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Being the professional visual software for the refinement of small molecular crystal structure, ShelXle has a large number of users among college groups. Due to the lack of literature reports on the using and research of ShelXle at home and abroad nowadays, many teachers and students were puzzled on how to deal with the problems encountered in the process of refinement using ShelXle. In this paper, the development backgrounds, the basic and special functions and the using method of ShelXle are presented in detail. Combined with several cases and compared with other visual software, its technical superiorities in the refinement of small molecular crystal structures were analyzed, and some suggestions about enhancing its refinement effect were also illustrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the teaching of Structural Chemistry, the diversity, complexity and abstract nature of crystal structures augment the instructional challenges. This paper delineates the author's pedagogical approach in teaching practice, predicated on the symmetry of crystal structures, following a concrete-abstract-concrete thematic thread, and centering on "extracting commonality-delving into typicals-deriving individuality" to expand the educational methodology in construct a knowledge graph of crystal structures. The specific approach commences with the close-packing of equaldiameter spheres and their void types/distributions as the commonality starting point, progresses through void-filling models to ascertain typical crystal structures, and employs substitution/addition/removal/derivation techniques to establish the crystal structures of specific substances with diversity, thereby forming a knowledge graph with intuitive and contextual relationships. It can deepen students' comprehension of the commonality and individuality in crystal structure education, achieving the purpose of knowledge understanding and transferable application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper provides a brief overview of the blended learning approach in structural chemistry at Peking University, as well as details on the small-group discussion sessions focused on the topic of "lattice structures and properties of crystals". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]