Carlos C. Goller

January 5, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Diversity, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques

The Process of Onboarding Online

What do you think about when you hear the word orientation? Michelle Fitzpatrick and Chelsea Biggerstaff Austin Community College described their efforts to launch and a year later completely relaunch due to COVID the Faculty Onboarding and Orientation program they oversee. The program was carefully designed, rolled out in phases, and beautifully described by these […]

January 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Articles, DBER and SoTL, Pedagogy, Reflections

What is Chronbach’s Alpha?

You see it in educational studies. You read and nod to yourself: “yes that makes sense, they determiner reliability of…”, but do you know it is being used correctly? How do people come up with with criteria like a 0.7 cut off? I’ve wondered about this and, honestly, still don’t understand Chronbach’s alpha well. However, […]

January 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Reflections

Faculty Support and Community During a Pandemic

I watched another Lilly Conference recording that was uplifting and demonstrates the resourcefulness and ability of faculty development units to support instructors during the pandemic. Kathryn Zawisza and Don Johnson from the University of Arkansas described the efforts of their units to support instructors. They, like many other instructor support units, had to quickly launch […]

January 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Lilly Conference, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Reflections

Instructor Mentoring Programs

Tonight I watched the recorded Lilly Conference session by Leslie Dolan and colleagues from the Community College of Rhode Island on faculty coaching. Dolan, Charles Kell, and Ali Khalil described a neat mentoring plan for their Accelerated Learning Program. They have a large percentage of adjunct sections teaching dozens of sections. Dolan created a structured […]

January 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Undergraduate Research

Place-based Learning and Course-based Research Experiences

Episode 342 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast with fantastic host Bonni Stachowiak featured Amy Sprowles and Matt Johnson from Humboldt State University. They discussed their journey creating learning communities with cohorts of first-year students learning about the issues and history of the Klamath river area (see Klamath Connection Program website). They described the […]

January 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Books, Course Design, Online Learning, Reflections

Simple and Relatable Instructional Videos

I finished Karen Costa’s book entitled “99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Videos” today and want to reflect on what I learned. I think the main message is to simplify and don’t fall into the trap of perfectionism. Instructional videos should focus on communicating in a way that is clear, honest, and engaging. The […]

January 2, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
DBER and SoTL, Lilly Conference, Molecular Biology Education Research, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

Connecting Students from Different Programs: A Study on Interprofessional Research Groups

An asynchronous session from the Lilly Conference by Jessica Jochum, Ed Jones, and Joanne Klossner caught my attention with the title: “Learn with Me: The Perceived Benefits and Barriers of Collaborative Interprofessional Research Groups”. This was a collaboration between the University of Indianapolis and the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Programs in MS […]

January 2, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Teaching techniques

An Informative Study on Qualities of Effective and Ineffective Teachers

Dr. Claire Major mentioned in a recent Tweet an article about a study on perceptions by students and faculty about effective and ineffective teachers. Entitled “No Disrespect: Student and Faculty Perceptions of the Qualities of Ineffective Teachers” and published in the journal Teaching of Psychology, Zayac and colleagues review previous studies and provide enough background […]

Motivation to Create Simple and Sustainable Videos and Think about Breakout Rooms

I’m almost done reading a physical copy of Karen Costa’s 99 “Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos”… I had promised myself I would finish this book during 2020, but that didn’t happen. I’ve been trying to read a couple of tips ever week and have really enjoyed the book. Costa offers simple suggestions […]

January 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
DBER and SoTL, Lilly Conference, Reflections

Instructor Quality and Grade Distribution

Another Lilly Conference session by Emily Faulconer and John Griffith (and Bobby McMasters) from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University presented results from their study comparing grades in courses taught by instructors rated average or high quality. Their introduction presented by Faulconer reviewed previous studies addressing similar questions. For their study, they analyzed 9-week terms offered in […]

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