June 2021 – Page 2 – Carlos C. Goller

June 20, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

The Assessment Blueprint

Today was father’s day, and we spent the afternoon with the grandparents. The children were wild and had a lot of fun. This evening I continued watching asynchronous assessment sessions from the 2021 Lilly Conference online. Alisha Malloy and Laurell Malone from North Carolina Central University presented a session entitled “The Assessment Blueprint – Aligning […]

June 19, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

Learning Compassion

It was an interesting and fun Saturday. The kids were wild, and it was hot outside. I also had a great time recording a podcast for ASMCUE with a panel of “veteran teachers” and I played the part of the host. Tonight, I watched a 2021 Lilly Conference online session by Emily Coderre from University […]

June 18, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Student Self-assessments

I had a busy week with virtual summer undergraduate research activities and meetings. Several great discussions today about composting, institutional policies, and teacher talk kept me going as well as fantastic student presentations. Karen Pezzolla from Bloomfield College and Michelle Anderson from Aquinas College were next on my list of 2021 Lilly Conference online presentations […]

June 17, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Customizing CATs

Dr. Diane Chapman from North Carolina State University presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference online on “Customizing Classroom Assessment Techniques for Online Teaching and Learning.” Classroom assessment techniques (CATs), Chapman stated, are “in-class activities designed to give you and your students useful feedback on the teaching-learning process as it is happening.” They are simple and […]

June 16, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Feedback for Learners and Instructors

Natalia Yevgenyevna Collings, Central Michigan University presented on “Effective feedback: Building a community of learners” as part of the Lilly Conference online 2021. Collings is in the Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development and mentioned teaching undergraduates and graduate students. Collings spoke about teaching for fifteen years and being very interested in feedback, mentioning […]

June 15, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Mobile Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Team-based learning, Website, Why

ARS?! Time to poll the class!

A 2021 Lilly Conference online presentation entitled “The Benefits of Using an Audience Response System in Class” caught my attention tonight. Frank Spors from the Western University of Health Sciences spoke about the optometry program there. At Western U, they have a four-year doctoral optometry program with class size between 75-90 and lectures for all […]

June 14, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Interprofessional Education, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Website, Why, Writing

Beyond the Text… and Instructor/Student Resources!

Tonight, I watched a 2021 Lilly Conference Online asynchronous session by Dr. Silvia Bartolic from the University of British Columbia. The session was entitled “Promoting Digital and Visual Literacy Through Multimodal Projects” and began with the numerous reasons why instructors should use multimodal assessments. The challenge, as mentioned by Bartolic, is how to design multimodal […]

June 13, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Ungrading through Specifications Grading?

I was reading the Ungrading book today and have been looking into Digital Pedagogy Lab resources. Tonight, I watched a presentation entitled “Specifications Grading: Ungrading :: Outcomes: Heart” by Dr. Jennifer McCrickerd from Drake University as part of the 2021 Lilly Conference online. McCrickerd has a Ph.D. in philosophy and specialized in ethics. McCrickerd described […]

June 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Action-Oriented Reflection

I started watching yesterday asynchronous sessions from the 2021 Lily Conference online. The second session I watched was by Stephanie Garrone-Shufran from Merrimack College and entitled “Using Reflection to Promote Social Justice in Coursework and Beyond.” Garrone-Shufran started by describing the importance of training teaching to better support English learners (ELs). Garrone-Shufran course is “focused […]

June 11, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Bundled Course Grading… with Tokens

I have been thinking about how to plan for an online section of our molecular biology semester-long course. Sandy Diec and Merlyn Joseph from Texas A&M College of Pharmacy are coordinators for a skills course in the pharmacy program. They have about sixty students in two lab sections that meet for 1.5 hours a week. […]

Month: June 2021