Visualizing chemistry - IT-based learning in chemistry education
Urbanger M, Kometz A (2014)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Abstract of lecture
Publication year: 2014
Pages Range: 80
Conference Proceedings Title: 12th European Conference on Research in Chemistry Education ECRICE 2014
Event location: Jyväskylä
ISBN: 978-951-39-5744-5
Abstract
Learning chemistry is often difficult for students regarding the contents of this natural science. The reason behind this is mostly the degree of abstraction which is necessary to understand the procedures and functional backgrounds of macroscopic invisible processes. Until now this problem for students is solved by using pre-built and fixed chemical models and the chemical language which is just an array of letters without the subject-specific meaning. To counter this unsatisfying situation it is necessary to find a new way to teach chemistry. Therefore one must consider that in a modern society the use of new media like PCs, Tablet-PCs and Smartphones is very common among today´s students, thus it is necessary and absolutely essential to implement those media in modern schooling. Using this media as a supplement of schooling is nothing new, but using it as an integral component in educational training with a whole new form of teaching is a big challenge. The students have to acquire professional (chemical) expertise in combination with media skills as well, not only in chemistry lessons but interdisciplinary with other subjects like Information-Technology or Art. The aim of a project dealing with these needs and requirements must be the complete inclusion of all aspects of chemistry education and conveyance of skills to depict chemical sub-microscopic processes, involving other needed subjects. The didactics of chemistry of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is designing an educational programme for students using Tablet-PCs, PCs and art materials which let students literally see chemical processes with self-made models, drawings, 3D-models rendered with CAD-programs, role-playings, blogs for exchanging ideas and data, self-designed virtual and physical experiments, tutorials and presentations.
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APA:
Urbanger, M., & Kometz, A. (2014, July). Visualizing chemistry - IT-based learning in chemistry education. Paper presentation at 12th European Conference on Research in Chemistry Education ECRICE 2014, Jyväskylä, FI.
MLA:
Urbanger, Michael, and Andreas Kometz. "Visualizing chemistry - IT-based learning in chemistry education." Presented at 12th European Conference on Research in Chemistry Education ECRICE 2014, Jyväskylä Ed. Lundell J, 2014.
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