nanoCHAt #6: Mentoring in the classroom, part 1

Submitted by Shirley Lin / United States Naval Academy on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 07:38
Description

A nanoCHAt conversation about ways that instructors can mentor students in the many-to-one environment of the classroom. Recorded by VIPEr Fellows Laurel Habgood, Martin McPhail, and Kim Woznack with Shirley Lin (moderator) on April 23, 2021.  The full nanoCHAt playlist can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2wnHWA8OaA5Y6pPaOk2zt6wwrd2HK6kP

SLiThEr #19: Landing that Job at a PUI

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:57
Description

A panel consisting of Pius Adelani (St. Mary's), Mitch Anstey (Davidson), Anne Bentley (Lewis and Clark), Kate Buettner (Gettysburg), Brett McCollum (Mt. Royal) was hosted by Chip Nataro (Lafayette College) on April 29, 2021. The panel discussed being on 'the other side of the table' in the interview process and what makes candidates stand out.

nanoCHAt #5: Effective Feedback part 1

Submitted by Hilary Eppley / DePauw University on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:34
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A nanoCHAt conversation about ways that instructors can give effective feedback to students without creating unrealistic workloads for the instructor. Recorded by VIPEr Fellows Tendai Gadzikwa, Kari Young, and Dean Johnston with Hilary Eppley (moderator) on April 9, 2021.  The full nanoCHAt playlist can be acccessed at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2wnHWA8OaA5Y6pPaOk2zt6wwrd2HK6kP

nanoCHAt #4: Leveling the Playing Field, part 1

Submitted by Shirley Lin / United States Naval Academy on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 13:26
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A nanoCHAt conversation about ways that instructors can level the playing field for students coming into a course with a variety of academic backgrounds. Recorded by VIPEr Fellows Kate McCusker, Abdul Mohammed, Janet Schrenk, and Andrea Van Duzor with Shirley Lin (moderator) on April 2, 2021.  The full nanoCHAt playlist can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2wnHWA8OaA5Y6pPaOk2zt6wwrd2HK6kP

SLiThEr #18: Dr. Strangebook or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Libretext

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 12:34
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On March 25, 2021, Chip Nataro of Lafayette College presented the 18th SLiThEr ((Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable). The topic was on the adoption of a Libretext for use in a foundational inorganic chemistry course.

nanoCHAts: Informal conversations about teaching

A collection of all of the IONiC VIPEr NanoCHAts. These are short discussion on a teaching topic by 4-5 faculty members from different institutions. Each of these events is recorded and posted to the IONiC VIPEr YouTube Channel.

Hilary Eppley / DePauw University Wed, 04/07/2021 - 14:33

SLiThEr #16: Scaffolding oral exams in general chemistry

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 18:09
Description

Dr. Sabrina Sobel of Hofstra University Presented the 16th SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable) on 2/17/2021. The topic was scaffolding and oral exams in general chemistry. 

The SLiThEr was recorded and posted on YouTube. The link can be found below. 

SLiThEr #15: "Inclusivity in Inorganic Courses And Beyond"

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Sat, 02/06/2021 - 13:44
Description

This is the link to the 15th SLiThEr (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable), presented by Drs. Abby O'Connor and Benny Chan from the The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). The SLiThEr was recorded and posted on YouTube (see the web resources link).

This particular roundtable was presented by two faculty at TCNJ about how they have been working on improving inclusivity in inorganic chemistry and beyond at TCNJ!