The Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemists (IONiC) began with an idea, how to overcome the intellectual isolation felt by many inorganic chemists caused by being the sole practitioner of their discipline at their institution. From that small seed a vibrant community of practice has blossomed and flourished. At the core of this community is the Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource (VIPEr) website (http://www.ionicviper.org). With over 1,300 registered faculty worldwide, VIPEr continues to grow its library of over 800 high-quality learning objects (LOs) which range from problem sets to laboratories to literature discussions. Many of these LOs were developed at our summer workshops, where like-minded faculty learn about the art of teaching inorganic chemistry and work together to develop new LOs for use not only in their own courses, but the courses of countless others around the globe. As the community continues to grow, new teaching resources tied to the latest research in the field will continue to be developed on the site. Ways to bring these materials to foundation level inorganic courses are being developed, modeled and tested. This poster will be presented by members of the leadership council of IONiC, but it represents the effort and contributions of the entire community as we continue our mission of improving teaching and learning in inorganic chemistry. VIPEr: Come for the content, stay for the community.

VIPEr: Community and content for the inorganic classroom

2019 Fall National Meeting

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