that

2017-03-13T13:54:00Z

How to use digital badges to acknowledge achievements in the lab

Review

Innovative uses of assessments for teaching and research

2016-11-04T00:00:00Z

A well-grounded and comprehensive consideration of assessment in chemistry

Feature

Making chemical language easy

2016-08-15T00:00:00Z

Ann Marie Farrell and Michael Seery consider how to meet students’ language and literacy needs within chemistry

Review

Inquiry-based learning for multidisciplinary programs: a conceptual and practical resource for educators

2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

Integrating IBL into the curricula

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

Opinion

CVs for the 21st century

2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

Michael Seery explains how digital badges can enrich students’ CVs

Opinion

The community of chemistry education research

2016-03-03T15:11:00Z

Michael Seery talks about being part of the chemistry education research community in the UK and Ireland

Ideas

Three improvements any lecturer can make

2016-01-21T15:20:00Z

Michael Seery's suggestions for busy lecturers

Opinion

What does research say about flipped teaching?

2015-11-10T15:34:00Z

Michael Seery explores the flip side of traditional lectures

Feature

Putting chemistry in context

2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

Michael Seery turns the traditional teaching ladder on its side, and suggests that context-based learning may better suit students’ needs

Opinion

The early teaching of chemistry

2015-10-22T13:25:00Z

Micheal Seery muses on old school chemistry teaching

Event News

Variety in Chemistry Education 2015

2015-08-24T16:14:00Z

Michael Seery reports from the conference for chemistry teaching and learning in higher education

Opinion

We are failing our students and society

2015-07-22T08:46:00Z

Michael Seery discusses how to teach students that won't become chemists

Opinion

We need to talk about VLEs

2015-06-23T09:18:00Z

What do we use VLEs for? Michael Seery discusses the ubiquitous classroom tool

Opinion

The case for inquiry-based learning

2015-06-04T09:50:00Z

Michael Seery continues his critical look at inquiry-based learning

Opinion

The case against inquiry-based learning

2015-05-26T10:44:00Z

Michael Seery takes a critical look at inquiry-based learning

Ideas

Worked examples for assisting student learning

2015-03-24T08:00:00Z

Michael Seery works through some worked examples