The Chemistry Curriculum: Establishing New Traditions

9450615 Treichel由威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校化学系领导的一个联合体将开发一种新的化学课程，它将包括三个主要组成部分：将普通化学、分析化学和有机化学整合到一个围绕主题的方法建立的两年序列中；在整个课程的所有课程中引入主动学习技术，如合作小组学习、发现学习和计算机辅助教学；并开发各种智力工具，学生可以有效地应用于重大问题，并可以打包并分发给各种机构。来自不同类型机构的大量个人将参加课程规划会议，该会议将产生一大套想法，以制定具体的课程改革。在随后的两个讲习班中，一个较小的小组将选择这些想法中的最佳办法，并制定一项全面课程改革计划。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校在本科生化学教育方面的承诺和卓越的传统，我们吸引许多优秀的化学家/教育工作者作为规划会议的参与者的能力，以及我们既定的传播方式，使我们非常适合进行课程改革。

9450615 Treichel A consortium led by the Chemistry Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will develop a new chemistry curriculum that will have three major components: integrating general, analytical, and organic chemistry into a two-year sequence built around a topic-oriented approach; introducing active-learning techniques such as cooperative group learning, discovery learning, and computer-aided instruction into all courses throughout the curriculum; and developing a variety of intellectual tools that students can apply effectively to significant problems, and that can be packaged and disseminated to a variety of institutions. A large number of individuals representing a wide variety of types of institutions will participate in a curriculum planning conference that will generate a large set of ideas from which specific curriculum reforms can be developed. In two subsequent workshops a smaller group will select the best of these ideas and develop a plan for comprehensive curriculum reform. UW-Madison's tradition of commitment and excellence in undergraduate chemistry education, our ability to attract many excellent chemists/educators as participants in the planning conference, and our established means of dissemination make us uniquely suited to carry out curriculum reform.