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ABCs of Education and Professional Development in Analytical Science


Column Editors Elizabeth R. Nye, Jill Robinson and Martin Vogel invite you to read the most recent contribution from 2023:

Randon, J., Dugas, V. & Demesmay, C. Reduce cognitive overload with systemic cause-effect relation maps to teach and learn chromatography (this opens in a new tab)


General description:


ABCs of Education and Professional Development in Analytical Science is a forum for articles that describe educational innovations or activities designed to advance the professional development of analytical and bioanalytical chemists or that help people better manage their careers and build the skills to thrive in their careers. Articles may describe classroom and laboratory experiences or pedagogies that enhance learning outcomes and the professional development of undergraduate and/or graduate students. Articles describing innovative departmental or system-wide approaches to the teaching of analytical chemistry or preparation of students for careers in analytical or bioanalytical chemistry are appropriate. Opinion pieces on aspects of education and professional development are welcomed. Submission of manuscripts is similar to the process for research manuscripts. Decisions on publication involve a peer-review process.

We believe that ABCs of Education and Professional Development in Analytical Science has been an outstanding forum for the dissemination and discussion of educational topics and professional development among analytical and bioanalytical chemists. We look forward to our role in continuing this important component of ABC.


Read all contributions published in 2023:

Musgrove, A. “Buddy check” peer observation activity for hands-on learning in analytical chemistry laboratories (this opens in a new tab)

Bergquist, J., Emmer, Å., Farbrot, A., Turner, C. Research and education in analytical chemistry — industrial and academic perspectives from a survey conducted in Sweden (this opens in a new tab)

Read all contributions published in 2022:

Lucy, C.A., Ries, K.R., Mensinger, Z.L. Resources to bring diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect into analytical chemistry classrooms (this opens in a new tab)

Largy, E., Alies, B., Condesse, G., Gaubert, A., Livingston, T., Gaudin, K. Teaching with simulation tools to introduce the basics of analytical chemistry instrumentation (this opens in a new tab)

Kovarik, M.L., Robinson, J.K., Wenzel, T.J. A new resource to help instructors incorporate active learning into analytical chemistry courses (this opens in a new tab)

Sanchez, J.M. Are basic laboratory skills adequately acquired by undergraduate science students? How control quality methodologies applied to laboratory lessons may help us to find the answer (this opens in a new tab)

Schwarz, G., Bleiner, D., Günther, D. On video lectures during remote teaching and beyond (this opens in a new tab)

Wenzel, T.J. Looking back, looking forward: reflections on my teaching career and the ABCs of education and professional development column (this opens in a new tab)

Regular contributions in 2021:

Garza, L., Jones, M., Craven, C.B. et al. 3D printing lifts the lid on black box instruments (this opens in a new tab)

Flood, A.H., Skrabalak, S.E., Yu, Y. Individual development plans — experiences made in graduate student training (this opens in a new tab)

Esmonde-White, K. Becoming better trainers for our learners (this opens in a new tab)

Cocovi-Solberg, D.J., Miró, M. 3D printed extraction devices in the analytical laboratory - A case study of Soxhlet extraction (this opens in a new tab)

Saffell-Clemmer, W. Beyond the bench: skills needed for success in the pharmaceutical industry (this opens in a new tab)
 

SERIES ESPECIAL in 2021 featuring teaching analytical science during the pandemic in order to support instructors in preparing their courses:

Morales-Cruz, Á.L., Ortiz-Andrade, B.M., Del Pilar-Albaladejo, J. et al. Remote pandemic teaching in quantitative and instrumental chemical analysis courses at a Hispanic serving institution (this opens in a new tab)

Cavinato, A.G., Hunter, R.A., Ott, L.S. et al. Promoting student interaction, engagement, and success in an online environment (this opens in a new tab)

Venton, B.J., Pompano, R.R. Strategies for enhancing remote student engagement through active learning (this opens in a new tab)

Destino, J.F., Gross, E.M., Niemeyer, E.D. et al. Hands-on experiences for remotely taught analytical chemistry laboratories (this opens in a new tab)

Heiss, E.M., Oxley, S.P. Implementing a flipped classroom approach in remote instruction (this opens in a new tab)

Contributions published in 2020:

Susan D. Richardson: Coming to academia through the “back door” (this opens in a new tab)
Wenzel, T.J., Niemeyer, E.D.: Instituting a group component to a final exam (this opens in a new tab)
Miranda-Castro, R., de-los-Santos-Álvarez, N. Engaging in analytical chemistry in review classes: contests based on TV shows as fun evaluable checkpoints. (this opens in a new tab)

Enjoy browsing articles published 2013 - 2019:

N. Gros: Two different approaches to an analytical chemistry laboratory practical: wider and shallower or narrower and deeper? (this opens in a new tab)
Ivo Leito et al.: EACH (Excellence in Analytical Chemistry), an Erasmus Mundus Joint Programme: progress and success (this opens in a new tab)
Kyril M. Solntsev et al.: Isolation of biologically active compounds from mangrove sediments (this opens in a new tab)

G. Gauglitz: Analytical evaluation of sensor measurements (this opens in a new tab)
M. L. Kovarik, C. R. Harrison, T. J. Wenzel: Successfully navigating the early years of a faculty position (this opens in a new tab)
R. Salzer: Smartphones as audience response systems for lectures and seminars (this opens in a new tab)
F. Ponikwer, B. A. Patel: Implementation and evaluation of flipped learning for delivery of analytical chemistry topics (this opens in a new tab)
R. M. Georgiadis, K. Streu, N. C. Lee: Cutting the cord: virtual machines for real instrumental analysis not just at the instrument (this opens in a new tab)
S. Gao et al. : Application of problem-based learning in instrumental analysis teaching at Northeast Agricultural University (this opens in a new tab)
T. Shekhovtsova: Current state of analytical chemistry teaching in Russian universities (this opens in a new tab)
T. J. Wenzel: Active learning materials for teaching electrochemistry (this opens in a new tab)
Sherry Gao et al.: Particulate matters: student-led air quality research in the third-year environmental chemistry classroom and the field (this opens in a new tab)

Rose Matilainen, et al.: Reconstruction of undergraduate analytical chemistry laboratory course (this opens in a new tab)
Penny J. Beuning: Research skills and ethics: the 20-year evolution of a professional development graduate course (this opens in a new tab)
Anna G. Cavinato: Challenges and successes in implementing active learning laboratory experiments for an undergraduate analytical chemistry course (this opens in a new tab)
David C. Stone: Should students be graded on accuracy and precision? Assessment practices in analytical chemical education (this opens in a new tab)
Charles A. Lucy: Experiences and benefits of a career development course for undergraduate chemistry students (this opens in a new tab)

M. Kovarik: Use of primary literature in the undergraduate analytical class (this opens in a new tab)
K. B. Thurbide: Incorporating analytical research experience into the undergraduate curriculum (this opens in a new tab)
A. M. Stalcup: Some ruminations on graduate students (this opens in a new tab)

A. M. Stalcup: Surviving toxic work environments (this opens in a new tab)
J. Popp, M. Reichenbächer: Competition in structural analysis—old wine in new skins (this opens in a new tab)
Kimberley A. Frederick: Using forensic science to teach method development in the undergraduate analytical laboratory (this opens in a new tab)
J. Ruiz Encinar et al.: Linking analytical chemistry Master’s programs: the Franco (Pau)—Spanish (Oviedo) case (this opens in a new tab)
C. R. Harrison: The use of digital technology in the class and laboratory (this opens in a new tab)
M. M. Cooper: Evidence-based reform of teaching and learning (this opens in a new tab)
S. O. Fakayode: Guided-inquiry laboratory experiments in the analytical chemistry laboratory curriculum (this opens in a new tab)
R. Salzer: Educating tomorrow’s chemists (this opens in a new tab)
S. Zhang, X. Zhang: Teaching analytical chemistry in China: past, present, and future perspectives (this opens in a new tab)
T. J. Wenzel: Active learning materials for molecular and atomic spectroscopy (this opens in a new tab)
R. Salzer et al: Education and careers of European analytical chemists (this opens in a new tab)
I. Leito, I. Helm, L. Jalukse: Using MOOCs for teaching analytical chemistry: experience at University of Tartu (this opens in a new tab)
M. Montes-Bayón, J. Kneipp, U. Panne: Report on KOSMOS Summer University at the School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof (Berlin): limits and scales in analytical sciences (this opens in a new tab)
D. J. Cocovi-Solberg, M. Miró: CocoSoft: educational software for automation in the analytical chemistry laboratory (this opens in a new tab)
P. D. P. Taylor et al.: A summer school where master students learn the skills needed to work in an accredited analytical laboratory (this opens in a new tab)


ABC's of Teaching Analytical Science

Articles published before 2013:

Column Editors: Cynthia K. Larive and Reiner Salzer

Jill K. Robinson: Project-based learning: improving student engagement and performance in the laboratory (this opens in a new tab)
Paul C. Yates: New strategies for teaching maths to chemistry students (this opens in a new tab)
Heather A. Bullen: Student-driven independent research projects: developing a framework for success in analytical chemistry (this opens in a new tab)
G. Horvai: Teaching bioanalytical methods in a BSc analytical chemistry course (this opens in a new tab)
Jérôme Randon: Master’s degree: from analytical science to process analytical technology (this opens in a new tab)
Gerhard Schlemmer: Industrial research and development for instrumental analytics: requirements, skills, strategic objectives (this opens in a new tab)
J. E. T. Andersen, D. Thorburn Burns, P. Hu: Basic mathematics and physics for undergraduate chemistry students according to the Eurobachelor® curriculum (this opens in a new tab)
Paulo Rogério Miranda Correia: The use of concept maps for knowledge management: from classrooms to research labs (this opens in a new tab)
Hitoshi Watarai: An overview on education of analytical chemistry in Japan (this opens in a new tab)
Reiner Salzer: Changing careers in chemistry (this opens in a new tab)
M. I. Karayannis, C. E. Efstathiou: Self-assessment and controlled examination in analytical chemistry by use of the EChemTest (this opens in a new tab)
Mark B. Jensen: Using LabVIEW to demonstrate instrumentation principles (this opens in a new tab)
Petra Mischnik: Learning chemistry—the Agnes-Pockels-Student-Laboratory at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany (this opens in a new tab)
Thomas J. Wenzel: Active learning materials for equilibrium chemistry and separation science (this opens in a new tab)
David Harvey: Analytical Chemistry 2.0—an open-access digital textbook (this opens in a new tab)
Alexander Scheeline : Teaching in Hanoi – good mornings in Vietnam (this opens in a new tab)Ivo Leito, Anneli Kruve: “Measurement Science in Chemistry” consortium – a new force in analytical chemistry higher education in Europe (this opens in a new tab)
Ioannis A. Kozaris: Platforms for e-learning (this opens in a new tab)
Evangelia A. Varella: E-learning in applied instrumental analysis: the example of cultural heritage preservation (this opens in a new tab)
Cynthia K. Larive: The Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL) (this opens in a new tab)
Lawrence Quarino, Thomas A. Brettell: Current issues in forensic science higher education (this opens in a new tab)
Susan V. Olesik: Source outreach: an important endeavor for active scientists (this opens in a new tab)
Reiner Salzer: Master programs in analytical chemistry (this opens in a new tab)
Michael Samide, Olujide Akinbo: Theme-based modular approach for delivering the undergraduate analytical chemistry curriculum (this opens in a new tab)
P.R. Griffiths: Whither “quant”? An examination of the curriculum and testing methods for quantitative analysis courses taught in universities and colleges in the Western USA (this opens in a new tab)
Victoria McGuffin: Teaching research ethics: it takes more than good science to make a good scientist (this opens in a new tab)
Cynthia K. Larive: A picture is worth a thousand words: animations and simulations in the teaching of analytical science (this opens in a new tab)
Maria Cruz Ortiz: Teaching chemometrics (this opens in a new tab)
Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena: Teaching analytical atomic spectroscopy advances in an environmental chemistry class using a project-based laboratory approach: investigation of lead and arsenic distributions in a lead arsenate contaminated apple orchard (this opens in a new tab)
Heather A. Bullen: Teaching surface characterization to undergraduates (this opens in a new tab)
Martin Vogel: Diversity and comparability—towards a common European Higher Education Area (this opens in a new tab)
Cynthia K. Larive, Ewa Bulska: Tips for effective poster presentations (this opens in a new tab)
Ewa Bulska: Good oral presentation of scientific work (this opens in a new tab)
Alanah Fitch et al: Sharing instrumentation globally (this opens in a new tab)


Building a Professional Career

Articles published before 2012

Column Editor: John Fetzer

Sara Shinton: #betterconnected—a perspective on social media (this opens in a new tab)
Damià Barceló: Experiences as visiting professor at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Building a professional career: reflecting on evolution (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: You never know enough, let alone know it all (this opens in a new tab)
Geraldine Richmond: The sporting nature of science (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Expert texpert – analytical chemists as legal witnesses (this opens in a new tab)
Apryll Stalcup: The mechanics of granting tenure: suggestions for academic departments (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: The schizophrenia of the administrative path (this opens in a new tab)
Julie A. Stenken, Anna M. Zajicek: The importance of asking, mentoring and building networks for academic career success - a personal and social science perspective (this opens in a new tab)
Robin Henderson: Outcome and output-focused research: selling your research in difficult times (this opens in a new tab)
Patricia Ann Mabrouk: Practical and effective networking (this opens in a new tab)
Sara Shinton: Career break, not career broken (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Quick, efficient, effective? Meetings! (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: How to use time more efficiently (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Roles and responsibilities of graduate students and post-docs (this opens in a new tab)
Sara Shinton: Switching on lightbulbs — Stimulating your creativity (this opens in a new tab)
P.A. Mabrouk: Everything you ever wanted to know about awards (this opens in a new tab)John Fetzer: Improving performance reviews (this opens in a new tab)
Emil Chuck: Successful collaboration and mentoring (this opens in a new tab)John Fetzer: Experiences at a small startup (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Bad blood in the laboratory – conflicts and how to avoid or resolve them (this opens in a new tab)
Sara Shinton: Rewarding and recognizing researchers (this opens in a new tab)
Patricia Ann Mabrouk: Promotion from associate to full professor (this opens in a new tab)
Wil Weston: Navigating a scientific job market and how the library can help (this opens in a new tab)John Fetzer: Is your network robust? (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Reinventing yourself: marketing the experienced chemist in today’s jobmarket (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Writing an eye-catching, high-impact paper (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Being an effective reviewer (this opens in a new tab)
John Fetzer: Dealing with reviews – the work of getting your paper accepted (this opens in a new tab)

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