Dalia A. Rifaat, an Adjunct faculty member at the Chemistry department, obtained a BSc from the American University in Cairo, and both MSc and PhD in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Science Cairo University. I have been working in the field of Clinical Chemistry since 1985, My area of research expertise is the extraction of bioactive compounds from Marine algae, I joined AUC in 2007. Teaching General Science, Chemistry labs, Environmental and General Chemistry courses as well. Currently, she is collaborating with Amal Lakany on the delivery of Chemistry and Society (Chem 1003). They are enhancing this course by implementing innovative teaching methods, improving the popularity of the course among non-science students.
Dalia Rifaat
Students Creating Healthy Recipes with Videos
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Interactive techniques in learning have many benefits for instructors and students. I have applied an innovative digital tool (Animoto - video maker) in the science core curriculum course, Chemistry and Society.
Students who are not motivated by presenting their work as a combination of text and photos in a Microsoft Word document were far more engaged in their work when I introduced the innovative video tool Animoto into the science core curriculum course, Chemistry and Society.
As a test case, for one assignment students were asked to apply what they learned from the course to plan and prepare a healthy meal. Students were able to add text, sound and motion effects to their videos. The results obtained from using Animoto were obvious: students enjoyed what they were cooking and at the same time linked their activity to the learning objectives of the course.
The feedback I received suggests that Animoto is a an effective way to measure learning, so I plan to adopt it in my other courses. While some students found it difficult to coordinate shooting the video with their cooking, it is clear that using innovative technologies can be an effective way to evaluate student comprehension of course material.
It was interesting to see what others are doing in different disciplines - Gretchen McCullough
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