For the past century, inorganic educators have discussed what should be taught in the inorganic chemistry course. What we teach has changed both because of advances in our understanding of chemistry and changes in the college chemistry curricular structure. A survey of the undergraduate curriculum shows that there is incredible diversity in what we teach in inorganic chemistry and how we teach it. This diversity and the growth of the discipline pose a challenge for the development of a coherent curriculum that is thorough, rigorous, and engaging. This talk will briefly summarize the results of the survey and introduce IONiC's (Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemists) Grand Experiment to understand how course reform can impact student learning through a multi-instructor, multi-institutional study. We will work with sixty inorganic instructors from colleges and universities across the country as they “VIPEr-ize” their foundation level inorganic course. We will study the impact of the supportive IONiC community on instructor practices and student learning.

The IONiC/VIPEr Grand Experiment in teaching inorganic chemistry: Come join us!

255th National Meeting (2018)

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