CHED 463 |
| Worcester State College, a public undergraduate institution in Massachusetts, has incorporated green chemistry into the curriculum over the previous three years. Changes have been made to the organic laboratory sequence, the general-organic-biochemistry laboratory course and undergraduate research. Future work will include the development of an upper-level integrated laboratory course that will incorporate green chemistry. Since green chemistry is a principle-based approach rather than discipline specific, it works well at different levels of the curriculum. Green chemistry is a powerful curriculum reform tool because it allows for a variety of different approaches. An overview of some of the successes and challenges associated with making curriculum changes at a regional four-year college will include discussion of student recruitment, undergraduate research, institutional support, balancing heavy teaching loads, professional development and networking opportunities. |
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Green Chemistry: State-of-the-Art Symposium for Chemical Educators
1:30 PM-4:55 PM, Wednesday, 13 September 2006 San Francisco Marriott -- Salon 6, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |