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Michael Jansen

ChemEd X lead contributor
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ChemEd X Member since: April 2021

Academic background: BSc (Chemistry), University of Toronto; MSc (Physical Organic Chemistry), Concordia University, Montreal; BEd/OCT, University of Toronto. I recently retired after 36 years of joyful Chemistry teaching and am very much still in the game. I'm a Lead Contributor at ChemEdx; I want to continue to develop and to share resources, with an eye to helping Chemistry teachers and their students. 

Posts

The Value of Microtitrations
// Sunday, June 22, 2025 • Michael Jansen
The purpose of this article is to show how a microtitration can introduce Honors Chemistry students to titrations.
A critical Look at Units
A Critical Look at Units
// Sunday, May 18, 2025 • Michael Jansen
Introduction The proper and consistent use of units throughout calculations is of paramount importance in physical science. This should be inculcated in students from the first day of class. As chemistry educators, we must—without fail—model the proper, consistent use of units and significant figures.1