Teaching
<<My Teaching Philosophy>>
In Chemistry, as in most science disciplines, students are taught material principally through a discussion of how to solve problems, to overcome this problem, there are some simple skills, which are;
ASKING QUESTIONS
Whether in lecture, discussion sections, laboratories, or individual encounters, questioning is an important part of guiding students' learning. When students ask questions, they are often seeking to shortcut the learning process by getting the right answer from an authority figure.
DISCUSSIONS
Small group discussion sections often are used in large-enrollment courses to complement the lectures.
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
Collaborative learning "is an umbrella term for a variety of educational approaches involving joint intellectual effort by students, or students and teachers together
LABORATORIES
It is hard to imagine learning to do science, or learning about science, without doing laboratory or field work. Experimentation underlies all scientific knowledge and understanding. Laboratories are wonderful settings for teaching and learning science. They provide students with opportunities to think about, discuss, and solve real problems. Developing and teaching an effective laboratory requires as much skill, creativity, and hard work as proposing and executing a first-rate research project.
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE LABORATORIES
Improving undergraduate laboratory instruction has become a priority in many institutions, the lab should be coincident with the lecture or discussion. Before you begin to develop a laboratory program, it is important to think about its goals. Here are a number of possibilities:
· Develop intuition and deepen understanding of concepts.
· Apply concepts learned in class to new situations.
· Experience basic phenomena.
· Develop critical, quantitative thinking.
· Develop experimental and data analysis skills.
· Learn to use scientific apparatus.
· Learn to estimate statistical errors and recognize systematic errors.
· Develop reporting skills (written and oral).
· Practice collaborative problem solving.
· Exercise curiosity and creativity by designing a procedure to test a hypothesis.
· Better appreciate the role of experimentation in science.
· Test important laws and rules.