Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry, namely, the study of Carbon Compounds, has been one of the three foundational pillars of Chemistry on account of it holding the key to understanding the chemical processes involved in giving rise to living organisms, as well as in the synthesizing of organic compounds with desirable properties. This course is aimed at advancing teachers' understanding of the organic chemistry and related concepts, as well as their pedagogical knowledge of teaching organic chemistry. They will also learn about students’ difficulties in these concepts and the ways to deal with them with the help of case studies of student thinking, their understanding, and misconceptions, etc., and will explore resources to address the issues.

Grade Level: 11, 12

Who can join this course?

Teachers, Educator, anyone interested in teaching Chemistry

Course Staff

Subject Lead

Dr.Shamin Padalkar

Module Designing Team

James Mutasingwa, Harieth Hellar, Matobola Mihale, Rweyendera Ngonge

Supported by

Dr. Deepika Bansal

Reviewed by

For Inclusion: Dr. Apoorva Panshikar and Prof. Sujata Bhan

For Content and PCK: Radha Lakshminarayan

TISSx authoring

Dr.Anitha Bellappa, Janani VR

CL4STEM

This module was designed as part of The Connected Learning for STEM Project (CL4STEM www.connectedlearningforstem.org). It aims to build capacities of secondary school teachers in Science and Mathematics to foster higher-order thinking with inclusion and equity. CL4STEM is a South-South collaboration among higher educational institutions to adapt and pilot the CLIx model of TPD developed and implemented in India, (www.clix.tiss.edu) in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Bhutan. CL4STEM modules for teacher professional development are Open Educational Resources and involve teachers in short courses and online communities of practice to enrich classroom practice with Pedagogical Content Knowledge, and understanding of Inclusion.

The knowledge generated from this project has been disseminated to stakeholders in the ministries of education and relevant regulatory and professional bodies to seed it into the policy agenda of these countries. Key insights from this project have been shared with other researchers and opinion leaders in the spirit of creating global public good.

Frequently Asked Questions

What web browser should I use?

The Open edX platform works best with current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari.

How can I access the course on a smartphone?

You can access the course via TISSx app on your Android smartphone. You can install the app from Playstore.

CETE-TISS: CL4STEM OER Organic Chemistry