July 2022 – Carlos C. Goller

July 31, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Why

Continuous Opportunities for Feedback and Communication

“Honoring and Valuing Student Feedback to Build Community in Online Learning” is the session’s title from the CAST UDL Symposium presented by Irma Gomez, Jeanna Gravel, Monica Ng, Zach Smith, and Carina Traub. They shared their slides as a GoogleDoc along with a handout. Ng mentioned that the inspiration for the session was a course […]

July 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

A Study on Flexible Deadlines

Melissa Hills, Kim Peacock & Brittany Wiseman presented at the CAST USL Symposium this month about “Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Learner Centered Deadline Policies in Post-secondary.” They acknowledged the lands in Canada that they inhabit. One attendee in the chat mentioned during their introduction that they were interested in flexible deadlines and wanted to […]

July 29, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections

UDL in Different Teaching Contexts

Marnie Lynch & Amy Robinson presented at the UDL Symposium this year on “Uplifting voices in Court and Community Schools.” They are both in Solano County, a county in California with six school districts, eight independent charter schools, and about 63,000 students! They have over 7,000 learners with reported disabilities. Robinson asked the audience to think about […]

July 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Empowering and Honoring Decision

“Power and Empowerment: Honoring By Decision and Design” was the title of the CAST UDL session by Andratesha Fritzgerald. The session used Peardeck and started with a question: “If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would you choose and why?” Slides were shared at: https://bit.ly/fritz72722 Fritzgerald is the author of a […]

July 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Making Connections through QM Course Design Elements

Karen May, Adjunct, New Mexico State University; Sherrell Wheeler, Director of Online Quality Assurance, New Mexico State University Alamogordo and Christine Trapp, Professor of Nutrition and Chemistry, New Mexico State University Alamogordo, presented the QM session “Building Connections: Making a Difference One Lesson at a Time!” Karen May has had 21 courses reviewed and led […]

July 26, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, QM, Softwares

AGILE and Inclusion in Education

The QM webinar “Inclusivity, Engagement, Differentiation – Have It all Using AGILE” was presented by Kat Biacindo, Associate Professor, California State University, Fresno. Biacindo spoke about connectivism theory citing Siemens 2007: “through a network, web, or internet, learners can (a) acquire new content that is continually updated, (b) identify credible resources, and (c) draw distinctions […]

July 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, QM, Reflections

Micro-Credentials

Dr. Valerie Morphew, Professor, Fairmont State University, presented a session for Quality Matters on “Trends in Micro-Credentials for Professional Development.” They defined micro-credentials using the NEA 2021 definition: “A micro-credential is a short, competency-based recognition that allows an educator to demonstrate mastery in a particular area.” Recognition may be a digital badge upon demonstration of […]

July 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, QM, Reflections

Positive Feedback in Online Courses

Patrick Dempsey, Director of the Office of Digital Teaching & Learning, Loyola University Maryland, presented a Quality Matters session last November entitled “Feedback Strategies: 5 Practices to Increase Student Success and Decrease Instructor Workload.” Dempsey asked: explain how anyone gets “good at anything.” This was followed by Dempsey sharing research that to improve performance it […]

July 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, QM, Reflections, Softwares, Why

ReadSpeaker and Accessibility in QM Courses

On February 2, 2022, Kathy Wood, ReadSpeaker; Jim Snyder, Quality Matters; Beatriz Flores-Martinez, Laredo College; and Candice McPherson, Virtual Arkansas, presented “Addressing Accessibility in Course Design and Practice with QM and ReadSpeaker TTS. Flores-Martinez from Laredo College spoke about how they are constantly searching for instructional technologies to incorporate into their online courses. McPherson is […]

July 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Online Learning, Reflections, Why

Consistency and Structure

Online course design is a topic that I am interested in. I watched the QM session entitled “Online Course Design: Focus on Structure and Interface” today. Penny Ralston-Berg from Penn State and Heather Braatz from Worsham College of Mortuary Science presented this session. They discussed the benefits of supportive structure and shared examples. Ralston-Berg spoke […]

Month: July 2022