Carlos C. Goller

January 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Audiobooks of 2020

In March I was preparing to host fifty high school students from a new biotechnology program. We were excited and had organized a series of activities. I was in the office printing copies of handouts when I received the inevitable yet shocking email: we were suspending in person classes and travel. I quickly called several […]

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

SoTL and DBER Research Dissemination

This being I listened to Emily Faulconer’s asynchronous workshop about Getting Published. Faulconer is from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and gave a fun and motivational presentation on the writing and submission process. I was intrigued by the information presented about title choices and downloads and citations. While titles with semicolons may have more downloads, apparently […]

December 31, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques

Reflecting on Teaching in the Fall of 2020

The year is coming to an end. The summer and fall were challenging and… different. While I really miss the lab and energy from in-person teaching, I have honestly enjoyed learning about teaching online. The shift to remote instruction forced me to rethink the main goals and learning objectives of two courses I routinely teach: […]

December 31, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Integrative Thinking, Lilly Conference, Reflections

Integrative Thinking

The asynchronous Lilly Conference session by Brad Sottile, Maggie Slattery, and Laura E. Cruz from Pennsylvania State University described a multi campus initiative to create general education courses with integrative thinking. I was immediately captured by their description of wicked problems, grand challenges, and UN Sustainability Goals and the importance of integrative thinking. They defined […]

December 30, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Presentations & Talks, Student groups, Website

SACNAS at NC State!

In November, I had the pleasure of doing a fun virtual talk with our new SACNAS group at NC State. Our student president, Osvaldo, is phenomenal and has organized the group, created an amazing website linked below, and organized several events. Check out the community building events they have done! http://www.sacnasatncstate.org/

December 30, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website

Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Remote Teaching

Today I watched another asynchronous session. Lisa Chang, Silvia Bartolic, and Hailey Craig presented o the use of Multiliteracies Pedagogy as a framework to support remote teaching at the Lilly Conference online. This short presentation by Chang made me think. They started with survey data from both faculty and students after the transition to remote […]

December 29, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques

Studying Student Self-efficacy through Writing and the Influence of Instructors

NaTasha Schiller (Wingate University) presented at the Lilly Conference on an ongoing study with Eileen Camfield and Kirkwood Land. Schiller and Land have infused high impact practices into their courses, including large introductory biology at Wingate. They also added writing assignments intended to activate students’ growth mindsets, critical thinking, and learning skills. They described in […]

December 28, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques

A couple of things I learned today…

Today I listened to a couple podcasts and one Lilly Conference session. They all had useful tips and resources, and the thoughts below are some that I’m still thinking about at the end of the day. My challenge is to remember these and commit to implementing and improving these practices in the courses I teach. […]

December 27, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Information Literacy, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Critical Pedagogy and Information Literacy

Katie Greer from Oakland University discussed critical pedagogy and critical literacy during an asynchronous session at the Lilly Conference. Greer discussed a course they teach as a general education requirement with several really useful assignments and tips! The idea of students as partners, co-creators, and new experts resonates with me! I took away these great […]

December 27, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Assignments for Performance Improvement

I watched another though-provoking session by Barry Sharpe this afternoon, from the asynchronous Lilly Conference sessions on Educational Theory and Pedagogy. Sharpe used key ideas and quotes from two great books I was able to read this year: Josh Eyler’s How Humans Learn and Flower Darby and James Lang’s Small Teaching Online. The presenter used […]

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