Carlos C. Goller

May 29, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

A Fair and Equitable Community of Learners

Kathleen F. Gabriel wrote a book we read as part of an OFD Reading Circle several years ago: Teaching Unprepared Students. Gabriel presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference Online on “Embracing Student Diversity in the Midst of Our Society’s Strife.” Gabriel began by speaking about the hate crimes and marginalization that our society has endured, […]

May 28, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

Changing Your Thinking with Online Discussions

Online discussion forums can be engaging and fun! I never thought I would say that… at least before last year! I had taught a bioethics course for several years and once in a while we would use a discussion board. It was quite dull. Then, with the pandemic and redesigning courses… and lots of help […]

May 27, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Why

Cox and the FLCs

Milton D. Cox from Miami University gave a talk about”Creating and Sustaining Face-to-Face and Virtual FLCs” at the 2021 Lilly Conference Online. Cox defined communities of practices as “groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area […]

May 26, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

We all have a contribution to make!

Stephen Brookfield spoke at the 2021 Lilly Conference Online on “Becoming a White Antiracist.” I was excited to see Brookfield’s name as a plenary speaker; I also realized he just published a book and put the presentation slides on an open access homepage. Brookfield talked about how everything on his page is open access with […]

May 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Crowdsourcing Ideas for Community Building and Growth

Kathryn Smith and Todd Zakrajsek from ITLC did a session on “Classroom Community Building Strategies: Onsite and Online” on May 5th. Smith showed some cool community building cards that serve as a good reminder to do things. Zakrajsek did mention that the cards are not necessary to create communities. They started with three questions: What […]

May 24, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Relational Cultural Theory and Taxonomies

Harriet Schwartz from Carlow University talked about “Connected Teaching” as part of the 2021 Lilly Conference Online. The recording started a little bit (I hope) into the conversation, yet just in time to watch Schwartz talking about the importance of relational teaching. Schwartz mentioned being authentic yet knowing how much to disclose and still help […]

May 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Keeping a Respectful Learning Environment

Dr. Chavella Pittman from Dominican University and Effective & Efficient Faculty, presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference online on “10 In the Moment Responses to Acts of Student Incivility.” I believe I watched another session by Pittman last year. Pittman is a Professor of Sociology and also a Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching consultant. Pittman […]

May 22, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Metacognition and Self-regulation

Today, after playing with Camtasia, I continued watching Lilly Conference. Dr. Stephanie Foote from the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellent in Undergraduate Education presented on “Metacognitive Teaching: Reflecting on Our Teaching Practice.” I watched one or maybe two sessions led by Foote as part of the Lilly Conference last fall and enjoyed how interactive […]

May 21, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Integrative Thinking, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Supporting Learning with Culturally Responsive Teaching

Dr. Courtney Plotts presented on May 5th at the Lilly Online 2021 Conference on creating cultural presence. Plotts started with an activity and a definition for culturally responsive teaching. Instead of just providing a definition, Plotts did a nice comparison of what culturally responsive teaching is and isn’t. “How can I consistently apply elements of […]

May 20, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, annotation, Case Studies, Constructivism, Course Design, Delftia, Discussions, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Undergraduate Research, Website, Wellbeing, Why

Open and Closed!

I still can’t figure out Twitter… I have two accounts and end up using the @delftia one instead of my personal one. Chris Aldrich talked about “A Twitter of Our Own” as OERxDomains21 Day 2. Aldrich started by talking about why be on Twitter if there are “healthier” alternatives? I don’t use Twitter much because […]