Improving student engagement in class to promote student learning is a goal of many instructors in the chemistry classroom. The learner-centered pedagogy of a “flipped classroom” has been explored at all academic levels as a model for improving student engagement. However, this model is not without its criticisms as it favors a well-prepared student of a certain maturity. At North Park University, the GOB chemistry course is taught to a diverse student population, generally early in the academic career for nursing or pre-health students, many of whom would struggle with the fully-flipped model. Here, the use of a semi-flipped method is presented as a modification to the fully flipped classroom. Combined with interactive clicker questions and case studies directed at the health field, this model is attractive to both engage students in the learning process and provide a learning experience that sets students up for academic success in the allied-health chemistry classroom.<br/> <br/>

Strategies to promote engaged learning in the allied-health chemistry classroom

2019 Spring National Meeting

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