As students
continue to struggle with the challenges posed by Science in the classroom, the
free online learning and certification provider; ALISON.com has just released
two new free interactive courses on Chemisry to rekindle student’s waning interest
in Science.
The need for well-educated
Science graduates has never been higher.
Economic
development is a goal of all nation-states, and a life necessity for lesser
developed countries. However for
economies and nations to prosper in the 21st century they must be on
the cusp of scientific innovation.
Scientific innovation
rarely begins in the laboratory but rather much earlier than that in the
classroom. Businesses today recognize that for their employees to be on the
cutting edge of innovation they need to be reared on an educational diet of
solid scientific fundamentals. Schools need to develop sound knowledge of Maths
and Science in their students and foster scientific curiosity from a young age.
However in spite of the
obvious advantages of developing sophisticated scientific minds in the
classroom, the education system seems to churn out disinterested students year
on year. Science grades are not increasing but rather falling and at an unsettling
rate.
Educators and educational institutions are
painfully aware of student’s lack of engagement with their studies. However, despite embracing technology in all
other areas of our lives, technology for the most part is absent in the
classroom. Instead of embracing ubiquitous technologies which we use in all
areas of our lives; educators and educational institutions continue to cling to
traditional, staid teaching methods which do little for students and manifest
in poor grades and high failure rates.
Interactive pedagogical technology is beginning
to provide an alternative and is slowly replacing archaic teaching methods.
These technologies capture the learner’s attention and allow interaction with
the subject matter on a different level compared with traditional, antiquated
schooling methods.
While this sophisticated e-learning software is often out of
the financial reach of all but the most privileged, the
free online course provider: www.ALISON.com offers a solution. The social
enterprise provides these technologies for students and teachers alike free of
charge and recently added to their extensive catalogue with the announcement of
three new interactive Chemistry courses.
These
courses educate the learner from basic matters such as the periodic table,
acidic and base reactions to more complex phenomena such as Chromatography and nuclear
fission. The course tutorials allow the learner to grapple with
the subject matter in an interactive and self-paced manner giving students the
confidence and skills to succeed in their final exams in both high school and
beyond.
To access the free ALISON Chemistry courses click on the following
link.
http://alison.com/courses/Chemistry
http://alison.com/courses/Chemistry-1
http://alison.com/courses/Chemistry-2
