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The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) has been conducting a multi-institutional, cooperative effort to develop self-contained teaching modules for general and organic chemistry curricula. The primary goal is to incorporate the tenets of green chemistry while applying a systems thinking approach to teaching fundamental chemistry concepts. Increasing the number of freely available curricular materials addresses an immediate need by providing lessons and professional development to instructors. Importantly, the teaching modules are being published as peer-reviewed, open educational resources (OER) in a partnership between the ACS GCI and Beyond Benign.

In the next phase of this project, we are leveraging an innovative approach (Faculty Mentoring Networks, FMNs) to advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning that blends faculty professional development with the ongoing module development project. These online professional development opportunities will be conducted following the FMN structure developed by the BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium and modified to the needs of the ACS GCI’s resource creation and peer-review system. We plan to use the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) platform (hosted by Beyond Benign) to host the FMN using its “groups” feature, including private workspaces, discussion forums, material collections, and an open peer-reviewed publishing platform. This presentation will provide details on this initiative and an invitation to join the new FMN (fall 2024) in support of the creation and implementation of ACS GCI teaching modules.

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