Amanda Holton

Background

About Amanda Holton

I am an Associate Professor of Teaching at the University at California, Irvine. Educational interests include flipped class instruction, technology use for large gate-way lecture courses, and student-centered learning in large lecture courses. Experiences in this include running flipped classrooms of 350+ students, with a variety of technology tools. I am also involved in the development of online courses for cross campus implementation while ensuring the same quality education students have in our classrooms. Most recently my interests have lead me to investigating cocurricular options for preparatory courses to improve outcomes in student populations which require additional preparation upon entering the general Chemistry series. I am also the chemistry department representative for CalTeach, and teach CalTeach's Research Methods, an inquiry based methods course that blends STEM majors with an interest in 9-12 grade education. Flipped Class Video "podcasts" Traditional Lecture Videos. Chem 1A: http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/chem_1a_general_chemistry.html Chem 1C: Papers.*He, W, Holton, A.J, Farkas, G, Warschauer, M.(2016) The effects of flipped instruction on out-of-class study time, exam performance and student perceptions. Learning & Instruction, 45, 61-71 Brindley AJ, Martin RW. Effect of divalent cations on DMPC/DHPC bicelle formation and alignment. Langmuir. 2012 May 22;28(20):7788-96. doi: 10.1021/la300885u. Epub 2012 May 8. Shapiro RA, Brindley AJ, Martin RW,Thermal stabilization of DMPC/DHPC bicelles by addition of cholesterol sulfate. J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Aug 25;132(33):11406-7. doi: 10.1021/ja1041012.