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My name is Dr. Shawn Shields and
I am a Professor of Chemistry

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at Germanic Community College
in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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I teach introductory chemistry.

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I also teach general chemistry
and organic chemistry.

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So I ultimately ended
up choosing Knewton Alta

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for my chemistry
courses, in particular,

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Introductory in General
Chemistry, because I

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love that adaptability.

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Basically, Knewton Alta
was like a personal tutor

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for my students.

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And I know that all of them
can achieve 100% mastery,

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which is very
motivating and makes

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them feel like they're going
to be successful in the course.

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And they are successful
in the course.

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So that's really the biggest
reason and my biggest motivator

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for choosing Knewton Alta.

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What I like most about using
Knewton Alta in my classes

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is how much it
helps my students.

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I really love seeing students
who are anxious and concerned

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about chemistry.

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They find out that
they are getting

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help, not only from me
but also from Knewton

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Alta and the adaptive nature.

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They can get those
foundational concepts

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and they can be successful.

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They can earn 100%
on their homework.

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Also, another thing that
I really love about it

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is that, because I can pinpoint
where my students are having

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trouble and I can find
those knowledge gaps,

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I can really address those
more in a just-in-time manner.

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And so it really helps me
keep a finger on the pulse,

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shall we say, of my
class and how they

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are doing with the material.

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