Getting Started in Pedagogic Research

A new guide has just been published – Getting started in Pedagogic Research within the STEM disciplines edited by Michael Grove and Tina Overton.

Following the National HE STEM Programme, this guide has been produced in response to enthusiasm from those in the STEM sector and those looking for support to undertake pedagogic research.

It promises to be an invaluable guide for those aiming to begin pedagogic research within the STEM disciplines, covering key topics from framing your research questions to securing funding and writing for publication.

Contributions come from George Brown, Lou Comerford Boyes, Sarah Edmunds, Ross Galloway, Duncan Lawson and Joe Kyle.

The guide is available from the University of Birmingham STEM Education Centre.

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CERP is free to access

Recently, we have found out through the Twittersphere, that there may be some confusion about what ‘free to access’ means in relation to access to CERP.

Unlike many others journals, CERP is free to access – at the RSC we believe that support for best practice in chemistry education should be available to all. This does not mean that CERP is free to produce or that its submissions are any lower in quality than those in in subscription journals. Quite the contrary, CERP is a peer-reviewed journal, published to the highest standards and this work is sponsored by the RSC Education Division Council.

We ask you to create an account and login to read and download full articles or comment on a blog post. This is completely free. When you create an account, you help us collect vital information about you, our audience, so that we understand your needs as readers and provide you with the best possible service.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.

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Call for papers – 2013 Theme Issue

The Application of Technology to Enhance Chemistry Education

Scheduled for publication Autumn 2013.

Guest Editors

Michael K Seery and Claire McDonnell

School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin St.,Dublin 8,Ireland.

Call for Papers

Contributions are invited for a themed, peer-reviewed issue of CERP on

 The Application of Technology to Enhance Chemistry Education

 Topics for contribution may include but are not limited to:

  •  Blended learning to support ‘traditional’ instruction (e.g. online resources, wikis, blogs, e-portfolios)
  • In-class technology (e.g. clickers, iPads or equivalent)
  • Online learning (e.g. distance learning initiatives, online collaborative learning, active and interactive eLearning, computer simulations of practical work, modelling software for online learning)
  • Cognitive considerations for online learning (e.g. designing online resources)
  • E-assessment (e.g. formative assessment strategies, automated feedback)
  • Reviews and Perspectives (‘State of play’ of current trends, historical perspective)

Contributions should align with the principles and criteria specified in the recent CERP editorial (Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2012, 13, 4-7). To summarise, there is a requirement that papers provide an argument for some new knowledge supported by careful analysis of evidence; either by reviewing the existing literature, analysing carefully collected research data or rigorously evaluating innovative practice.  

Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be submitted in the format required by the journal using the ScholarOne online manuscript submission platform available through the journal homepage http://www.rsc.org/CERP/. Enquiries concerning the suitability of possible contributions should be sent directly by email to: Michael Seery michael.seery@dit.ie and/or Claire McDonnell: claire.mcdonnell@dit.ie.

Important Dates

Manuscripts should be submitted by 4th January 2013 to be eligible for consideration in the theme issue, subject to authors being able to address revisions without too much delay. Manuscripts received after the deadline can still be considered for the theme issue, but the usual peer review process will not be compromised to reach decisions on publication, and if such articles are accepted for publication too late to be included in the theme issue then they would be included instead in a subsequent issue.

As with other CERP contributions, articles intended for the theme issue will be published as advanced articles on line as soon as they have been set and proofs have been checked, ahead of publication in the theme issue itself.

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All issues of CERP are now on Publishing Platform

All past and current issues of CERP from 2000 onwards are now available here, on RSC’s publishing platform.

University Chemistry Education

You can download UChemEd Volumes 1 – 8  here.

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Chemistry Education Research and Practice Issues 2005 – 2007

Chemistry Education Research and Practice (CERP) is the RSC’s open access journal for researchers and practitioners at all levels of chemistry education.

Issues from 2005-2007 are not yet available on our RSC Publishing Platform, however we are currently working to ensure this content is added shortly.

Access this content now.

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Issues up to 2007

Issues of UChemEd and CERP from 2005-2007 are available from this page. CERP prior to 2005 is available on the University of Ioannina’s website (http://www.uoi.gr/cerp/).

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Issues up to 2007

Issues of UChemEd and CERP from 2005-2007 are available from this page. CERP prior to 2005 is available on the University of Ioannina’s website (http://www.uoi.gr/cerp/).

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