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Fraser Scott
@sci-drscott.bsky.social
Reader, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde. Interested in drug discovery and science education. UG Academic Selector.
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Doing hands-on experiments? Use these teaching tips from @sci-drscott.bsky.social to promote curiosity and reflection in your class
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#chatchemistry #stemeducation
September 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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@sci-drscott.bsky.social shares @cerp.rsc.org research on scaffolded approaches, such as the 3-2-1 Bridge and the One-minute paper, to develop metacognitive awareness. Read more ⬇️ edu.rsc.org/education-re...
#cogscisci #edusky
September 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Have you seen the latest...?
👉🏼 Issue 3 is available and has two excellent covers showcasing creativity in chemistry pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
👉🏼 @rsc-eic.bsky.social published an article by @sci-drscott.bsky.social on one of those papers edu.rsc.org/education-re...
July 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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@sci-drscott.bsky.social distils @cerp.rsc.org research on creative exercises – prompts to help you assess students' thinking. Find out more: edu.rsc.org/education-re...
#iteachchem #edusky
Creative exercises to connect concepts in organic chemistry
Learn how to use purposeful prompts to encourage learners to make meaningful connections between newly learned and previously covered ideas
edu.rsc.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Improve learners’ breadth of understanding with creative exercises and @sci-drscott.bsky.social’s teaching tips:
🧪 Use the tool to identify misconceptions
🧪 Identify areas to re-emphasise
🧪 Set as homework or in class for more reliable insights
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#sciteachuk #stemed
Creative exercises to connect concepts in organic chemistry
Learn how to use purposeful prompts to encourage learners to make meaningful connections between newly learned and previously covered ideas
edu.rsc.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Here's this week's round-up!
@wendychem.bsky.social investigates AI in education: edu.rsc.org/feature/the-...
The bright side of making mistakes from @sci-drscott.bsky.social: edu.rsc.org/education-re...
Fizzy drink chemistry: edu.rsc.org/everyday-che...

#scied #chemed
The AI experiment
Wendy Winnard explores how effective generative artificial intelligence is in the chemistry classroom
edu.rsc.org
June 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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How can you make your classroom a safe space for students to learn from their mistakes? @sci-drscott.bsky.social shares research-backed teaching tips 👇 edu.rsc.org/education-re...
#chemed #stemed
May 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Correct learners’ misconceptions and understanding their thinking by noticing what they draw
#teachingtips from @sci-drscott.bsky.social #iteachchem
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#iteachchem
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March 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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A great development!

Read this article from @sci-drscott.bsky.social on improving learning outcomes using PhET simulations: edu.rsc.org/education-re...
April 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In this year’s RSC elections, I'm standing for the position of President of the Education Community. RSC members can vote until May 26th. Please do vote for someone if you are eligible. You can find all the details here: www.rsc.org/news-events/...
RSC Elections 2025: Voting now open for members
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April 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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First citation for my team's recent paper analysing over 1600 chemistry YouTube channels! 🥳
April 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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We’ve excited to join the #chemed community on @bsky.app and to share that 2025’s issue 2 is out now – with two exciting covers. Read it here: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
April 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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#chemed research reveals the importance of learners’ drawing in developing understanding. @sci-drscott.bsky.social explains how this can help in your chemistry classroom
#scied #SciTeachUK
edu.rsc.org/education-re...
March 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The MICER announcement for next year is a good prompt for me to announce that I am starting a small research project exploring the impact of MICER.

If you feel MICER has been of benefit to you, I want to know. Details and link to form: michaelseery.com/what-has-mic...
What has MICER ever done for you? (let me know!)
The hold the date for #MICER25 has just been announced (Edinburgh Napier, 21st May 2025) and it is a good prompt for me to share that I am launching a small research project to explore the impact o…
michaelseery.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
Action Intent Links | Bluesky
Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM