Innovator James H. Burness James H. Burness Professor of Chemistry York Campus 1031 Edgecomb Ave. For the most part, the problem corresponds to the course material we are considering at the time. For example, one of the sites, The Web Elements Periodic Table, is based in Sheffield, England, and was created by Dr. Mark Winter. This comprehensive site is used several times in the course for some of the Problems of the Week. I wanted to make Chem 12 more active and collaborative in nature, even for a class size of 80 or so.
Chemistry can be dull if only taught in the lecture format.
Innovation Results I administered a questionnaire after two different semesters of the course. The majority of students felt that they had learned more using this WWW implementation of Chem 12 than they would have otherwise, and almost all students felt that the course structure should not be changed in the future. The next logical extension would be to create an analogous WWW site for the second half of the course, Chem 13. I would recommend to others that they either try my WWW-based course, using my assignments, or develop their own. The group work is invaluable.