These materials on chemical equilibrium are designed to spark an active learning environment in the classroom. Materials can be downloaded and modified to fit particular learning goals.
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Designed as a faculty resource on separation science, with a particular emphasis on chromatographic separations. The published materials focus on active learning but may be modified to fit any curricular pedagogy. Materials include a text, sample problems, and an instructor's manual.
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This website by the publishing giant Houghton Mifflin provides a concise and useful overview of problem-based learning (PBL) intended for K-12 educators. It provides an overview of the educational theory behind PBL and discusses implementation of the method with specific application to the social sciences.
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Excellent article on problem-based learning that is an invaluable resource for interested instructors. The authors review the literature on problem-based learning (PBL) and provide examples for the biology classroom. The article includes a discussion of strategies for application of PBL in large enrollment courses. It also summarizes assessment data and provides a rich bibliography.
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This webpage authored by a Biology Professor from the University of Delaware in 1996 addresses the question of how one might adapt the problem-based learning approach for use in a large classroom setting. The page contains no links. The information may be useful to all teaching faculty concerned with this question.
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In this paper, the authors have information about a real world situation that can be used as a context to situate the lab and this is the main contribution of the paper. Their collaboration with Delta is an excellent example of using local industry to authenticate the problem. While there are not too…