SLiThEr #11: Applying Green Chemistry to Inorganic Labs

Submitted by Kari Stone / Lewis University on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:08
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This is the link to the 11th SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable), presented by John De Backere and Natalie O'Neil from Beyond Benign and Hosted by Kyle Grice. The SLiThEr was recorded and posted on YouTube (see the web resources link).

This particular roundtable focused on the application of green chemistry principles in the inorganic labs presented by representatives from Beyond Benign.

The links to the other SLiThErs can be found in the SLiThEr Collection: 

SLiThEr #10: IONiC-VIPEr: Introduction and Recent Website Improvements

Submitted by Kari Stone / Lewis University on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:03
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This is the link to the tenth SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable), presented by Hilary Eppley and Hosted by Chip Nataro. The SLiThEr was recorded and posted on YouTube (see the web resources link).

This particular roundtable focused on introducing and highlighting improvements to the VIPEr website.

The links to the other SLiThErs can be found in the SLiThEr Collection: 

SLiThEr #9: Perspectives on Chemistry Education from an Online Competency-based University

Submitted by Kari Stone / Lewis University on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 11:55
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This is the link to the ninth SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable), presented by Kathleen Field and Hosted by Kyle Grice. The SLiThEr was recorded and posted on YouTube (see the web resources link).

This particular roundtable focused on a different model of instruction. Kathleen also shared a wealth of resources that help her teach students asynchronously in an online environment.

The links to the other SLiThErs can be found in the SLiThEr Collection: 

SLiThEr #8: Alternative Grading Systems to Support Student Learning

Submitted by Kari Stone / Lewis University on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 11:47
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This is the link to the eighth SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable), presented by Santiago Toledo and Hosted by Chip Nataro. The SLiThEr was recorded and posted on YouTube (see the web resources link).

SLiThEr #6: Facilitating Group Work Online

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 15:36
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This is the 6th SLiThEr (SLiThErs - Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable). It was hosted by Dr. Joanne Stewart from Hope College. She discussed how to do effective group work in an online environment. This information is very useful for any class at any level and we highly recommend checking it out. Dr. Stewart also has an LO on effective group work that has been updated for online group work.

SLiThEr #5: Favorite Learning Objects (LO's)

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 15:23
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This is the fifth SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable), hosted by Drs. Kari Stone and Anthony Fernandez, in which they present and discuss some of their favorite Learning Objects from VIPEr and how they use them. 

SLiThEr #3: Flipping Your Classroom

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 14:46
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This is the 3rd SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable) in the series, hosted by both Drs. Anthony Fernandez and Meghan Porter, who discuss how they flip their classrooms. One of the classes discussed was a general chemistry course, and another was an intermediate inorganic chemistry course. The SLiThEr was recorded and posted on YouTube (see web resource link below). 

Comparing Homonuclear and Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules with WebMO

Submitted by Catherine McCusker / East Tennessee State University on Wed, 11/04/2020 - 13:07
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Students first learn the basics of WebMO by building and optimizing 2 small molecules. They then calculate and visualize the molecular orbitals of two diatomic molecules (N2 and BF) and observe how going from a homonuclear to heteronuclear molecule changes the shape of different molecular orbitals. 

As written this activity uses the WebMO demo server so no computational chemistry software/licences are required.

d-Orbital games

Submitted by Patricia Stan / Taylor University on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 12:55
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This is a great site for chemistry fun while you learn. They have multiple games, most free if you want to print your own.The card game that I am using is 18.  It is played like 21 or blackjack but uses metal centers and ligands to get to 18.  A fun way to teach 18 e- rule and familiarize students with ligands. My husband suggests using Dove squares instead of the optional benzene "chips" for "betting" which I think will make it very competitive.

Slap count also teaches counting 18 electrons.

Chemistry Icebreakers

Submitted by Anne Bentley / Lewis & Clark College on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 22:37
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We have developed a set of icebreaker activities that could be used at any course level, either in an online video chat or in a classroom. These are based on the popular Mad Libs game in which some words are left out of a story and players are asked to provide words to fill in the blanks without knowing much about the story. We've provided an introduction to the game, definition of typical parts of speech that are requested (ie, adverb, noun, adjective, etc), and three starter activities.