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Open Resources for Biology Education (ORBE): A Resource Collection
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Sanah Ahmed; Tiffany Adjei-Opong; Ashley B. Heim; Keenan Noyes; Kelly Schmid; Brian A. Couch; MacKenzie R. Stetzer; Lillian G. Senn; Erin Vinson; Michelle K. Smith; Kira Treibergs – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
In undergraduate life sciences education, open educational resources (OERs) increase accessibility and retention for students, reduce costs, and save instructors time and effort. Despite increasing awareness and utilization of these resources, OERs are not centrally located, and many undergraduate instructors describe challenges in locating…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Science Education, Biological Sciences, Undergraduate Study
Contextual Analysis of Scientific Publications for Advancing Writing Skills (CASPArS): Self-Learning for Science Writing Using Top Scientists' Literature
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Jun Ohata; James D. Martin; Ana Ison – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
Writing is an essential component of scientific activity. As such, it is necessary to develop strategies to provide equitable training opportunities for science writing. In order to provide learners with ways to improve their writing regardless of their language background and/or institutional and departmental environments, this article describes…
Descriptors: College Students, Science Education, Scientists, Writing Skills
CHIMACTIV: An Open-Access Website for Student-Centered Learning in Analytical Chemistry
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Camel, Valérie; Maillard, Marie-Noëlle; Piard, Jonathan; Dumas, Cécile; Cladière, Mathieu; Fitoussi, Gérôme; Brun, Emilie; Billault, Isabelle; Sicard-Roselli, Cécile – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The CHIMACTIV website (http://chimactiv.agroparistech.fr/) offers open educational resources related to analytical chemistry. It addresses a frequently encountered pedagogical issue: How can we encourage students to be more involved in learning during their courses (and especially during lab work) as well as provide a deeper teacher-learner…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Web Sites, Student Centered Learning, Chemistry
A Raspberry Pi Pico Based Low-Cost, Research-Grade, Open-Source Thermal Conductivity Cell Detector for Chemical Laboratory Analysis
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Yuxin Chen; Yuting Wu; Zhengwen Li; Yanyan Zheng; Binhang Yan; Yi Cheng – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The "maker" movement is gaining widespread attention, especially in the field of laboratory education. Here we have built a low-cost, "do-it-yourself", open-source thermal conductivity cell detector (TCD) for chemical laboratory analysis, which is assembled from thermal conductivity gas sensor elements and 3D-printed flow cell…
Descriptors: Costs, Open Educational Resources, Chemistry, Science Laboratories
A Free and Fun Chemistry Resource for Use in Multidisciplinary "Chemistry of Archaeology and Art" Courses: The Cultural Heritage Science Open-Source (CHSOS) Database of Analytical Spectra from Historical and Modern Pigments
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Christopher R. Vyhnal – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
How do cultural heritage scientists and art conservators identify pigments and other painting media in a decorated object or painting, preferably without taking samples that could potentially damage the artwork? A major emphasis in the characterization, authentication, and conservation of works of art and cultural heritage objects is the use of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education, Archaeology, Art Education
Incubators: Building Community Networks and Developing Open Educational Resources to Integrate Bioinformatics into Life Science Education
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Ryder, Elizabeth F.; Morgan, William R.; Sierk, Michael; Donovan, Samuel S.; Robertson, Sabrina D.; Orndorf, Hayley C.; Rosenwald, Anne G.; Triplett, Eric W.; Dinsdale, Elizabeth; Pauley, Mark A.; Tapprich, William E. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2020
While it is essential for life science students to be trained in modern techniques and approaches, rapidly developing, interdisciplinary fields such as bioinformatics present distinct challenges to undergraduate educators. In particular, many educators lack training in new fields, and high-quality teaching and learning materials may be sparse. To…
Descriptors: Information Science, Open Educational Resources, Science Education, Biological Sciences