Ginevra Clark
Email Address: ginevra@uic.eduCollege: Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: Chemistry
Title: Assistant Clinical Professor, Chemistry
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
This research is focused on developing new laboratory procedures for a variety of courses. Work includes testing and creating new labs, working with faculty to improve focus, and revisions based on laboratory observation. A focus of our work has been to incorporate social justice and cultural competence concepts into science courses.
Project can focus more on developing labs or analyzing pedagogical approach, depending on the student's interests and abilities. Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 8 Qualifications of a Student:
B or higher in General Chemistry and one semester of Organic Chemistry (or Chem 130) required. Interest in teaching. Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Over the course of the semester, the student is expected to:
1. Independently test and optimize laboratory procedures and/or Identify in the literature alternative, related procedures, test them.
2. Identify links to social justice and cultural competence to collaborate with in building these lessons.
3. Write a preliminary lab handout for students and teaching notes for TAs.:
4. Observe the lab in progress; what is and isn't working?
5. Revise materials based on laboratory observations.
6. Analyze students outcomes and do further revisions
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