ChemPOV: Digitizing an Organic Chemistry Boardgame to Support Online Learning

Fung, Fun Man; Lam, Yulin; Yap, John; Musalli, Dawoud Abdullah; Han, Jia Yi; Togo, Kenzo Aki; Kim, Yong-Beom

doi:10.1109/tale52509.2021.9678765

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“…Universities around the world are also joining the movement, with initiatives like France's Chem'Sc@ pe, 8 an escape game activity for first-and second-year undergraduate students, covering various organic chemistry topics, and Singapore's ChemPOV platform. 9 Gamified Elements to Enhance Motivation and Engagement. The power of gamification extends beyond pharmacology and organic chemistry education itself.…”

Section: Learning Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This interactive approach infuses the study of complex structures and reactions with a stimulating dimension, making organic chemistry more engaging than ever. Universities around the world are also joining the movement, with initiatives like France’s Chem’Sc@pe, an escape game activity for first- and second-year undergraduate students, covering various organic chemistry topics, and Singapore’s ChemPOV platform …”

Section: Sparking Curiosity Via Game-based Learning and Gamificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital Futures of Learning Pharmacology and Medicinal and Organic Chemistry

Fung,

Blanc,

Coumoul

2024

ACS Pharmacol. Transl. Sci.

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Traditional pharmacology and medicinal and organic chemistry teaching often rely on the trusted textbook visuals. However, students may struggle to grasp mechanisms that appear too complex. Because the pandemic has mandated the majority of educators to use new techniques and innovative technology in their communication approaches with students, we offer several digital strategies for educators to explore and/or to enhance student learning. These technology-infused strategies are drawn from our cross-country (Singapore and France) teaching and research experiences and expertise.

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Section: Learning Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sparking Curiosity Via Game-based Learning and Gamificationmentioning

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Digital Futures of Learning Pharmacology and Medicinal and Organic Chemistry

Fung,

Blanc,

Coumoul

2024

ACS Pharmacol. Transl. Sci.

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“…In this course which builds upon students’ past theoretical understanding of organic chemistry, , students reinforce their proficiency in various laboratory techniques such as purification and characterization techniques that were taught in the previous years of studies. , At the same time, they are also introduced to more advanced chemical synthesis techniques such as the asymmetrical catalysis of Jacobsen’s Ligand and Sonogashira Coupling. Typically, during the laboratory sessions, the instructor conducts a safety brief and shares general procedure guidance for the conduction of the experiment.…”

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“…Solve problems in the practical act of chemical synthesis and connect these to their prior chemistry knowledge. In this course which builds upon students' past theoretical understanding of organic chemistry, 34,35 students reinforce their proficiency in various laboratory techniques such as purification and characterization techniques that were taught in the previous years of studies. 36,37 At the same time, they are also introduced to more advanced chemical synthesis techniques such as the asymmetrical catalysis of Jacobsen's Ligand and Sonogashira Coupling.…”

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Exploring the Use of an Avatar-Based Online Platform to Facilitate Social Interaction in Laboratory Sessions

Pang,

Tang,

Han

et al. 2023

J. Chem. Educ.

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Online conferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams have been widely adopted as substitutes for physical classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This dramatic change is accompanied by many challenges for educators to keep their students engaged online and promote live interactions to mimic a real classroom environment. While progress has been made in teaching theoretical concepts in the online setting, teaching laboratory skills online remains challenging. Such skills are usually taught and learned and require a high level of human interaction. Here, we share our experience in designing Gather.town as an online learning space for a laboratory course to facilitate social interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gather.town is a video conferencing platform that allows educators to construct individualized 2D spaces and interact with other people through their avatars. The use of avatars is hypothesized to be the key difference that distinguishes it from traditional video conferencing platforms. Gather.town has also been explored by researchers from other fields to be able to enhance online learning through improved interaction between students but not yet in the chemistry education space. Empirical evidence shows that students agree that the designed Gather.town has increased social interaction in the time of online learning.

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Two Young Observers at the WCC in The Hague Share Their Reflections

Kon,

Teo,

Fung

et al. 2024

Chemistry International

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The IUPAC World Chemistry Congress (WCC) in The Hague attracted delegates from all locations and all ages to share exciting research, new insights and recent developments, and to build new relationships. Among them were two students from a STEM specialisation high school in Singapore who came to present a poster on their research project, Mattias Kon and Jovern Teo. They share their reflections on the experience in this article, conversing with Marietjie Potgieter, chair of the Committee on Chemistry Education.

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ChemPOV: Digitizing an Organic Chemistry Boardgame to Support Online Learning

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Digital Futures of Learning Pharmacology and Medicinal and Organic Chemistry

Digital Futures of Learning Pharmacology and Medicinal and Organic Chemistry

Exploring the Use of an Avatar-Based Online Platform to Facilitate Social Interaction in Laboratory Sessions

Two Young Observers at the WCC in The Hague Share Their Reflections

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