Development of E-Learning Modules for Analytical Chemistry

化学测量和仪器科学本科教育的课程材料正在由20个公立和私立博士生授予机构、主要为本科生和少数人服务的机构的教职员工开发和实施。这包括三所历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)和一所西班牙裔服务机构(HIS)。这些材料是关于测量技术和方法的询问和基于问题的模块。在更大的科学问题或问题的背景下使用测量技术和方法的综合背景模块也在开发中。模块设计用于各种形式(例如，课堂活动、家庭作业、实验室项目)，并进行修改以适应教师或机构的特殊需要。许多材料都是由学生以小组互动的方式进行的。参与该项目的机构正在扩大和改进教师的教学专长和学生的学习成果。每年有900多名学生通过培养他们解决问题、独立工作和批判性思维的能力而受益。正在为HBCU和HSIS的教职员工举办讲习班，以培养教员在使用基于探究的电子资源方面的专门知识，并促进项目开发团队以外的材料的利用。在这个项目中开发的材料正在通过美国国家科学基金会资助的分析科学数字图书馆(http://www.asdlib.org/，)传播，这是一个开放访问、同行评议和注释的关于化学测量和仪器的电子资源集合，供分析科学的学生、教师和从业人员使用。

Curricular materials for undergraduate education in chemical measurement and instrumentation science are being developed and implemented by faculty members at 20 public and private doctoral-granting, predominantly undergraduate, and minority-serving institutions. This includes three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and one hispanic-serving institution (HIS). The materials are inquiry- and problem-based modules on measurement techniques and methods. Integrative contextual modules that use measurement techniques and methods in the context of a larger scientific question or problem are being developed as well. Modules are designed to be used in a variety of formats (e.g., classroom activity, homework assignment, laboratory project) and modified to suit the particular needs of an instructor or institution. Many of the materials are designed to be undertaken by students working interactively in small groups. Faculty teaching expertise and student-learning outcomes are being expanded and improved at the institutions involved in this project. Over 900 students a year benefit by developing their ability to solve problems, work independently, and think critically. A workshop is being offered for faculty members at HBCUs and HSIs to develop faculty expertise in the use of the inquiry-based electronic resources and promote the utilization of the materials outside the project development team. The materials developed in this project are being disseminated through the NSF-funded Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL), http://www.asdlib.org/, an open-access, peer-reviewed and annotated collection of electronic resources on chemical measurements and instrumentation for students, instructors, and practitioners of the analytical sciences.