Dr. Anderson's work is in the area of chemical education, with special emphasis on the use of technology in teaching and learning. His course materials are now delivered entirely over the Web; he uses PowerPoint, Web material, clickers, and other software in the classroom; and he has pioneered the use of generative software for discovery learning in class and in lab. Most recently he has created:

• The Virtual Organic Laboratory, a series of interactive exercises that give students the opportunity to perform reactions and techniques they would not normally experience in the undergraduate laboratory
• The Virtual General Chemistry Laboratory – again, experiments that might not otherwise be possible in a traditional laboratory setting: five involving radioactivity and three involving gas laws
• CHIPS (Chemistry Interactive Problem Solver), a truly interactive program to help general chemistry students learn how to set up and solve problems