All Opinion articles – Page 13
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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?
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OpinionPreparing screencasts - a few thoughts
Screencasting is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in education. Michael Seery discusses the main tasks in making a screencast
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OpinionImplementing the flipped classroom
As with most new blogs, I’ll begin with: “Hello world!” I’m delighted to be a contributor to the new Education in Chemistry blog and I’m looking forward to sharing ideas and hearing back from the chemistry education community
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OpinionHow the other side learn
Kristy Turner flies the flag for outreach and encourages academics to try their hand at ‘experiential learning’ in the classroom
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OpinionChemistry gives most of the answers
While researching a new book, Bill Bryson takes a trip through cyberspace to try to answer a childhood question – and discovers that chemistry is really quite exciting
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OpinionA final visit to the archive …
Behind the scenes of Education in Chemistry 50 years ago ... and a vision of the future
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OpinionShaping the future
Robert Parker, the Royal Society of Chemistry's chief executive, on celebrating the past and supporting the future of chemistry education