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“Applying for funding is theeasy part - delivering thegoods is far more difficult"

Brian W Woodget(Analytical Scientist – retired?)

Alexis J Holden(University of Central Lancashire)

Order of presentation

How does the title relate to this EYP session?

How did the project evolve?

Strategy following successful application for grant

Plan of work

Issues to be confronted

What has been achieved

Examples from project deliverables

Hindsight is a wonderful thing

Conclusions and acknowledgements

To What Does the Title Relate!

The Development of Software to Support the Teaching & Learning of “Sampling and Sample Pre-treatment”

How Did the Project Evolve?

Lunch after AD ProgrammesCommittee Meeting

LTSN funding available

We both agreed the needto promote the teachingof Sampling & Sample Pre-treatment within

undergraduate analytical science programmes

Result – we applied for fundingto develop a CDrom as a teaching support resource

Additional support for theproject

Success!!

LTSN grant approved

So what do we do now?

Both Alexis & I were convinced that what we had contracted to do was worthwhile and both had a keen interest

In promoting this subject matter

Subject matter would be applicable to many disciplines

Nothing similar was currently available

Main problem was that neither of us had done anything similar before!

Development strategy

Agree content for the CDEssentially 2 sections – Sampling & Sample

Pre-treatment

Content to contain many images and video ifpossible

Development strategy

Agree content for the CDEssentially 2 sections – Sampling & Sample Pre-

treatment

Content to contain many images and video if possible

Identify team members and delegate tasksAlexis Holden (sample pre-treatment)

Brian Woodget (sampling)

Irene Mueller-Harvey (sampling case studies)

Simon Hawkesworth (IT support)

Development strategy

Agree content for the CDEssentially 2 sections – Sampling & Sample Pre-

treatmentContent to contain many images and video if possible

Identify team members and delegate tasksAlexis Holden (sample pre-treatment)Brian Woodget (sampling) Irene Mueller-Harvey (sampling case studies)Simon Hawkesworth (IT support)

Establish learning outcomesPropose plan of work

Learning Outcomes To appreciate the importance of sampling and sample pre-

treatment in the analytical process and to be able tochoose or design an appropriate sampling protocol forindividual samples & analytes

To be able to select an appropriate sampling method forsolid, liquid and gas sampling situations

To be aware of the sources of error associated with allsampling & sample pre-treatment processes

To be able to compare the various types of sample pre-treatment available, identify their advantages anddisadvantages and select that which is appropriate

To acknowledge the health & safety issues associated withsampling and sample pre-treatment processes

Development strategy

Agree content for the CDEssentially 2 sections – Sampling & Sample Pre-

treatmentContent to contain many images and video if possible

Identify team members and delegate tasksAlexis Holden (sample pre-treatment)Brian Woodget (sampling) Irene Mueller-Harvey (sampling case studies)Simon Hawkesworth (IT support)

Establish learning outcomesPropose plan of work

Initially proposed plan of workMonth 1 Month 12

1. Project team meets;2. Development of storyboard for production;

3. Writing of text;4. Trialling of video clips and photography;

5. Formatting of material for appropriate platform;6. Writing of tutorial questions; 7. Compilation of final images and video clips;

8. Writing of multiple choice test; 9. Evaluation of project by students

and staff;10. Submission of report.

Actual plan of workMonth 1 Month 12

1. Project team meets;2. Development of plan of content;

3. Writing of text; 4. Deciding what images and videos required

5. Formatting of material for chosen platform; 6. Compilation of final images and video

clips; 7. Submission of interim report.

Plan of content - Alexis

Sampling

Sample Pretreatment

Sample pretreatement

Definitions & Equations

Why needed?

The Options Optimisation

Which method (flow chart)?

Flow chart with items linked to other parts of the site

Examples

Parameters which need optimising

Ashing Extraction Digestion

Dry Plasma

Examples

Examples

The basics Fusion Acid

Examples Hotplate Microwave

Online

Examples

Examples

Examples

SLE GAS LLE The basics

Traditional Microwave Other

SPE SPME

Explanation

examples

examples

AJHolden, September 2003

Plan of content - Brian

Introduction to sampling

Sampling approaches& terminology

Sampling of solidmaterials

Maximising accuracy& reliability in

sampling

Sampling of liquidmatrices

Sampling of gases& aerosols

Issues to be confronted

Written material – consistency ofapproach/presentation – level?

Issues to be confronted

Written material – consistency of approach/presentation– level?

Incorporation of video clips – capability of shootingthese ourselves?

Issues to be confronted

Written material – consistency of approach/presentation– level?

Incorporation of video clips – capability of shooting theseourselves?

What lends itself to animation?

Issues to be confronted

Written material – consistency of approach/presentation– level?

Incorporation of video clips – capability of shooting theseourselves?

What lends itself to animation?

Do we need to develop a platform for delivery or canwe use one that is already available?

Issues to be confronted

Written material – consistency of approach/presentation– level?

Incorporation of video clips – capability of shooting theseourselves?

What lends itself to animation?

Do we need to develop a platform for delivery or can weuse one that is already available?

How is it all going to link together?

Issues to be confronted

Written material – consistency of approach/presentation– level?

Incorporation of video clips – capability of shooting theseourselves?

What lends itself to animation?

Do we need to develop a platform for delivery or can weuse one that is already available?

How is it all going to link together?

What are we going to do with the final product andwho will own the copyright?

Issues that emerged

Timescale for delivery and amount of workinvolved – everything began to take farlonger than anticipated

Issues that emerged

Timescale for delivery and amount of workinvolved – everything began to take far longerthan anticipated

Initial attempts at making videos looked veryamateurish - became aware of ourlimitations

Issues that emerged

Timescale for delivery and amount of workinvolved – everything began to take far longerthan anticipated

Initial attempts at making videos looked veryamateurish - became aware of our limitations

Support staff decided to move jobs!

Issues that emerged

Timescale for delivery and amount of workinvolved – everything began to take far longerthan anticipated

Initial attempts at making videos looked veryamateurish - became aware of our limitations

Support staff decided to move jobs!

The day job needed to take precedence!

So what has been achieved to date

A very professional delivery platformA comprehensive coverage of “Sampling”

presented at an appropriate level forundergraduate students

Three sampling case studiesA structured layout for the coverage of

“Sample Pre-treatment” with somematerial gaps.

Video clips taken from existing commercialvideos and digitised with permission

Structure of the Resource

The resource is divided into 3 main sections:

Overview - also contains all generic elements Sampling - divided into 7 chapters Sample Pretreatment - divided into 6 chapters

The application has been created in HTML using Macromedia Dreamweaver MXTM.

Digital video clips are provided in MPEG format

Each part of the content is presented as an separate pagewith pictorial header. The teacher or learner

can navigate the resource via the contents list or the icons

Some sections may be followed in a linear fashion via buttonsat the bottom of the page

The main bulk of the material on the CDrom is contextualmaterial associated with the the topic areas of Sampling and Sample Pre-treatment

Definitions and Equations given within these sections are highlighted in coloured boxes, to emphasise their importanceand then repeated in a separate section accessible from theicon bar or the content list. Example:

Definition of ‘representative sample’A portion of a material taken from a consignment and selectedin such a way that it possesses the essential characteristics of

the bulk.

Use of ImagesThe resource material is supported by the use numerous

images.

Black & white line diagrams have been enhanced by the use of colour.

Photographs, have been used to introduce real-life situations, together with a small number of video clips

Where possible, text material have been replaced by structured diagrams.

Sampling of molten metals

Gas sampling vessels

Sampling from conveyor belts

Cyclone type personalsampler

Examples of colourenhanced diagrams

Diagram of an ASE system

Sampling of Brazil nuts for mycotoxins Grab sampler for sediments

Core sampling of peat

Watersamplerfor use

with deep oceans

Examples of photographs

Example of structured diagram

Examples from projectdeliverables

Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

When starting a project of this magnitude one needs to:

Rein back one’s enthusiasm to match capability Assess realistically the time required to develop the resource Decide on a platform for delivery Be aware of the copyright issues Have clear objectives of what is to be achieved Be aware of the need for wide accessibility

Thanks to friends

J D David John

Helen

ConclusionsA resource, albeit unfinished at the present time, has beendeveloped which it is hoped will prove useful in persuadingmore teachers to include the important topic areas of‘Sampling’ and ‘Sample Pretreatment’ in their undergraduatecurricular.

It is intended that the resource will be applicable to students ofChemistry, Biosciences, Environmental Sciences, Geology. Itcould also prove useful to researchers and industrial analyticalscientists.

Once completed the resource will be trialled by a number ofUniversity Departments in the UK and the results publishedin an education or analytical journal.

Acknowledgements

Dr Irene Mueller-Harvey (University of Reading)Dr Simon Hawkesworth (University of Central Lancashire)

LTSN for financial supportACTF

John Wiley and sonsRSC Publications for permission to use

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