Creation of an online stoichiometry course that melds scenario based
leaning with virtual labs and problem-solving tutors
Closing comments
We hope the above gives some insight into the motivations for this online course and the rationales
for its various features. We welcome your comments and look forward to the conference discussion.
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge support for this work from the National Science Foundation and the
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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