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 #7: Assessment Using Literature Discussions

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 17:55
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This is the seventh SLiThEr () in the series. In this presentation/discussion, Dr. Shirley Lin explains how she used a literature discussion with students to assess their learning and knowledge. This was for a upper-division senior seminar course. In particular, she discusses questions at various levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. She also explains how to use concepts from Chemical Education Research to really dig down and assess student knowledge. 

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 #4: Flipping Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry: Effect on Diversity and Inclusivity

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 15:09
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This is the 4th in the series of SLiThErs (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable). This was presented by Dr. Caroline Saouma on how flipping her inorganic chemistry course helped diversity and inclusivity. This ties in very well with SLiThEr #3, which was on flipped classrooms as well (https://www.ionicviper.org/web-resources-and-apps/slither-3-flipping-yo…). 

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). 

SLiThEr #2: A 'Traditional' Course in an Online Environment

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 08:48
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The second SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with interactive teaching: a hosted, engaging roundtable) hosted by Chip Nataro reviewing changes to his course as a result of the pandemic of 2020.

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.

Easy and Inexpensive Conversion of Lab Safety Goggles to Face Shields

Submitted by Amanda Reig / Ursinus College on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 13:30
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In the time of COVID-19, a need for additional PPE in the form of face shields was deemed required for safe laboratory work when in the presence of other students and faculty.  An inexpensive method was devised to convert standard laboratory safety goggles into a face shield through the use of commercially available plastic report or presentation covers (sometimes called binding covers). This LO describes the fabrication process along with chemical compatibility and flammability testing of the purchased plastic sheets.