Teaching Chemical Information:
Tips and Techniques

— August 1998 —

Attachments: Tips for Teaching: Hints for Preparing Assignments

Check to see if the information is still where you think it is.
Editions change!
Recheck your online/web examples each semester or be prepared to ad-lib when things have changed.
Check your local resources. Is the book available?
Does the number of students fit the number of resources?
100 students trying to use a single copy of Merck is difficult.
Plan ahead for reserves, photocopying at the library.
Are the time demands of the exercises appropriate?
Give the students a bail-out point.
E.g. if they get no positive results in 2 hours they should seek help.
Make sure the library is open when students need to use the materials.