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232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006

CHED 527

e-Learning HPLC

Rabin D. Lai, Dennis Saunders, and John Dolan. Academy Savant, PO Box 3670, Fullerton, CA 92834
Interactivity in e-Learning can take several forms. Besides the traditional approach of animation and hyperlinks, the combination of programming and graphic software techniques enables the development of interactive illustrations and simulations for web- and computer-based courses.

Recently developed self-paced e-Learning modules on Liquid Chromatography have been designed to stimulate a high level of focus and comprehension by requiring student interaction with the animations. The application of mathematical scripting with timeline-based graphic output to HPLC education has resulted in instructional material that can significantly aid the explanation of relatively complex concepts.

This presentation will be illustrated with examples of interactive animations and simulations, both numeric and graphic, selected from a series of HPLC e-Learning programs. These may include a multiple-stage Craig apparatus, chromatographic simulators that mimic the changes in a chromatogram when instrumental parameters such as flow rate, particle size and gradient slope are varied, and quiz methods.