June 4 - 7
DAY 1 - Tues JUNE 4 EVENING
After 2:30 PM | CHECK-IN Hotel Northampton 36 King St., Northampton, MA |
5:00 PM | WELCOME/REGISTRATION Meet at Ford Hall, Smith College |
5:30 PM | DINNER Ford Hall, Seasons Room |
6:30 PM | Learning object design 101 Betsy Jamieson - Smith College McConnell Hall B05 |
| 7:15 PM | Updating a learning object - preliminaries Anthony Fernandez - Merrimack College McConnell Hall B05 |
DAY 2 - Wed JUNE 5
| BREAKFAST Breakfast at Hotel Northampton on your own |
8:45 AM | Daily preview, getting everyone settled in and connected to technology Betsy Jamieson - Smith College McConnell B05 FYI for Wifi: Smith has eduroam and a guest network |
| 9:00 AM | What do we teach in inorganic chemistry? What particular challenges do we face at our institutions? (group breakouts and report what you learned from others) Chip Nataro - Lafayette College McConnell B05 |
9:30 AM | How do we bring the literature into our classroom? Chip Nataro - Lafayette College McConnell B05 |
| 10:00 AM | Updating a learning object "Zinc-zinc bonds" Anthony Fernandez - Merrimack College McConnell B05 |
10:30 AM | BREAK - coffee/refreshments McConnell B05 |
10:45 AM | Updating a learning object "Zinc-zinc bonds" McConnell B05 |
| 11:30 AM | Posting the updated learning object McConnell B05 |
12:00 PM | LUNCH - provided by Smith Catering McConnell Foyer |
1:00 PM | Expert speaker and discussion Prof. Linda Doerrer, Boston University McConnell Hall 103 |
2:30 PM | BREAK - coffee/refreshments McConnell B05 |
3:00 PM | Discussion and brainstorming of LOs Start group work on LO development McConnell B05 |
5:00 PM | Group Picture |
5:30 PM | DEPART for dinner |
6:00 PM | DINNER with speaker Northampton Brewery 11 Brewster Ct, Northampton, MA 01060 |
HOMEWORK | All Participants |
DAY 3 - Thurs JUNE 6
| BREAKFAST Breakfast at Hotel Northampton on your own |
8:45 AM | Morning Welcome & Preview Anthony Fernandez - Merrimack College McConnell B05 |
9:00 AM | Assessment is more than just checking boxes Anthony Fernandez - Merrimack College McConnell B05 |
| 9:30 AM | Continue group work on LO development McConnell B05 |
10:30 AM | BREAK - coffee/refreshments McConnell B05 |
10:45 AM | Continue group work on LO development McConnell B05 |
| 11:30 AM | Progress reports on LO developmen05McConnell B)5 |
12:00 PM | LUNCH on your own Downtown Northampton |
2:00 PM | Everything you always wanted to know about VIPEr but were afraid to ask Betsy Jamieson - Smith College McConnell B05 |
| 2:30 PM | Finalize and post group LO(s) McConnell B05 |
| 3:30 PM | BREAK - Coffee/Refreshments McConnell B05 |
4:00 PM | VIPEr in your classoom Betsy Jamieson - Smith College and Anthony Fernandez - Merrimack College McConnell B05 |
5:30 PM | DINNER - Make your own taco bar McConnell Foyer |
DAY 4 - Fri JUNE 7: Half-day
| BREAKFAST & CHECKOUT Breakfast at Hotel Northampton on your own Checkout when you depart hotel |
8:45 AM | Morning Welcome & Preview Betsy Jamieson - Smith College McConnell B05 |
9:00 AM | Follow-up conversation to VIPEr in your classroom Betsy Jamieson - Smith College McConnell B05 |
| 9:30 AM | Workshop evaluation Anthony Fernandez - Merrimack College McConnell B05 |
| 10:00 AM | Finalize LO posting McConnell B05 |
10:30 AM | BREAK - Coffee/Refreshments McConnell B05 |
11 AM | Workshop closing sessions Anthony Fernandez - Merrimack College McConnell B05 |
12:00 PM | Depart |
| HOMEWORK | Bring what you have learned back to your campus |