New Perspectives in Science Education
Development of LMS-based Teaching Materials for the Preparation of Chemistry Lab Courses: Principles for the Design of Conducive Learning Environments
Lotte Bautzmann, Department of Chemistry Didactics, Georg-August-University of Göttingen (Germany)
Jennifer Kölling, Department of Chemistry Didactics, Georg-August-University of Göttingen (Germany)
Kai Wolf, Department of Chemistry Didactics, Georg-August-Universität (Germany)
Thomas Waitz, Department of Chemistry Didactics, Georg-August-University Göttingen (Germany)
Abstract
The utilization of learning management systems (LMS) as media for the preparation of chemistry laboratory courses has turned out to be a valuable tool for the training of manual skills [1]. For the design of such LMS-based preparatory courses, a great variety of media tools is available for the most E-learning platforms such as ILIAS, Stud.IP or Moodle including text, (animated) pictures and videos. Additionally, a diversity of interactive tasks can be applied for the construction of formal and informal tests, which are suited to evaluate chemistry specific knowledge, such as the application of chemical and mathematical formulas or questions on the processing of chemical working techniques.
However, the development of an LMS-based environment which is conducive to learning requires the consideration of diverse design principles based on the Cognitive Load Theorie of Multimedia Learning (CTML) which will be presented in some detail [2]. Besides, we will show an example of an LMS-based environment about gas laws (Boyle-Mariotte, Gay-Lussac and Amontons) in which these principles are applied.
[1] K. Wolf, S. Haffer, A. Geuther, H. Barth, T. Waitz, (2012) The Application of Learning Management Systems in Chemistry Teacher Trainees’ Practical Courses, Ninth Multidisciplinary Symposium on the Design and Evaluation of Digital Content for Education, University of Alicante, 149-159.
[2] Clark, R. & Mayer, R. E. (2008). E-learning and the science of instruction (2nd ed). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
