September 2022 – Page 2 – Carlos C. Goller

September 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Reflections

A World Without Microbes and Drafts

I am starting to watch ASMCUE 2022 sessions I missed. Michelle Korir from Aurora University spoke about activities they do on the first day of the semester. Korir explained what they used to do: introductions, syllabus, and an icebreaker. Korir reflected how this was very instructor-centered and students seemed bored. Nevertheless, Korir acknowledged that the […]

September 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Learning from Students

“School for all: Students empowered for change” was the title of the recorded session for the CAST UDL Symposium presented by Beatriz Duda Macera and Jessica Susano Ramos. This is the last prerecorded session of the symposium! The session began with a description of the education system in Peru. Two schools in different places in […]

September 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Students Tell Us Which Technology Works for Them

Ann Devitt and Joanne Banks from Trinity College, Dublin, presented at the CAST UDL Symposium 2022 on their project on UDL in secondary education in Europe. The recorded session was entitled “What has technology ever done for us? Second-level student voices.” Their partners included schools in Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and Greece. All partner schools worked […]

September 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Lessons from an Exchange of UDL Knowledge

David Evans is from the Sydney School of Education at the University of Sydney and along with Elga Andriana presented at the CAST UDL Symposium 2022. The recorded fifteen minute session was entitled “Building Teacher Capacity Applying the UDL UDL Framework: Stories from Indonesia.” Evans spoke about advances in the use of technology in education. […]

September 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Tools for Sharing Ideas

Madison Bunderson, Elena Darling-Hammond, & Daniel Pimentel presented at the CAST UDL symposium this summer on “Using Online Tools and UDL to Elicit Learner Voice.” This was a three-video pre-recorded session. Pimentel began by speaking about student voice. I liked how they started with a slide that simply read “it is lovely to meet you.” […]

September 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Humanizing the Classroom: Co-Create/Co-Construct to Dismantle Systems of Oppression

“Leading with Care: Building Capacity and Connection in Collaborative Spaces” is the title of the CAST UDL recorded session I watched tonight. Melissa Chumakov, Sarah Driessens, Sarah Hunter, & Erin Valenzuela were the presenters. Driessens spoke about the power of storytelling. Recognizing the importance of collaborating with learners was a point Driessens made. Hunter started […]

September 14, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Open Pedagogy, Reflections

Open Pedagogy and UDL

Tonight I watched Carolee Clyne and Surita Jhangiani present at the CAST UDL Symposium on “Open Pedagogy and UDL: The Next Steps.” Drs. Jhangiani and Clyne have decades of experience working with instructors on UDL at UBC Vancouver Point Grey Campus. They began by explaining what are open educational resources as “teaching, learning and research […]

September 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, UDL, Wellbeing, Why

Robots Bring Homebound Students to the Classroom

Anna Cliff, Brenda O’Connell, Carly Sandgren, and Leani Tell presented at the CAST UDL Symposium the session “Mission Possible: Robots Providing Inclusive School Experiences for Students.” They shared slides at a bitly URL: Cliff is the lead of the Mission Possible Project. Along with co-presenters, they all have experience supporting students. The Star Learner they […]

September 12, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Mentoring

Quantitative and Qualitative Context for Diverse Learners

Christopher Camacho and Julia Ransom recorded and presented a session for the CAST UDL Symposium about “Understanding the Social-Emotional, Cognitive, and Metacognitive Context of Our Diverse Learners.” They retitled it Learner Voices… Camacho is a senior scientist at Pearson along with Ransom. They both do qualitative research. For qualitative measures, Camacho spoke about reviewing self-efficacy, […]

September 11, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Connecting Research to Assessment in Pre-Service Teacher Education

“Creating Ownership in Assessment—From Higher Education to K-12 Classrooms” was the title of the recorded session presented at the CAST UDL Symposium by Deanna Maynard (University of Wisconsin – La Crosse) and Ashley Zehner (Muskingum University). Their guiding question they stated was: “how can we support pre-service teachers to reduce barriers when designing assessments? Zehner […]

Month: September 2022