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Dorian Canelas

Dorian Canelas

Associate Professor of the Practice of Chemistry
Chemistry
dorian.canelas@duke.edu
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
1223 French Family Science Cen, 124 Science Drive, Box 3236, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works

Learners’ Perceptions and Experiences of Two Chemistry MOOCs: Implications for Teaching and Design

Journal article American Journal of Distance Education · October 2, 2019 Featured Publication Most Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) research studies have focused on students’ demographics, surveys, and retention data, while little attention has been paid to the authentic voices of the learners: the expressions of experiences, perceptions, and emo ... Full text Cite

Transition of Mathematics Skills into Introductory Chemistry Problem Solving

Book section · January 1, 2019 Featured Publication We investigate and discuss the math-chemistry link for a subpopulation of undergraduate learners present at every institution: students who have extremely limited experience with chemistry problem solving or have standardized test math scores in the lowest ... Full text Cite

Cooperative Learning in Large Sections of Organic Chemistry: Transitioning to POGIL

Journal article ACS Symposium Series · January 1, 2019 Featured Publication A brief review of recent literature describing cooperative learning in organic chemistry, and the use of POGIL in particular, is presented. A case study of the steps one instructor took to implement the POGIL pedagogy will be outlined along with instructor ... Full text Open Access Cite