All Opinion articles – Page 12
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OpinionIntegrating art into the chemistry curriculum
A range of possibilities for integrating art into the chemistry curriculum by means of context based learning
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OpinionBarbecues should be banned: discuss...
Summer holidays are here. Time to light up that barbecue! Or not, argues Keith Taber...
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OpinionTalking about chemistry education
David Read writes about the shared conversations among the chemistry education community and what we can learn from them
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OpinionThe beauty of language in chemistry
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?
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OpinionA plea from the trenches
John Dexter ponders what needs to be done to help teachers fulfil their potential
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OpinionYour summer reading list
... and how you can participate in the International Year of Crystallography
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OpinionWarming to PeerWise
In this post I have an argument with myself about whether I will use PeerWise. I'm not sure which side wins...
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OpinionTeaching thermochemistry
A survey of some useful recent articles on the teaching of thermochemistry and thermodynamics for second and third level students
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OpinionLearning to write about chemistry
How might we include meaningful writing assignments in our curriculum?
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OpinionTeaching chemistry – an Irish viewpoint
Maria Sheehan looks at the current key issues in chemistry education in Ireland
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OpinionRevolutionary change
Could removing the shackles of assessment boost creativity in the classroom?
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OpinionIgnoring research and getting the science wrong
The UK government has recently published a new science curriculum document setting out what should be taught to 14-16 year old students. However, some of the requirements seem questionable from scientific and educational perspectives
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OpinionTranslating research into classroom practice
What can be done to assist the dissemination of education research to practitioners?
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OpinionDo subject specialist teachers matter?
What role does subject knowledge play in how 'good' a teacher is? Does it matter whether a chemistry teacher has a chemistry degree?
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OpinionChemical Bonding Confusion
Some thoughts on the sources of confusion around chemical bonding having read Stephenson and Warrens' article in this month's Education in Chemistry
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OpinionSupporting mathematics for chemists
Paul Yates argues that university chemistry teachers do a good job when faced with this challenging problem
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OpinionThe great EiC blogorama!
This week's post celebrates some of the great chemistry education blogs out there. Have you a blog or are you interested in starting? If so, let us know
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OpinionThe impact of innovations in teaching
Is it time to shift our conversation from modular innovation to programme design?