Active learning materials for molecular and atomic spectroscopy

Abstract

Research studies show that having students work in groups to answer questions or problems is effective at promoting learning. One of the impediments to the utilization of active learning in undergraduate analytical chemistry courses has been the dearth of materials available. In this report I describe a set of active learning materials that cover many of the basic concepts in molecular and atomic spectroscopy that are incorporated into undergraduate analytical chemistry courses. These materials are designed in such a way that they can easily be modified or that only a portion of the materials need be used. Learning objectives, textual material, and an instructor's manual are also provided. All of the materials are freely available through the Active Learning site on the Analytical Sciences Digital Library under the creative commons copyright. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.