Teaching Instrumental Analytical Chemistry in the Framework of COVID-19: Experiences and Outlook

Significant changes in the teaching–learning process have occurred since the appearance of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV 2 coronavirus, due to the limited mobility and closure of university education centers. In this context, essential challenges were presented for teachers and students to finish the academic courses by addressing the programmatic contents without undermining the learning quality. Likewise, the teaching of upper-division undergraduate subjects with a high academic load in laboratory practices represents a greater difficulty since these competencies are acquired in the classroom teaching system. In this communication, the authors present the experiences, difficulties, and results obtained in the teaching of instrumental analytical chemistry and its applications for biological samples analysis, focused on the access to technology, learning of practical skills, and evaluation of student learning of a public university, in the context of COVID-19 disease.