JCE VIPEr: an inorganic teaching and learning community

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2009

Publication Source

Journal of Chemical Education

Volume Number

86

Issue Number

6

First Page

766

Last Page

767

Publisher

American Chemical Society

ISSN

0021-9584

Abstract

To facilitate the effective sharing of teaching tools among faculty and the development of deep subject knowledge in support of teaching, a group of faculty from predominantly undergraduate institutions has established a virtual community of inorganic chemists, IONiC (Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemists). Our mission is to enhance the inorganicChemistry classroom and laboratory experience for students and faculty members through the development of a vibrant, collaborative, and open community. VIPEr, the Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource, is a Web site that forms the online home for our community. VIPEr is an interactive Web resource that combines a repository of learning objects (small instructional units such as an in-class activity, an exam problem, or a lab) with social networking tools (such as forums and comment threads) to form a rich virtual community of practice among inorganicChemistry faculty worldwide. Registration and access to all materials are freely available.

Keywords

Chemistry, Inorganic, Education

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