CHED 763 |
| Chemists have long assumed that most undergraduates have little prior experience with literature search and the scientific literature, and so this topic must be included in the undergraduate curriculum. The widespread use of Google search and the increased availability of on-line journals significantly changes this situation. By the time students reach college today they may have done thousands of Google searches and, based on this experience, will have some clear expectations about the search process. How do these preconceptions change teaching about the chemical literature? The basic format of the scientific journal article has been stable for quite some time, but on-line journals are now well established, and this creates new capabilities. What are some of these new opportunities, which of them seem most likely to become permanent, and how will these changes affect the undergraduate curriculum? There are still too many uncertainties to make firm predictions, but at least the rough outline of the future is emerging. |
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Using Social Networking Tools to Teach Chemistry
1:30 PM-4:55 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Oak Alley, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |