March 2021 – Carlos C. Goller

March 31, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

The Student Perspective of the Online Course Experience

Penny Ralston-Berg from PennState World Campus did a Quality Matters (QM) webinar on February 9, 2021 entitled “Student Perspective 2 0: Where Do We Go from Here?” that I watched tonight. Ralston-Berg started by comparing the institutional and student perspectives of success. This comparison was interesting because we just read an article about student success […]

March 30, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Case Studies, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Why

Continuous Improvement of Online Courses through Student Feedback

Another Quality Matters (QM) webinar entitled “Improving Course Design Quality Through Online Graduate Student Evaluations” caught my attention. Drs. Amy M. Grincewicz and Cathy DuBois from Kent State University have years of experience in instructional design and online course programs. The goals of the session were to discuss quality assurances in an online degree program, […]

March 29, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Metacognition, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Team-based learning, Wellbeing, Why

Lessons from Designing Culturally Affirming Online Learning Communities

The Quality Matters (QM) YouTube channel has recent video recordings from webinars and panels. One I found tonight had several members from North Carolina Central University (NCCU)! The panel included: Racheal Brooks, Zakaria Jouaibi, Laurell Malone, Gail Hollowell & Larrisha McGill-Youngblood. I am so glad I clicked on this recording to learn about the fantastic […]

March 28, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Inclusive Online Course Design

I watched another session today from the Quality Matters (QM) webinar series. Working on the BIT 295 course syllabus, map, and action form made me realize how much I like clear guidelines and want to learn from the experience of people who have been developing and implementing courses online for a long time! The session […]

March 27, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Teaching techniques

Blended is inseparable!

I am enjoying the Quality Matters (QM) webinars and information! The course design elements and helpful information is giving me many ideas for the BIT 295 course I am designing. Steven R. Crawford, Ed.D. presented a session earlier this month about the considerations for flipped and blended course design. Crawford had a wonderful slide with […]

March 26, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, SABER, Why

Mentors and What Really Matters

It was a fun and busy day. I really appreciate being able to reconnect with mentors and had a chance to talk to Dr. Barbi Honeycutt who taught me a lot while I was a teaching postdoctoral scholar here. I remember attending several workshops facilitated by Honeycutt, preparing a teaching philosophy, and even doing a […]

March 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, SABER, Why

Actionable steps!

As part of the 2020 SABER Diversity and Inclusion Efforts seminar series, Starlette Sharp from Penn State University and Dr. John Matsui from UC Berkeley presented last September on “Actionable steps toward equity in STEM.” Both Dr. Matsui and Sharp started with land acknowledgements for the lands and people on which their campuses now exist. […]

March 24, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, SABER

“This is a time for self-reflection”

Last September, Dr. Bryan Dewsbury from the University of Rhode Island gave a talk entitled: “Lessons from a hot spring: Authentic transformation in the higher education classroom”as part of the SABER Diversity and Inclusion Efforts. I had watched this talk last year and wanted to revisit it because I remember how conversational, honest, and uplifting […]

March 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, SABER, Why

Immigrants in Higher Education

Drs. Meseret Hailu and Brooke Coley from Arizona State University presented last December a session entitled “An exploratory investigation of the experiences of Black immigrant women in undergraduate STEM” as part of the SABER Diversity and Inclusion Efforts. The title caught my attention because I haven’t thought about Black immigrants and their challenges in STEM […]

March 22, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, SABER, Why

Supporting Black Women in Mathematics

In a presentation entitled “Black women and belongingness: An interrogation of STEM education as a white, patriarchal space.” Drs. Luis Leyva and Nicole Joseph from Vanderbilt University presented work on the experiences of Black women in STEM. First Dr. Joseph discussed the gaps in representation for Black women in STEM and particularly in mathematics. Leyva […]

Month: March 2021