First Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance

In delivering chemistry courses by distance, a key challenge is to offer the learner an authentic and meaningful laboratory experience that still provides the rigour required to continue on in science. To satisfy this need, two distance general chemistry laboratory courses appropriate for Bachelor o...

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Autores principales:	Sharon E. Brewer, Bruno Cinel, Michelle Harrison, Christina L. Mohr
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2013
Materias:	First year general chemistry laboratory distance education blended hands-on home experimental kits online learning outcomes instructional design transfer credit Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aca6dfe91c7c4d7cad63812e303206e32021-12-02T11:33:11ZFirst Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance1492-3831https://doaj.org/article/aca6dfe91c7c4d7cad63812e303206e32013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1446/2526https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831In delivering chemistry courses by distance, a key challenge is to offer the learner an authentic and meaningful laboratory experience that still provides the rigour required to continue on in science. To satisfy this need, two distance general chemistry laboratory courses appropriate for Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) students, including chemistry majors, have been recently developed at Thompson Rivers University. A constructive alignment process was employed which clearly mapped learning outcomes and activities to appropriate assessment tools. These blended laboratory courses feature custom, home experimental kits and combine elements of online and hands-on learning. The courses were designed for flexible continuous enrollment and provide online resources including tutor support, instructional videos, lab report submission, and student evaluation. The assessment of students includes laboratory reports, safety quizzes, reflective journaling, digital photo documentation, and invigilated written and online practical exams. Emphasizing the quality and rigour in these distance laboratory learning experiences allowed both courses to be accepted for B.Sc. transfer credit by other institutions, an important criterion for students. This paper will outline the design and development process of these new blended laboratory courses, their course structures and assessments, and initial student results.Sharon E. Brewer,Bruno Cinel,Michelle Harrison,Christina L. MohrAthabasca University PressarticleFirst yeargeneral chemistrylaboratorydistance educationblendedhands-onhome experimental kitsonlinelearning outcomesinstructional designtransfer creditSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2013)
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spellingShingle	First year general chemistry laboratory distance education blended hands-on home experimental kits online learning outcomes instructional design transfer credit Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Sharon E. Brewer, Bruno Cinel, Michelle Harrison, Christina L. Mohr First Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance
description	In delivering chemistry courses by distance, a key challenge is to offer the learner an authentic and meaningful laboratory experience that still provides the rigour required to continue on in science. To satisfy this need, two distance general chemistry laboratory courses appropriate for Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) students, including chemistry majors, have been recently developed at Thompson Rivers University. A constructive alignment process was employed which clearly mapped learning outcomes and activities to appropriate assessment tools. These blended laboratory courses feature custom, home experimental kits and combine elements of online and hands-on learning. The courses were designed for flexible continuous enrollment and provide online resources including tutor support, instructional videos, lab report submission, and student evaluation. The assessment of students includes laboratory reports, safety quizzes, reflective journaling, digital photo documentation, and invigilated written and online practical exams. Emphasizing the quality and rigour in these distance laboratory learning experiences allowed both courses to be accepted for B.Sc. transfer credit by other institutions, an important criterion for students. This paper will outline the design and development process of these new blended laboratory courses, their course structures and assessments, and initial student results.
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title	First Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance
title_short	First Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance
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title_fullStr	First Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance
title_full_unstemmed	First Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance
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First Year Chemistry Laboratory Courses for Distance Learners: Development and Transfer Credit Acceptance

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