We welcomed 7 institutional teams to the beautiful campus of St. Mary’s College of Maryland for our first Summer Institute. The teams learned about and incorporated backward curriculum and sense of belonging principles into the development of new inquiry laboratory learning experiences. A key aspect of the CLC Innovators program… Continue reading…
Kelly, M., Rotich, F., Popova, M., Organic Chemistry Students’ Representational Competence in the Context of Chair Conformations. Niles, T., Edmonson, Z., Shi, L., Hilborn, S., Pazicni, S., Popova, M., Symmetry in Course Artifacts: Unveiling Inorganic Chemistry Teaching Strategies. Bhaskar, R., Arevalo, S., Popova, M., Organic Chemistry Students’ Competence with the… Continue reading…
Rotich, F., Ward, L., Beck, C., Popova, M.* Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2024, doi.org/10.1039/D4RP00030G Despite representations’ central role in conveying chemical phenomena, mastering them is not trivial, given the wide variety of different conventions to interpret and use them. Furthermore, instructional approaches and materials may overlook explicit discussion on how students should reason… Continue reading…
Shanna became a PhD candidate and is on track with her program! 🙂 May 31, 2024
Huge congrats to Dr. Fridah Rotich for successfully defending her dissertation in Natural Products Chemistry under the guidance of Dr. Nadja Cech, and in Chemistry Education Research alongside Dr. Maia Popova! We are extremely proud of Fridah’s remarkable achievements at UNCG! May 8, 2024
Welcome to the team!
Welcome aboard!
Shanna has been such a wonderful department citizen and member of the NOBCChE and DEIA committees. Shanna is always very eager to help and support others. She deeply cares about cultivating an environment where everyone is included and respected. She has been one of the leaders of the Student Support… Continue reading…
Lu has proven to be a fantastic team member. She is very knowledgeable and skilled and does a great job completing tasks independently and in collaboration with others. Lu brings a unique blend of expertise in both qualitative and quantitative data analysis. She has been directly involved in mentoring one… Continue reading…
Popova, M., Bridging chemistry education research and practice through research-practice partnerships. Frontiers in Education, 2024, 9:1401835. This perspective article is a call to establish research-practice partnerships (RPPs) to foster collaborations between instructors and education researchers to tune into the needs of practice, share evidence-based practices, and solve modern organic chemistry education… Continue reading…
