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Learn Chemistry changes - v2.0

Learn Chemistry is still just a young thing, but already people are saying "Haven't you grown!" and pinching its cheek. Read on for the latest changes to the RSC's home for chemistry education resources.               




Today, 16th April, a new Learn Chemistry homepage went live.

In our ongoing efforts to make Learn Chemistry your one-stop-shop for chemistry education resources and activities we've given the front of our site a spit and polish, adding functions and links to make it easier for teachers and students of chemistry to find what they're looking for from RSC Education.

If you've not already seen our new site, go now to www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry. [hint: if you still see the old site, hit ‘refresh’ on your browser, or ‘F5’ if on a PC]. We’ve been beavering away behind the scenes to bring you the following improvements:
  • A new homepage, featuring:
    • Simpler resource browse and search panels, including top 5 resources.
    • Links to RSC Education activities, teacher training, and careers advice pages
    • Links to related RSC websites and our popular Chemistry World and Education in Chemistry magazines.
  • Speedier search and browse. Pages load faster and results come quicker.
  • Cleverer search. You’ll no longer have to type a search phrase in speechmarks if you want to prioritise a resource with that exact name or description.
  • A home for Faces of Chemistry. Faces of Chemistry, one of our top resource sets, now has its own page, on which you can browse all the video resources. New videos from BASF will be added very soon!
  • New error pages. You’ll get a softer landing if we have no resources, or you stumble upon a broken page in Learn Chemistry.
  • System maintenance updates. You’ll get prior warning on the homepage when large changes are about to go live.
As always, let us know what you think. Email us at learn-chemistry@rsc.org, with feedback, problems, compliments or complaints!

We'll use your feedback over the next month to continue to make improvements, and sometime soon Learn Chemistry will come of age, discard its training wheels, and lose its 'Beta' tag. Watch this space...
Posted by Duncan McMillan on Apr 16, 2012 2:14 PM Europe/London

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