Reflections on chemistry education research, pedagogical innovations, and insights from ongoing academic work.
A student expresses gratitude for an enjoyable semester in a chemistry lab and lecture, appreciating the professor's teaching style and research descriptions.
Celebrating a successful fitness milestone, achieving a weight goal with all health markers in the green, and now aiming for the next ambitious goal of 12% body fat.
A holistic fitness journey toward 12% body fat, combining a strategic keto diet, intermittent fasting, and targeted gym training, with an emphasis on mindful practice, progress monitoring, and community support.
A paper on using participatory action research to explore the impact of AI tools on academic integrity and propose educational strategies over strict legislation has been accepted for the PUPP International Summit.
The AITA Project investigates how university stakeholders perceive and experience the use and misuse of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, and will recommend strategies for ethical engagement.
A challenging core exercise combining vertical leg raises and leg crunches on a pull-up bar, targeting abs, obliques, and hip flexors.
Introducing PEC-LEAP, a new Loyola University Chicago project dedicated to enhancing physical chemistry education through student-centered design and research-driven pedagogy.
A student expresses appreciation for the enthusiastic teaching and engaging learning experience in a General Chemistry Lab B course.
A student expresses gratitude for a hands-on chemistry lab, appreciating the alignment with lecture topics and the opportunity for independent exploration.
Reflections on being selected for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Faculty Fellowship at Loyola University Chicago to advance chemistry education research.
Discussing the relationship between Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and dual-process theories, explaining how SEL strengthens both intuitive (System 1) and reflective (System 2) cognitive processes for improved emotional regulation and decision-making.
Discussing the integration of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) into chemistry education to enhance students' academic performance, collaboration, and ethical decision-making.
An overview of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), detailing its historical development, core competencies, and positive impact on student well-being and academic achievement.
An overview of the five core principles of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and its benefits for academic achievement, well-being, and social competence.
A reflection on a three-day training session focused on finding an authentic voice in social-emotional learning and overcoming self-limiting beliefs.
A detailed workflow for manually exporting Labster grades and importing them into the Sakai Gradebook, including step-by-step instructions for data manipulation in Excel to ensure accuracy and consistency.
A guide to using the LaTeX Beamer class, including a professional template and code snippets for creating structured presentations with equations, figures, and customized text visibility.
A guide to compressing PDF files with Ghostscript and batch-resizing images for optimal LaTeX compilation and smaller output files.
A guide to PDF manipulation in LaTeX, featuring code for embedding PDF files within a document and adding unique, auto-stamped identifiers for each printed copy.
A LaTeX template and code snippets for creating professional, flexible, and functional academic exams and quizzes.