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Tan, Song Wei Benjamin; Naraharisetti, Pavan Kumar; Chin, Siew Kian; Lee, Lai Yeng – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The advance of digital technology presents an opportunity to equip students with relevant skill sets as "Scientists of the Future" who are able to utilize knowledge at the interface between various disciplines. In this technology report, an open source programming language is used to automate a simple laboratory experiment commonly…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Computer Science Education
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Sidou, Lais Feltrin; Borges, Endler Marcel – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Principal component analysis (PCA) is one of the most important and powerful methods in chemometrics as well as in a wealth of other areas. Running a PCA results in two main elements, the score plot and the loading plot; the score plot provides the location of the samples, and the loading plot indicates correlations among variables, the trends in…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Arnab, Sylvester; Morini, Luca; Green, Kate; Masters, Alex; Bellamy-Woods, Tyrone – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
This paper discusses the first iteration of Game Changers Programme hosted by Coventry University's Disruptive Media Learning Lab (DMLL), an open game design initiative. The Programme had the goal of facilitating new models of teaching and learning, new practices in cross-faculty learning/ collaboration to make game design and development more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Educational Games, Instructional Design
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Borstler, Jurgen; Hilburn, Thomas B. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2016
Team projects are a way to expose students to conflicting project objectives, and "[t]here should be a strong real-world element...to ensure that the experience is realistic" [ACM/IEEE-CS 2015b]. Team projects provide an opportunity for students to put their education into practice and prepare them for their professional careers. The aim…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Computer Science Education, Instructional Design, Psychological Patterns
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Börstler, Jürgen; Hilburn, Thomas B. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2015
Team projects are a way to expose students to conflicting project objectives, and "[t]here should be a strong real-world element … to ensure that the experience is realistic" [ACM/IEEE-CS 2015b]. Team projects provide students an opportunity to put their education into practice and prepare them for their professional careers. The aim of…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Computer Science Education, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods
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Bagley, James R.; Galpin, Andrew J. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2015
Interdisciplinary exploration is vital to education in the 21st century. This manuscript outlines an innovative laboratory-based teaching method that combines elements of biochemistry/molecular biology, kinesiology/health science, computer science, and manufacturing engineering to give students the ability to better conceptualize complex…
Descriptors: Human Body, Cytology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Visual Aids
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Tracy, Fran; Jordan, Katy – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2012
This paper draws upon the experience of an interdisciplinary research group in engaging undergraduate university students in the design and development of semantic web technologies. A flexible approach to participatory design challenged conventional distinctions between "designer" and "user" and allowed students to play a role…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Semantics, Interdisciplinary Approach