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Time and Teaching

“…One might think, therefore, that the time required for becoming an expert would decrease as more computer technology is employed. Experience shows, however, that some classroom time must be devoted to teaching students how to use applications (11). It remains to be determined whether the total time required to learn the concepts and the computer tools will be less than that required to learn the concepts and the corresponding skills.…”

Thinking Outside the Classroom: Integrating Field Trips into a First-Year Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

“…They tend to be highly visual learners and, seemingly more than students of even just a few years ago, to be interested in learning concepts that can be shown to have direct importance to their personal lives or career goals. While this is by no means universal, there is ample evidence that this characterization typifies the average student (2,9,10). Much of this work points to the need to connect what students learn in class with what they see and experience in their daily lives.…”