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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1997  > February  >
In the Classroom
A Novel Format for Seminar during the Senior Year of the College Chemistry Curriculum
Walter J. Bowyer and Janet A. Kaydos
Department of Chemistry, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456
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February 1997
Vol. 74 No. 2
p. 184
Abstract
A new format for the "senior seminar" is described. Rather than having students and guest speakers present seminars on a miscellany of topics, we find it productive to organize presentations and written papers around a common topic. In addition, the first "presentation" given by each student is actually a student-led discussion. All students in the seminar are required to read the paper being discussed. In the second term, each student gives a formal presentation based upon more extensive literature research. These changes result in more active participation by all students, a continuous reinforcement of the selected topic, and much more lively discussions than we have had in the past.
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*  Citation
 Bowyer, Walter J.; Kaydos, Janet A. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 184.
*  Keywords
 Teaching Techniques, seminar, presentation, literature, discussion
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