Course Identification

Title:

Chemistry module: Final project in chemistry education

Code:

20226073

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Ron Blonder

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2022

Semester:

Full Year

When / Where:

Tuesday, 10:00 - 12:00, WSoS, Rm 1

First Lecture:

05/10/2021

End date:

28/06/2022

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Science Teaching (non thesis MSc Track): Seminar; Obligatory; Regular; 4.00 points

Comments

2nd year
on the 2.11.21 the course will be taught at Musher lab 1

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

Participants:

20

Other:

For students in the Rothschild-Weizmann program only

Language of Instruction

Hebrew

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

15%

Seminar:

20%

Final:

65%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

4

Syllabus

The course will focus on conducting an educational project that aims at introducing either an innovative chemistry topic in class or an innovative teaching approach.
The educational project will be evaluated by the students.
In order to design and conduct the educational project the course will introduce:

Selected topics in chemistry.
Guided reading of research papers.
Different approaches for innovative teaching interventions in class.
Development of a teaching project based on the above sections.
Introduction to assessment and evaluation in science education.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course- students should be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in different approaches for innovative teaching interventions in class.
Develop an educational project designed to introduce an innovative chemistry topic in class, or an innovative teaching approach.
Present a new educational project in lucid way in class.

Reading List

N/A

Website

N/A