VIPEr Workshop: Inorganic Chemistry at the Frontiers of Catalysis
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
15 Jul 2012 - 20 Jul 2012
DAY 1 SUNDAY EVENING: WELCOME!
| 5:30 PM | DINNER AND WELCOME - Professor Joe Templeton, University of North Caroline Carolina Brewery, 460 West Franklin St. |
| Evening Sessions: Kenan Lab Room B229 | |
| 7:30 | Introduction to Learning Object (LO) design using Understanding by Design - Joanne Stewart, Hope College |
| 8:00 | Small group sharing of learning object ideas |
DAY 2 MONDAY: GETTING TO KNOW VIPER; UNDERSTANDING LEARNING OBJECTS (LOS); INTRODUCTION TO ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
| Morning Sessions: Kenan Lab Room B229 | |
| 8:30 AM | Advanced VIPEr user training – Sheila Smith, University of Michigan - Dearborn |
| 9:30 |
Writing a learning object: Pedagogical considerations and VIPEr requirements –
Barbara Reisner, James Madison University
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| 10:15 | BREAK |
| 10:30 | Working on learning objects - individual work |
| 12:00 | LUNCH at Lenoir Hall |
| Afternoon Sessions: Kenan Lab Room B229 | |
| 1:00 PM | Teaching a learning object – literature discussions – Hilary Eppley, DePauw University |
| 2:00 | How to post a learning object and more work on learning objects – Reisner |
| 3:00 | BREAK |
| 3:15 |
Back to Grad School Session 1 (B2GS 1) - whirlwind review of organometallic (OM) chemistry using learning objects.
How is OM taught in the undergraduate classroom? – B. Scott Williams, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges
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| DINNER on your own | |
| HW |
Post your learning object to VIPEr
Read Goldman and Ison papers associated with the expert talks. Goldman and Ison
groups should prepare questions for literature discussions.
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DAY 3 TUESDAY: TEACHING INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; EXPLORATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING
| Morning Sessions: Kenan Lab Room B229 | |
| 8:30 AM |
What do we teach in inorganic chemistry? A discussion of our courses and syllabi. – Stewart
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| 9:30 |
Participant exploration of VIPEr for LOs to use. Participants create a collaborative
Google Doc of LOs to try in their classrooms. – Smith
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| 10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:45 |
Technology tools for teaching - collaboration (Google Docs / LMS wikis and forums / Skype / Google Sites) – Williams
Technology tools for teaching - gadgets (Livescribe pens / SmartBoards / Clickers / smart phones) – Smith
These are both whole group discussions. Please bring ideas to share.
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| 12:00 | LUNCH by Panera |
| Afternoon Sessions: Murray Building Room G202 | |
| 1:30 | B2GS 2 – Professor Alan Goldman, Rutgers University |
| 2:15 |
Questions/discussion with Professor Goldman and brainstorming in large group
about the kinds of LOs (in-class exercise, problem set question, 5-slides about, etc.) that can be developed from the talk
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| 3:00 |
BREAK
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| 3:15 | B2GS 3 – Professor Elon Ison, North Carolina State University |
| 4:00 |
Questions/discussion with Professor Ison and brainstorming in large group about the kinds of LOs that can be developed from the talk
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| 5:00 PM |
Planetarium Trip: http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/
250 East Franklin St.
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| DINNER on your own | |
| HW |
Read Dempsey, Miller, and Brookhart papers associated with the expert talks.
Dempsey, Miller, and Brookhart groups should prepare questions for literature
discussions.
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DAY 4 WEDNESDAY: DEVELOPING LEARNING OBJECTS FROM EXPERT PRESENTATIONS
| Morning Sessions: Chapman Room 201 | |
| 9:00 AM | B2GS 4 – Professor Jillian Dempsey, University of North Carolina |
| 9:30 |
Questions/discussion with Professor Dempsey and brainstorming in large group
about the kinds of LOs that can be developed from the talk
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| 10:15 | BREAK |
| 10:30 | B2GS 5 – Professor Alex Miller, University of North Carolina |
| 11:15 |
Questions/discussion with Professor Miller and brainstorming in large group about the kinds of LOs that can be developed from the talk
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| 12:00 | LUNCH at Lenoir Hall |
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Afternoon Sessions: Chapman Room 201 (Brookhart); Caudill Building Room 021, 121, 321 and Kenan Lab Room B229 (Group Work)
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| 1:30 PM | B2GS 6 – Professor Maurice Brookhart, University of North Carolina |
| 2:15 |
Questions/discussion with Professor Brookhart and brainstorming in large group about the kinds of LOs that can be developed from the talk
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| 3:00 |
Chemistry Department Tours (optional)
FREE AFTERNOON
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| DINNER on your own | |
| HW | Continued development of LOs (groups may arrange to meet) |
DAY 5 THURSDAY: POSTING YOUR NEW ORGANOMETALLIC LEARNING OBJECTS
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Morning Sessions: Kenan Lab Room B229, Caudill Building Rooms 121 & 321,
Venable Room 2301 (Group Work); Kenan Lab Room B229 (Opportunities)
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| 9:00 AM |
Small group work – Continued development of one LO (any type) from expert talk
and one LO (literature discussion) from expert paper. Begin posting LOs to VIPEr.
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| 11:00 |
Opportunities and challenges for teaching LOs at your institution. What can we learn from one another? – Reisner
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| 12:00 | LUNCH by Panera |
| Afternoon Sessions: Kenan Lab Room B229 | |
| 1:30 PM | Small group work – Finish up group LOs and post to VIPEr |
| 6:00 PM |
GROUP DINNER
Cholanad, 308 West Franklin St.
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| HW |
Leadership team will “approve” as many of the new LOs as possible!
Workshop evaluations
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DAY 6 FRIDAY: WRAP-UP DAY
| Morning Sessions: Kenan Lab Room B229 | |
| 8:30 AM | Final LO modifications |
| 9:30 |
Personal action/teaching plans. Where do we go from here? VIPEr development
ideas (what new features would be useful?). – Leadership Team
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| 11:30 | LUNCH |
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