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Friday, April 02, 2004
Internet-based tools could bridge gap in chemistry education, reports Carnegie Mellon Univ.
High school textbooks fail to reflect real-world activities of chemists as reported in the popular press and as honored by Nobel Prizes, found a Carnegie Mellon University team. This educational pitfall could be remedied by Internet-based tools that challenge students to approach chemistry more like practicing scientists, according to David Yaron, associate professor of chemistry at Carnegie Mellon, who will present this report Thursday, April 1, at the 227th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, Calif. (CHED 1174, Orangewood 3). Chemistry instructors may now have a way to bridge this learning gap thanks to a new Web site being launched on Monday, March 29, at the ACS meeting. Developed by Yaron and his group, the new Web site (www.chemcollective.org), will be a resource for introductory chemistry educators who are looking for techniques to help their students approach chemistry more like practicing scientists and see interesting real-world applications of key concepts.
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