2020
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00615
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Integrating Lecture and Laboratory Work for a Materials Chemistry Course to Engage and Motivate Students through Highly Visual and Intriguing Syntheses

Abstract: An original integrated course called “Chemistry: Magical Science” at Montpellier University (France) is presented. This approach mixes tutorials and practical work by using the pretext of high-tech materials synthesis to teach students knowledge, skills, and practical techniques. It also educates students about chemical risks and bibliographic research and trains them for oral presentations. The practical work is partly directed and partly autonomous. This work involves a description of this course and its eva… Show more

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“…The Genius sessions were evaluated by an external board of high school/university teachers and research staff that were always pleased to observe a high involvement of the students in both the accomplished work and presentation compared to more usual programs. The general assessment of the "Chimie Magique" approach on students outcomes was recently carefully evaluated 7 and show a very positive impact. A very specific benefit from this project is to demonstrate that in research you can start with the wrong idea (i.e.…”
Section: Hydrothermal Microwave Synthesismentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The Genius sessions were evaluated by an external board of high school/university teachers and research staff that were always pleased to observe a high involvement of the students in both the accomplished work and presentation compared to more usual programs. The general assessment of the "Chimie Magique" approach on students outcomes was recently carefully evaluated 7 and show a very positive impact. A very specific benefit from this project is to demonstrate that in research you can start with the wrong idea (i.e.…”
Section: Hydrothermal Microwave Synthesismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, these syntheses are very good tools to gain students interest and to quickly investigate change in the reaction conditions. For more than fifteen years the "Chimie: Science Magique" 7 program has been designing high impact laboratory experiments, involving undergraduate students in the research process. [8][9][10] This inquiry-based approach 7,11,12 was applied to the synthesis of Maya blue and derivatives.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Under normal circumstances, both courses are specifically designed to be synchronous with the lecture component. Concepts introduced in lecture are to be experienced first-hand in lab for learning at a deeper, more personal level that benefits reflection activities. To this end, the organic laboratories uploaded all course materials to the LMS including video recordings of lectures whereas the analytical laboratories had content uploaded but not lecture recordings as students were expected to attend lecture sessions for all material since the start of the semester.…”
Section: Addressing the Four Shared Challenges Faced In The Distance ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These laboratory experiments allow students to plan and participate in investigations or participate in activities that improve their technical laboratory skills. These technical skills are observation skills, hypothesis skills, and communication skills (Hofstein, 2017;Molvinger et al, 2020;Rodriguez & Towns, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%