BITeS

What's LO?

Submitted by Flo / Slytherin' State on Sun, 02/08/2015 - 15:33

A ligand orbital? Lorillard Inc. on the NYSE? Some new element that a bunch of scientists made 5 atoms of that lasted 0.2 microseconds? Well, in the world of VIPEr an LO is a learning object. Great...what's a learning object? Wikipedia defines a learning object as "a collection of content items, practice items, and assessment items that are combined based on a single learning objective".

Embracing the “bewildering array of content”

Submitted by Joanne Stewart / Hope College on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 11:06

I am now four weeks into teaching one of my favorite classes at Hope. The official name is Structure, Dynamics, and Synthesis II, but it is known to all as SUPERCHEM (cape not required)! The subject matter is symmetry, group theory, and computational chemistry.

Inorganic Announcements

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 12:10

It's Friday. I've just finished my first week of classes and I'm checking some things off of my "first week of classes to do list." Two of these things are related to the broader inorganic chemistry community - the ACS DIC Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry and the new Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Exam being developed by the ACS Exams Institute.

A (monthly) community challenge

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Mon, 01/12/2015 - 16:46

One of the Leadership Council's New Year’s resolutions for 2015 is to get the IONiC community more involved with small projects on VIPEr.

It may be the first day of class, but my first inorganic exam is already coming up (January 28). We thought it would be fun to get some great exam questions on the website in time for everyone's first exam. Exam questions are easy to write and post (as problem sets). We’d love it if you participate in our first-ever exam question challenge.

A Few of "My Favorite" VIPEr Learning Objects

Submitted by Hilary Eppley / DePauw University on Tue, 01/06/2015 - 17:59

Are you getting excited about the upcoming academic term? Are you looking for new things to use in the classroom or trying to find your old favorites on VIPEr? VIPEr’s Team Bug has something that might help!

 

Insider Info

Submitted by Flo / Slytherin' State on Fri, 01/02/2015 - 12:05

Is it really the end of the semester?

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Wed, 12/03/2014 - 23:20

Where did it go? It has been a roller coaster fall for the members of the leadership council, one we will never forget. But time continues to march forward. So, for our last BITeS post for 2014, I thought I would tell you a little bit about some of the exciting happenings with VIPEr. First of all, I think I should provide the 'answer' to our current poll. The answer is that there are registered faculty users of VIPEr in 36 countries around the world! It was quite a bit of work, but also a lot of fun to map this out.

What are we thankful for?

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Thu, 11/20/2014 - 16:02

Maggie Geselbracht.

The following was presented at a memorial service for Maggie.

(Adam)

What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?- Wm. Blake

Submitted by Sheila Smith / University of Michigan- Dearborn on Thu, 11/20/2014 - 12:15

I used to think that I was a creative teacher… and I probably was/am… but the resources on VIPEr have opened my eyes to what true creativity can be…especially when you’re not afraid to let your students have a little fun with the science.