Flipped Classroom Using Virtual Lab Technology for Chemistry

Current demands on resources in CSU San Marcos' Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, as well as, planned growth limit the numbers of CHEM 105L sections which can be offered in a face-to-face format. This lab class also continues to be one of the bottleneck courses for the impacted pre-nursing and kinesiology programs on our campus. By switching to a hybrid virtual plus hands-on/take-home lab model for the lab sections we will be able to offer more sections and get students to graduation with less strain on instructional lab space resources. CHEM 105 lecture schedules will need to be coordinated with the revised CHEM 105L lab schedule so this redesign is for both the lecture and the lab components.