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Dr. Rayner-Canham has authored
or co-authored about 50 referred publications in the field
of chemical education together with an additional 50
articles in other publications. He has presented his work at
numerous conferences, particularly those of the Biennial
Conference on Chemical Education.
TEACHING METHODOLOGIES
Dr. Rayner-Canham has always been interested in finding ways
of better conveying teaching concepts. One specific
direction has been in the use of units and in
problem-solving methodologies.
Relevant Publications
G.W. Rayner-Canham, “Innovative Teaching Methods, Part VI:
Memorizing mathematical formulas,” Chem 13 News, 10
(April 1992).
G.W. Rayner-Canham, “Innovative Teaching Methods, Part V:
Solving gas density problems,” Chem 13 News, 3 (March
1992).
G.W. Rayner-Canham, “Innovative Teaching Methods, Part IV:
Solving limiting reagent problems,” Chem 13 News, 3
(February 1992).
G. Rayner-Canham and M. Rayner-Canham, “Innovative Teaching
Methods, Part III: Using strategies and relationships in
mole calculations,” Chem 13 News, 1 (January 1992).
G. Rayner-Canham and R. Doleman, “Innovative Teaching
Methods, Part II: Displaying oxidation number changes using
the ‘ticker-tape’ method,” Chem 13 News, 3 (December
1991).
G. Rayner-Canham, “Innovative Teaching Methods, Part I:
Determining Oxidation Numbers by Deduction,” Chem 13 News,
3 (November 1991).
G.W. Rayner-Canham, “Units That Make It SImple,” Science
Teacher, 52(3), 23-25 (1985).
G.W. Rayner-Canham, “Joule’ Enjoy Using This Metric Unit,”
Science Teacher, 51(2), 24-30 (1984).
HIGH SCHOOL TEXTS
As a result of his long-time involvement with high school
chemistry, Dr. Rayner-Canham was asked to be the senior
author of a pair of chemistry texts, primarily for use in
Ontario schools. These were Chemistry: A First Course and
Chemistry-A Second Course. Having been active in the
development of microscale laboratory methods at his own
institution, he was also the co-author of the Microscale
Laboratory Manual to accompany the texts.
More recently, he was the
senior author of a completely new chemistry text to match
the much-changed Ontario high school chemistry curriculum.
Relevant Publications
G.W. Rayner-Canham, S. Damji and U. Goering,
Addison-Wesley Chemistry 11, Pearson Publishing Co.,
2001.
A. Slater and G. Rayner-Canham, Microscale Chemistry
Laboratory Manual, Addison-Wesley, ON. 1994.
G. W. Rayner-Canham, P. Fisher, P. LeCouteur, and R. Raap,
Chemistry - A Second Course, Addison-Wesley Canada,
ON. 1989.
G. W. Rayner-Canham and A.M. Last, Chemistry: A First
Course, Addison-Wesley Canada, ON. 1987. |
