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COURSEWARE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED to facilitate the transfer of knowledge between lecture and laboratory for General Chemistry at the University of Notre Dame. Two courseware projects are described, the first project relying on a tutorial strategy, and the second utilizing tool-based courseware which emphasized modeling and manipulation of simulated representations of chemical systems. Worksheets were also developed during the second project to guide student use of the courseware tools and to emphasize the relation of content presented in the lecture and experiments completed in the accompanying laboratory. Design and implementation of the courseware is discussed as well as a rationale for the development of the worksheet.
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James F. Johnson is Director of the General Chemistry Laboratories for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. His responsibilities include developing and revising laboratory experiments, implementing safety procedures, assisting laboratory staff, maintaining the general chemistry laboratory manual, and developing courseware for the lab curriculum. He received his M.S. degree in chemistry at the University of Notre Dame.
Karen M. Morris is the Chemistry Demonstrator for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. As the chemistry demonstrator, she consults with chemistry instructors about live, hands-on and computer-oriented chemistry demonstrations, and prepares, sets up and cleans up the demonstrations for chemistry classes. Mrs. Morris is also an instructor in the General Chemistry Laboratory and supervises the tutoring program for the General Chemistry course. She received her M. A. degree in curriculum and instruction from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
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Johnson, J.F., Morris, K.M. Courseware is the key: Bridging lecture and laboratory in general chemistry. J. Comput. High. Educ. 8, 109–125 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02948605
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