The Mechanisms app Development of a new learning tool for active learning

Testing of the prototype with chemistry professors and students 
There was one metric for the success of Phase I development: support from 
college faculty to use the product with their organic chemistry students. As 
defined in the Phase I technical objectives, a successful prototype would garner 
a positive recommendation from at least 50% of the group of faculty we planned 
to survey and interview. A group of twenty-five faculty and instructors were 
recruited to use the app on own their own device and complete a survey and 
video-conference interview. Of the twenty-five-faculty surveyed, twenty-three 
said that they would recommend the product to their students, indicating that the 
Phase I criterion had been met and providing encouragement for the Phase II 
grant proposal
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The instructor interviews yielded more detailed information about specific uses 
the twenty-three faculty envisioned for the product, and the reasons why two 
faculty would not recommend its use. The interviews also provided insight into 
what elements of the product they enjoyed and did not enjoy, as well as 
suggestions for future development. These comments fell into three categories: 
technical, chemical, or pedagogical. Technical comments were about the 
performance of the product. Chemical comments were regarding the way 
chemical phenomena were represented in the product. Pedagogical comments 
pertained to the utility of the product as a teaching and learning tool.

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The interview participants represented a wide range of educational institutions. 
Most were schools and universities, although several instructors identified their 
current institution as private, for-profit entities. The participants’ affiliation 
included twelve institutions in the United States, eight in the United Kingdom 
and one each from Canada, France, and Thailand were also represented by the