Research on the software I'm looking to start with
Woodfield, B., et. al. (2004). "The Virtual ChemLab project:A realistic and sophisticated simulation of inorganic qualitative analysis." Journal of Chemical Education. Vol 81, Issue 11, pp1672-1678.
http://vchemlab.chem.byu.edu/virtualchemlab/downloads/research-items/jce-inorganic.pdf/view
This article is a publication by the authors of the software that I use of their research into the efficacy of their software and the impressions of some trial users. The software has been updated a bit as they have used this study to guide some improvements in the program.
The more I read about this software, the more excited I get about using it. Their data shows that students really enjoy the open ended nature of it, and it allows me to greatly increase the amount of lab work that I do without increasing the preparation time that is already so cumbersome.
http://vchemlab.chem.byu.edu/virtualchemlab/downloads/research-items/jce-inorganic.pdf/view
This article is a publication by the authors of the software that I use of their research into the efficacy of their software and the impressions of some trial users. The software has been updated a bit as they have used this study to guide some improvements in the program.
The more I read about this software, the more excited I get about using it. Their data shows that students really enjoy the open ended nature of it, and it allows me to greatly increase the amount of lab work that I do without increasing the preparation time that is already so cumbersome.
posted by MJS at 3:12 PM
2 Comments:
Matt,
I am interested in your project. My textbook comes with virtual labs but I can’t install them on the laptops we have. They are pretty cool I wonder what you would think since this is your area of expertise. You can actually download them from this site. http://go.hrw.com/science/hst/virtlab/index.html. I have a free CD on virtual frog dissection. You can get it here: http://froggy.lbl.gov/virtual/ My public library has a RPG called Chemicus which is pretty cool. It is also a little weird. http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Media-Chemicus/dp/B00006JL48. How do your students respond to the virtual labs?
Jessica
I am excited to follow this process with you. I think that simulations can be a great learning tool and our readings this week support this. I would love to see how we can tie this into math so that it would be cross-curricular.
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