This schedule is still subject to change!

August 2 - 5, 2021

DAY 1 - Monday, August 2

After 3:00 PM

CHECK-IN

Sonesta Simply Suites

2221 Brookhollow Plaza Drive, Arlington, TX

5:00 PM

WELCOME

Meet in hotel lobby (or come directly to the restaurant)

5:30 PM

DINNER

The Social House

1705 North Collins Street, Arlington, TX

6:30 PM

What do we teach in Inorganic Chemistry?

Nicole Crowder - University of Mary Washington

7:15 PM

Learning object (LO) design 101

Hilary Eppley - DePauw University

HOMEWORK

Post your syllabus on VIPEr

Brainstorm ways to revise a broken LO

Read the JACS paper and the Monsanto Acetic Acid Process LO

 

DAY 2 - Tuesday, August 3

Science (bonus for chemistry) shirt day

8:00 AM

BREAKFAST on your own

Leaving the hotel

8:45 AM

Daily preview, getting everyone settled in and connected to technology

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 Chemistry and Physics Building (CPB)

9:00 AM

How do we bring the literature into our classroom?

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

9:30 AM

Teaching with a literature discussion

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

10:15 AM

BREAK - coffee/refreshments

303 CPB

10:30 AM

Updating a LO in your assigned group

303 CPB

11:30 AM

Posting the updated LO(s)

303 CPB

12:00 PM

LUNCH - Panera Bread

303 CPB

1:00 PM

Expert speaker and discussion

Prof. Robin Macaluso, University of Texas - Arlington

303 CPB

2:30 PM

BREAK - coffee/refreshments

303 CPB

3:00 PM

Discussion and brainstorming of LOs

Start group work on LO development

303 CPB

5:30 PM

Group Picture

6:00 PM

DINNER and a planetarium show

UTA Planetarium

HOMEWORK

Continued development of LOs for morning presentation (groups may arrange to meet)

 

DAY 3 - Wednesday, August 4

8:00 AM

BREAKFAST on your own

Leaving the hotel

8:45 AM

Morning Welcome & Preview

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

9:00 AM

Assessment discussion

Nicole Crowder - University of Mary Washington

303 CPB

9:45 AM

Developing a rubric

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

10:30 AM

BREAK - coffee/refreshments

303 CPB

10:45 AM

Continue group work on LO development

303 CPB

11:30 AM

Progress reports on LO development

303 CPB

12:00 PM

LUNCH from Prince Lebanese Grill

1:00 PM

Everything you always wanted to know about VIPEr but were afraid to ask

Hilary Eppley - DePauw University

303 CPB

2:00 PM

SLiThEr live! What I learned at my summer workshop

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

3:00 PM

BREAK - Coffee/Refreshments

303 CPB

3:30 PM

VIPEr in your classroom

Nicole Crowder - University of Mary Washington

303 CPB

4:30 PM

VIPEr and issues of JEDI

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

5:30 PM

DINNER - Grilling at the hotel

Sonesta Simply Suites

HOMEWORK What LOs can you use in your classroom? What LOs do you wish there were on the site?

 

DAY 4 - Thursday, August 5

8:00 AM

BREAKFAST on your own

Leaving the hotel

8:45 AM

Morning Welcome & Preview

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

9:00 AM

Follow-up conversation to VIPEr in your classroom

Nicole Crowder - University of Mary Washington

303 CPB

9:30 AM

Workshop evaluation

Hilary Eppley - DePauw University

303 CPB

10:00 AM

Workshop closing session

Chip Nataro - Lafayette College

303 CPB

11:00 AM

Depart for hotel and checkout

HOMEWORK Bring what you have learned back to your campus, continue interacting with the IONiC/VIPEr community