The Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemists (IONiC) is a supportive community founded on improving teaching and learning inorganic chemistry. First contact with this community is typically the Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource (VIPEr) website (http://www.ionicviper.org). The site has over 1300 high quality learning objects (LOs), including laboratory experiments, in-class activities, problem sets, literature discussions and more. These LOs are peer-reviewed and community tested and promote best practices in chemical pedagogy including making connections between current research in inorganic chemistry and the classroom. But the VIPEr website is but one facet of this community of transformation. Community members can interact in real time via our Discord server. Since it started in 2019, this tool has allowed community members to share ideas, forge research collaborations and offer support to each other. A newer means of connecting the community is through recorded presentations called nanoCHAts and SLiThErs. While slightly different in format, these presentations by various community members cover a variety of topics of interest to the community. The recordings are available on our YouTube channel and accessible by anyone. A subset of the community, VIPEr Fellows, have been diligently analyzing their classroom presentations and using VIPEr resources to modify the way they teach. The community has also grown through faculty development workshops, which continue to take place each summer. Since the inception of this group in 2008, we have used the tagline “Come for the content; stay for the community.” Not only will we reflect on our growth, but we will provide sneak peaks at the future of our project.

IONiC VIPEr: A community racing to improve teaching and learning

Where thousands of chemistry professionals meet to share ideas and advance scientific and technical knowledge. Spring 2023 abstracts, posters, and presentations will launch at the end of March.

ACS Spring 2023

The official archive and repository for all ACS Meetings & Expositions abstracts and select posters or presentations.