Layne Morsch
Department(s):
Office of the Executive Director OPEL
School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health
Title(s):
Associate Provost Faculty Affairs
Professor
Area of Specialization

Organic Chemistry


B.S. Chemistry: Minnesota State University Mankato (1991)

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry: The University of Illinois 芒驴驴 Chicago (2001)

Office Location
BRK 492
Phone Number
217-206-8487
Email
lmorsc1@uis.edu
Area of Expertise
Chemistry
Teaching
Online Education

Awards and Honors

2024-25 University of Illinois President's Executive Leadership Program

2023-24 Illinois Academy for Leadership and Development

2020-2023 Center for Faculty Excellence Faculty Associate

2019 UIS Pearson Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching

2018 UIS Burks Oakley II Distinguished Online Teaching Award

2017 College of Liberal Arts and Science Excellence in Teaching Award

Apple Distinguished Educator 芒驴驴 Class of 2015 芒驴驴 

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Service

  • Center for Faculty Excellence Faculty Associate (2020-)
  • Academic Technology Committee (2018-2021)
  • Faculty Development Advisory Board (2015-2020)
  • Chair, Department of Chemistry (2016-2019)
  • Facilitator for Excellence in Teaching and 杨贵妃传媒 Fellows (2017-2020)
  • 2017-19 COLRS Senior Faculty Fellow
  • University Tenure Review Committee (2015-2018)
  • 2014-15 Center for Online 杨贵妃传媒, Research and Service (COLRS) Faculty Fellow
  • Co-chair UIS StARS (Student Arts & Research Symposium) (2012-2016)
  • Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (2010-2016)
  • Faculty mentor for UIS Chemistry Club (2008-2016)
Research

My research focuses on how to improve student engagement and learning in organic chemistry. Recent examples include:

  • inter-institutional collaborative assignments for organic chemistry ()
  • collaborative learning in sciences
  • flipped learning/active learning
  • student authored videos to explain chemistry topics
  • replacing traditional textbooks with the Chemistry  (Open Educational Resources)
  • Video Vignettes - My students create video vignettes to explain topics in organic chemistry. 


Publications
  • , L. Morsch, M. Gribbins, and E. Boles, EvoLLLution: A Modern Campus Illumination, October 24, 2023.
  • A Framework for Designing Online Collaborative Inquiry, B. McCollum, L. Morsch, M. Wentzel, in volume , Eds. Hughes, J. C., Mighty, J., and Stockley, D., 203-223 STLHE. (2022).
  • , B. McCollum, L. Morsch, in volume Reading Across the Disciplines, Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253058720 (May 2022).
  • , S. Kim, E. C Bucholtz, K. Briney, A. P. Cornell, J.Cuadros, K. D. Fulfer, T. Gupta, E. Hepler-Smith, D. H. Johnston, A. S.I.D. Lang, D. Larsen, Y. Li, L. R. McEwen, L. A. Morsch, J. L. Muzyka, and R. E. Belford, Journal of Chemical Education, 2021, 98, 416-425.
  • Reading and Relationships in Organic Chemistry, McCollum, Morsch, and Wentzel, In Press, May 2020.
  • , M. Gallardo-Williams, Morsch, C. Paye, and M. Seery, Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020, 21, 488-495., January 2020.
  • , Winter, S. Wegworth, B. DeKorver, L. Morsch, D. DeSutter, L. Goldman and L. Reutenauer, Active 杨贵妃传媒 in Organic Chemistry: Implementation and Analysis. ACS Symposium Series, January 1, 2019., 99-115.
  • , Brett McCollum, Layne Morsch, and Michael Wentzel, In Press- International Journal of Students as Partners, April 2019.
  • , McCollum, Falcione, Campbell, Chamberlain, Macias, Morsch, and Pinder, In Press 芒驴驴 Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and 杨贵妃传媒, March 2019.
  • , Amy Balija and Layne Morsch, Journal of Chemical Education submitted, March 2019.
  • , Michael Wentzel, Isaiah Ripley, Layne Morsch and Brett McCollum, Chapter accepted, May 2019.
  • , Brett McCollum, Layne Morsch, Brandon Shokoples and Darlene Skagen, Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and 杨贵妃传媒, 10(1), 2019.
  • , Darlene Skagen, Brett McCollum, Layne Morsch and Brandon Shokoples, Chemical Education Research and Practice, 2018, 19, 567-582.
  • , Layne A. Morsch, e-Mentor, 2017, 3, 25-32. DOI: 10.15219/em70.1303
  • , Layne A. Morsch, The Flipped Classroom Volume 1: Background and Challenges, Jan 2016, 73-92. DOI:10.1021/bk-2016-1223.ch006

Chancellor Koch芒驴驴s State Journal Register Columns:

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  • , L.A. Morsch and M. Lewis, Journal of Chemical Education, 2015, 92(8), 1402-1405. DOI  1021/acs.jchemed.5b00054 (June 2015)
  • , Layne A. Morsch, Leanne Deak, Dyllan Tiburzi, Harrison Schuster, and Brittney Meyer, Journal of Chemical Education, 2014, 91(4), 611-614. DOI: 10.1021/ed400408k (Feb 2014)
Involvement

Generative Artificial Intelligence, Faculty Development

Lectures
  • AI AI Oh! Strategies for engaging learners with artificial intelligence while promoting academic integrity, L. Morsch, M. Gribbins, E. Boles, Distance Teaching & 杨贵妃传媒 and Summit for Online Leadership and Administration, Madison, WI (July 2023).
  • Everything DiSC - What is DiSC, What is Your DiSC Style, OPEL Retreat, July 2023.
  • ChatGPT as a Tool, Not a Solution, L. Morsch, D. Blaum, E. Boles, S. Collins, Oral Presentation at 2023 Faculty Summer Institute, Champaign, IL (May 2023)
  • Central and Southern Illinois Faculty Development Network - Building Relationships across Illinois while expanding Faculty Development Opportunities, L. Morsch, T. Ambrose, K. Jones, Poster Presentation at 2023 Faculty Summer Institute, Champaign, IL (May 2023)
  • ChatGPT: How to talk about & use A.I. in classes, Illinois Association of Teachers of English Spring Conference, Millikin University (March 2023)
  • Reflective Practice, Invited Workshop, UIS Tennis Team (March 2022).
  • Design for Online Collaborations 芒驴驴 Beyond the Pandemic, L. Morsch, B. McCollum; M. Wentzel., 2022 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, West Lafayette, IN (August 2022).
  • What I芒驴驴m learning about myself: Student meta-reflections in organic chemistry, L. Morsch, B. McCollum; M. Wentzel., 2022 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, West Lafayette, IN (August 2022).
  • Beyond the pandemic 芒驴驴 framework for successful online collaborations, L. Morsch, B. McCollum; M. Wentzel., Canadian Chemical Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (June 2022)
  • What I could have done to get the most of the experience: student metareflections in organic chemistry, L. Morsch, B. McCollum; M. Wentzel., Canadian Chemical Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (June 2022)
  • Engaging organic chemistry students in multimodal communication practice through online collaborative learning. L. Morsch; B. McCollum; M. Wentzel. Pacifichem 2021, Virtual Conference.Student authored metaphors of online collaborative learning: Is it a platypus or rivers merging?, H. Hollinshead and L. Morsch, Poster presentation, 2019 American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, San Diego, CA (August 2019).
  • Faculty perspectives of facilitating an online collaborative learning experience, C. Pinder, D. Skagen and L. Morsch, Poster presentation, 2019 American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, San Diego, CA (August 2019).
  • Chemistry communication practice through online collaborative learning, L. Morsch. Poster and oral presentations, 2019 American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, San Diego, CA (August 2019).
  • Active learning in organic chemistry integrating LibreTexts OER and flipped instruction, L. Morsch. Poster and oral presentations, 2019 American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, San Diego, CA (August 2019).
  • Student metaphors of online collaborative learning from INCLD: International Network for Chemistry Language Development, L. Morsch, B. McCollum, M. Wentzel. Oral Presentation at 2018 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), South Bend, IN (August 2018)
  • Growing student confidence in communication from INCLD: International Network for Chemistry Language Development, L. Morsch, B. McCollum, M. Wentzel. Oral Presentation at 2018 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), South Bend, IN (August 2018)
  • Emergence of different perspectives of success in collaborative learning, C. Pinder, E. Campbell, S. Falcione, L. Morsch, B. McCollum, J. Chamberlain, M. Macias. Poster Presentation at 2018 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), South Bend, IN (August 2018)
  • Exploring the essence of success in collaborative learning using phenomenology, C. Pinder, E. Campbell, S. Falcione, L. Morsch, B. McCollum, J. Chamberlain, M. Macias. Poster Presentation at 2018 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), South Bend, IN (August 2018)
  • Studying abroad without leaving your own campus in the International Network for Chemistry Language Development, INCLD, B. Ekwonwa, I. Ripley, A. Roberts, L. Morsch, B. McCollum, M. Wentzel. Poster Presentation at 2018 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), South Bend, IN (August 2018)
  • Invited Keynote Address, ICCHE Innovation Award Winner Presentation: Collaborative 杨贵妃传媒 Across Borders, ICCHE-ACHE Great Lakes Joint Conference, Chicago, IL (February 2018).
  • Cross-Border Disciplinary Dialogue Between Peers, L. Morsch and B. McCollum Oral Presentation at International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and 杨贵妃传媒 (ISSOTL) 2017, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (October 2017).
  • Designing an Interinstitutional Collaborative Assignment, Morsch Oral Presentation at 2017 Faculty Summer Institute, Champaign, IL (May 2017).
  • nterinstitutional Chemistry Communication Practice Part 1: The ins and outs of implementing an international collaboration, L. Morsch and B. McCollum Oral Presentation at 253rd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, San Francisco, CA (April 2017).
  • Interinstitutional Chemistry Communication Practice Part 2: Technological, social, and disciplinary barriers, B. McCollum and L. Morsch Oral Presentation at 253rd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA (April 2017).
  • Interinstitutional Collaborative Chemistry Assignments, T. Chasteen, B. Shokoples, D. Skagen, B. McCollum and L. Morsch Poster Presentation at 253rd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA (April 2017).


Teaching

Organic Chemistry, Scientific Communication


CHE 267 Organic Chemistry I 芒驴驴 Check out Organic Chem 1 on 

CHE 268 Organic Chemistry I lab

CHE 269 Organic Chemistry II 芒驴驴 Check out Organic Chem 2 on  or 

CHE 271 Organic Chemistry II lab

CHE/BIO 301 General Seminar

CHE 302 Undergraduate Research

CHE 363 ECCE: Energy & the Environment

CHE 124 General Chemistry for the Health Professions

CHE 151 Survey of Organic and Biochemistry