DAY 1 SUNDAY: | WELCOME! |
5:30 PM | DINNER AND WELCOME The Old German In the cellar of the Grizzly Peak Brewing Company 120 W Washington St 734-741-7554
Meet in North Quad lobby at 4:45 PM to pick up badges and walk or drive there |
| Evening Sessions: CHEM 1706 |
7:30 | Introductions |
8:15 | Introduction to Learning Object (LO) design using Understanding by Design – Joanne Stewart, Hope College
Small group sharing of learning object ideas |
HW | Read paper for tomorrow's literature discussion |
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DAY 2 MONDAY: | GETTING TO KNOW VIPEr; UNDERSTANDING LOs, INTRODUCTION TO ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY |
| Morning Sessions: CHEM 1706 |
8:30 AM | Daily Preview, getting everyone settled in and connected to technology – Joanne |
9:00 | Overview of LOs – Features, commenting, favorite-ing. Participants favorite LOs they’d like to teach (not enough time but want this and mechanics before they work on LOs) – Sheila Smith, UM Dearborn |
10:15 | Mechanics of posting an LO – Chip Nataro, Lafayette College |
10:45 | BREAK |
11:00 | Back to Grad School Session 1 – Electron counting via CBC – Chip |
12:00 PM | LUNCH by Pizza House CHEM 1706 |
| Afternoon Sessions: CHEM 1706 |
1:00 | Back to Grad School Session 2 – Whirlwind review of organometallic chemistry – Adam Johnson, Harvey Mudd College |
2:00 | Teaching a literature discussion LO – Chip |
3:00 | BREAK |
3:15 | Developing a rubric for a learning object – Joanne |
4:00 | Time to work on Individual Learning Objects (prizes for first LOs posted) |
5:30 | Preparing your group to “Ask the Expert” – Sheila |
5:45 | DINNER on your own |
HW | All Participants Post your LO to VIPEr Read Sanford and Ozerov papers
Sanford and Ozerov groups Meet and prepare preliminary questions for talk/literature discussions. The student lounges in the dorm are available from 7-11 PM. |
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DAY 3 TUESDAY: | TEACHING INORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
Hawaiian shirt day (in honor of Omet GRC) - optional | |
| Morning Sessions: CHEM 1706 |
8:30 AM | Daily Preview – Adam |
8:35 | Assessment of student learning – Jeff Raker, University of South Florida |
9:25 | What do we teach in inorganic chemistry, how do we teach it, and how do we know our students are learning? A discussion of our courses and syllabi – Barb Reisner, James Madison University |
10:20 | BREAK |
10:35 | Technology tools for teaching - collaboration (Google Docs / LMS wikis and forums / Skype / Google Sites) & gadgets (Livescribe pens / SmartBoards / Clickers / smart phones) – Sheila |
11:15 | Working and posting individual learning objects - individual work |
12:00 PM | LUNCH on your own |
| Afternoon Sessions: CHEM 1200 |
1:30 | Expert Talk 1 – Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan |
2:20 | Questions/discussion with Professor Sanford and brainstorming in the large group about the kinds of LOs (in-class exercise, problem set question, 5-slides about, etc.) that can be developed from the talk |
3:10 | Group Picture – in front of chemistry building |
3:30 | BREAK |
3:45 | Expert Talk 2 – Professor Oleg Ozerov, Texas A&M University Comparison of the electronic properties of diarylamido-based PNZ pincer ligands: Redox activity at the ligand and donor ability toward the metal |
4:35 | Questions/discussion with Professor Ozerov and brainstorming in the large group about the kinds of LOs that can be developed from the talk (Move to Room 1706 for discussion.) |
6:00 | SANFORD AND OZEROV GROUP DINNERS (the rest on your own) Locations TBA |
HW | All Participants Read Ison and Szymczak papers
Ison and Szymczak groups Meet and prepare preliminary questions for talk/literature discussions
The student lounges in the dorm are available from 7-11 PM. |
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DAY 4 WEDNESDAY: | DEVELOPING LEARNING OBJECTS FROM EXPERT PRESENTATIONS |
| Funny periodic table t-shirt day (or other geeky chemistry shirt) - optional | |
| Morning Session 1: CHEM 1640 |
8:30 AM | Daily Preview – Adam |
8:35 | Expert Talk 3 – Professor Elon Ison, North Carolina State University |
9:25 | Questions/discussion with Professor Ison and brainstorming in the large group about the kinds of LOs that can be developed from the talk |
10:15 | BREAK |
10:30 | Expert Talk 4 – Professor Nate Szymczak, University of Michigan A proton-switchable bifunctional ruthenium complex that catalyzes nitrile hydroboration |
11:20 | Questions/discussion with Professor Szymczak and brainstorming in the large group about the kinds of LOs that can be developed from the talk |
12:00 PM | LUNCH by Jerusalem Garden in CHEM 1706 |
| Afternoon Sessions: Sanford – TBA, Ozerov – TBA, Ison – TBA, Szymczak – TBA |
1:00 | Small group work – Development of literature discussion LO from expert paper. Begin posting LOs to VIPEr. |
3:15 | Outing of your choice: Kayaking on the Huron, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), explore Ann Arbor |
6:00 | ISON AND SZYMCZAK GROUP DINNERS WITH THE SPEAKERS – (the rest on your own) Locations TBA |
HW | All Participants Continued development of LOs (groups may arrange to meet)
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DAY 5 THURSDAY: | DEVELOPING AND POSTING YOUR NEW ORGANOMETALLIC LEARNING OBJECTS |
| Star Wars shirt day - optional | |
| Morning Session 1: CHEM 1706 |
9:00 AM | Daily Preview – Adam |
9:05 | Sanford – 3642, Ozerov – 4642, Ison – 2744, Szymczak – 2642 (Group Work) Small group work – Continued development of literature discussion LO from expert paper. Begin posting LOs to VIPEr. |
10:30 | BREAK |
| Morning Session 2: CHEM 1706 |
10:45 | Challenges at your institution (learning from one another) – Barb |
11:00 | Sanford – 3642, Ozerov – 4642, Ison – 2744, Szymczak – 2642 (Group Work) Small group work – Continued development of literature discussion LO from expert paper. Begin posting LOs to VIPEr. |
11:30 | LUNCH on your own |
1:00 PM | Sanford – 3642, Ozerov – 4642, Ison – 2744, Szymczak – 2642 (Group Work) Small group work – Finish up group LOs and post to VIPEr |
2:45 | BREAK |
4:00 | Small group work continued |
6:00 | GROUP DINNER The Original Cottage Inn The Wine Room 512 E William St 734-663-3379 |
HW | Leadership team will “approve” as many of the new LOs as possible!
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DAY 6 FRIDAY: | WRAP-UP DAY |
| Morning Sessions: CHEM 1706 |
9:00 AM | Daily Preview – Adam |
9:05 | Introduction to the Workshop LOs – Workshop Teams |
9:45 | How is organometallic chemistry taught in the undergraduate classroom and how will you approach it? Picking new organometallic LOs to test next semester. Personal action/teaching plans. – Adam |
10:30 | Workshop evaluations – Jeff |
11:00 | Where do we go from here? VIPEr development ideas (what new features would be useful?). Thoughts about other aspects of IONiC – Leadership Team |
11:30 | LUNCH – on your own (join those of us with late departures for lunch) |