Live demonstrations have higher impact than tapes or still images. Students likely to appreciate the technique if they see it actually in use. The Teaching SEM is used for these studies by small groups of two or three students, however, the undergraduate classes are trained en masse using the Teaching SEM in a lecture room setting. One lab period spent in lecture theater demonstrating how to use scope. Students can then try out Philips demonstration software on computers in the undergraduate computer labs.
Students can book time on the instrument as part of their laboratory experiments.
Use not limited to set lab classes, may be used for any experiments the students think necessary. School has T1 Internet connection. Use optical microscopy and TSEM to introduce students to basic microscopy. Students personally explore the microstructure of everyday materials. Search out and make samples.