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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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