At a Glance

Discipline

  • STEM
  • Chemistry

Instructional Level

  • College & CEGEP
  • University

Course

  • Organic Chemistry

Tasks in Workflow

Social Plane(s)

  • Individual

Type of Tasks

  • Reading
  • Taking a quiz & test

Technical Details

Useful Technologies

  • Online Collaborative Platform

Time

  • Brief segment of class period (< 20 mins)

Instructional Purpose

  • Application & knowledge building

Overview

The aim of this activity is to present the concepts of nomenclature in organic chemistry in a way that encourages self learning and frees up class time by using a flipped classroom approach.

The students are presented with resources (videos and slides) and encouraged to develop their naming skills with a practice quiz drawing on a testbank of questions. It is up to the student to decide when they are ready to attempt the final quiz for marks.

Instructional Objectives

To become familiar with the rules of nomenclature in organic chemistry.

Workflow & Materials

Workflow

Activity Workflow

View on CourseFlow

Contributor's Notes

Benefits
Challenges
Benefits
  • It increases student engagement with the material by allowing them to work at their own pace;
  • It maximizes free time in class.
Challenges
  • The creation of the quiz questions and updating the feedback for questions is time consuming.

Feedback

Leave a comment! Activities get better when we receive feedback and understand how they might be adapted and reused. Please let us know what you think after using this Activity, or if you have questions about how it might be used differently.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *