Heather Burke presented at the April Quality Matters (QM) conference on “Struggling in Silence: Students’ Mental Health and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).” Burke has been teaching since 2008 and is an Associate Professor of English and Hondros College of Nursing and is a QM Master Reviewer. Burke used Slido to poll attendees and shared that […]
I started watching sessions from a QM event earlier this year that I didn’t have a chance to attend live. “More than Citation: Understanding Copyright and Fair Use” was the title of the session by Stephanie Korlsund and Ashley Seibert. They are both instructional designers. They started with a couple of scenarios and had the […]
“Kindness: It’s Not Just for Pushovers Anymore” is the title of the last Lilly Conference online session recording that I watched tonight. Julia Kregenow at Penn State University presented without slides! They teach astronomy and shared their website (https://sites.psu.edu/kregenow/teaching/kindness-in-teaching/). They taught a class in “the forum” that enrolled 600+ students! Kregenow teaches this large class […]
Stacey Souther is a Professor of Psychology at Cuyahoga Community College and presented at Lilly Conference 2022 on “Faculty Wellness: The Importance of Personal Transformation.” Souther is a college-wide faculty development coordinator and their session focused on discussing the importance of personal health and wellness and techniques that we can use and incorporate into daily […]
Renee Link is a Professor of Teaching at UC Irvine and presented on “A Structure for Designing Specifications Grading Systems.” Link is a teaching faculty member and organizes chemistry labs involving 1000-1200 students, 6 graduate TAs, and 1 head TA or stockroom manager! Wow. Link introduced specifications grading and Linda Nilson’s book. They published how […]
Tina Smith is an Associate Professor at Anne Arundel Community College and spoke at the Lilly Conference Online 2022 on “Respectful Discourse: Inclusion in Culturally Diverse Classrooms.” Smith shared their identities as military, parent, and student… and has worked nearly thirty years in education. Single parent and worked while being a student. Smith disclosed where […]
“Effective Communication for Success: A Structure for Designing Specifications Grading System” was the title of a session by Drs. Lesley Casarez and Tia Agan from Angelo State University. They work with advanced certification programs and educational leadership candidates. The goals of the session was to apply strategies for professional communication. They shared a quote by […]
Lisa Stoddard and Geoff Pfeifer from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) presented at the Lilly Conference Online about “Addressing Bias and Stereotyping: Tools for Equitable and Effective Teamwork.” I graduated from WPI and love learning what they have done. They have a 42-year history of high-impact practices, run on a quarter system, and have interactive qualifying […]
“Applying Principles Behind Engaged Teaching to Advance Student Learning” with Claire Major was one of the plenary presenters at Lilly Conference online 2022. Major has written so many books! Major has been at Alabama for 22 years! The goals for the session were to define the concept of engaged teaching, explore the process of engaged […]
“Alphabet Game’: An Experiential Activity to Teach Listening and Communicating” is the title of the session by Ranjan George, Associate Professor of Business at Fresno Pacific University. George aimed to share a fun and interactive activity they developed. They explained that the game they developed is important because it connects the students and activities to […]