Comprehensive Physical Chemistry Learning Based on Blended Learning: A New Laboratory Course

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increasing amount of research on redesigning educational models. This paper describes the contents of a new laboratory course on physical chemistry based on blended learning, designed for third-year students in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University. We provided students with digest video materials for flipped learning, a cloud computing environment, and video conferencing tools. These materials enhanced the course contents to facilitate effective education during the pandemic. The results of a questionnaire survey showed that students were delighted with the new course, which comprehensively included experiments, computation, and data science.