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Alison B. Flynn
Researcher at University of Ottawa
Publications - 53
Citations - 1619
Alison B. Flynn is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Teaching method & Chemistry education. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 47 publications receiving 1239 citations.
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Stereocontrolled synthesis of tetrasubstituted olefins.
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Structure and evaluation of flipped chemistry courses: organic & spectroscopy, large and small, first to third year, English and French
TL;DR: Four undergraduate organic chemistry and spectroscopy courses at the first to third year level were “flipped” in 2013–2014, showing a statistically significant improvement in students' grades and decreased withdrawal and failure rates, although a causal link to the new flips cannot be concluded.
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Mechanisms before Reactions: A Mechanistic Approach to the Organic Chemistry Curriculum Based on Patterns of Electron Flow
TL;DR: A significant redesign of the introductory organic chemistry curriculum at the University of Southern California is described in this paper, where the reaction mechanisms and the electron-pushing formalism are taught before students have learned a single reaction.
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The Development and Implementation of a Problem-Based Learning Format in a Fourth-Year Undergraduate Synthetic Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory Course
Alison B. Flynn,Robyn Aryn Biggs +1 more
TL;DR: The fourth year undergraduate synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry laboratory course at the University of Ottawa was transformed from a traditional laboratory format to a problem-based learning (PBL) format as discussed by the authors.
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Students’ interpretations of mechanistic language in organic chemistry before learning reactions
TL;DR: The electron-pushing formalism is part of organic chemistry's language as mentioned in this paper, and students learn reactions according to the pattern of their governing mechanism and in order of increasing complexity.