Use of NMR Spectroscopy to Enhance the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum at Several Institutions

使用核磁共振波谱学来加强多个机构的本科化学课程

• 批准号: 0633346
• 负责人: Robert Chambers
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: George Fox University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-15 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0633346&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Use; NMR; Spectroscopy; Enhance; Undergraduate

Chemistry (12) The goals of this project are to enhance undergraduate student understanding of chemistry using the theory and applications of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to increase student competency with modern chemical technology by providing hands-on experience with a high-field NMR, and to develop a community of chemical educators with faculty from several primarily undergraduate institutions in Northwest Oregon. These goals are being achieved by sharing the use of a high-field (300 MHz) NMR spectrometer with broadband, variable temperature, and autosampling features, housed at George Fox University (GFU), with students and faculty at Warner Pacific College and Corban College. NMR theory and practice are being integrated throughout the chemistry curriculum at GFU according to specific student learning objectives in chemistry knowledge and technical proficiency. Existing experiments and lecture topics are being enhanced and modernized by access to the new NMR spectrometer. Laboratory exercises that emphasize the full range of NMR techniques are being adapted from other sources and added to the curriculum. All NMR topics in the chemistry curriculum at GFU are being added in a carefully designed manner so that discussions build on prior knowledge from previous courses. The curricular changes at GFU also involve participation by the GFU chemistry faculty in an NMR project with Dr. Karl Mueller from Pennsylvania State University. Faculty and students from the other colleges are using the instrument remotely at no cost, and faculty from all of the participating institutions gather to share insights about NMR teaching pedagogy, laboratory experiments, assessment strategies, and training procedures. Project evaluation involves course-specific assessment of NMR theory and practice, the use of NMR-specific assessment tools developed by Dr. Mueller, surveys of alumni regarding NMR technical proficiency and general competence with scientific equipment, laboratory practica that assess student proficiency with the NMR spectrometer, and assessment by an external team of chemistry educators from institutions in the Pacific Northwest.

化学（12）这个项目的目标是提高本科生化学的理解，使用核磁共振光谱的理论和应用，以提高学生的现代化学技术的能力，通过提供高场核磁共振的实践经验，并开发化学教育工作者与教师的社区从西北俄勒冈州几个主要的本科院校。这些目标正在通过共享使用高场（300 MHz）NMR光谱仪与宽带，可变温度和自动采样功能，住在乔治福克斯大学（GFU），与学生和教师在华纳太平洋学院和科尔班学院。 NMR理论和实践正在整合在整个化学课程在GFU根据具体的学生学习目标，化学知识和技术熟练程度。现有的实验和讲座主题正在加强和现代化的访问新的NMR光谱仪。实验室练习，强调全方位的核磁共振技术正在从其他来源改编，并添加到课程。GFU化学课程中的所有NMR主题都是以精心设计的方式添加的，以便讨论建立在以前课程的基础上。GFU的课程变化还涉及GFU化学教师与宾夕法尼亚州立大学的Karl Mueller博士一起参与NMR项目。来自其他学院的教师和学生正在免费远程使用该仪器，来自所有参与机构的教师聚集在一起分享有关NMR教学法，实验室实验，评估策略和培训程序的见解。项目评估涉及NMR理论和实践的特定课程评估，由Mueller博士开发的NMR特定评估工具的使用，关于NMR技术熟练程度和科学设备的一般能力的校友调查，评估学生NMR光谱仪熟练程度的实验室实践，以及来自太平洋西北地区机构的化学教育工作者外部团队的评估。