Online Teaching in the Course “Organic Chemistry” for Nonmajor Chemistry Students: From Necessity to Opportunity

• Published in: Journal of chemical education Vol. 97; no. 9; pp. 3140 - 3146
• Main Authors: Hermanns, Jolanda, Schmidt, Bernd, Glowinski, Ingrid, Keller, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 08.09.2020; Division of Chemical Education, Inc; American Chemical Society
• Subjects: Balances (scales); CAI; Chemistry; Classrooms; College Science; Computer assisted instruction; Confidence; Correlation; Distance Education; Educational activities; Educational Environment; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Evaluation; Learning environment; Navigators; Nonmajors; Online Courses; Online instruction; Organic Chemistry; Science Instruction; Student Attitudes; Student Satisfaction; Students; Teaching; Teaching methods; Time management; Undergraduate Study; Viruses; First-Year Undergraduate/General; Distance Learning/Self Instruction; Computer-Based Learning; Organic Chemistry

In this communication the development of an online course on the topic “organic chemistry” for nonmajor chemistry students is described and discussed. For this online course, the existing classroom course was further developed. New elements such as podcasts, task navigators, and a forum for discussi...