Academic Development

August 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Student-generated Questions and Online Discussions

The Lilly Conference online session we watched tonight was entitled “Using Student-Generated Critical Thinking Questions As Class Preparation Assignments” by Steven Bowen from Allen College. Bowen teaches occupational therapy in a graduate program and is an assistant professor. Again, engagement came up early in this presentation! Bowen acknowledged that “student engagement in reading and classroom […]

July 31, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Instructor Strategies for Engagement

I have been watching presentations, listening to podcasts, reading, and discussing with others and inevitable the word “engagement” enters the conversation or is on a slide. We all seem to be looking for ways to engage learners and kindle intrinsic motivation. Tonight Amada and I watched a recorded 2021 Lilly Conference online session entitled “Instructional […]

July 30, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Course Design, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

Self-determination and Activity Choices

Vanessa Hull from the University of Florida presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference online on “Choose Your Own Adventure: A Choice-Making Model for Student Learning.” After describing their experience witnessing the recovery of a Chinese community after an earthquake in 2008, Hull revisited how they teach. Hull mentioned the “Centering a Pedagogy of Care” and […]

July 29, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Learning from Teaching Band Online

David Betancourt from Cerritos College gave a really engaging presentation at the Lilly Conference online in 2020. I was happy to see that Betancourt was the first speaker on the asynchronous list of recoded talks in the instructional strategies section. Betancourt provided an overview of the presentation in an energetic and conversational tone. He started […]

July 28, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Diversity, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Videos and Surveys for Professional Development

Gale Spear, Courtney Mlinar, and Jeff Johannigman from Austin Community College spoke about their teaching and learning academy in a Lilly 2021 recorded talk entitled “A Teaching and Learning Academy for Faculty by Faculty.” I did not know how large the Austin Community College system is with multiple campuses and thousands of students! The Teaching […]

July 27, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, DBER and SoTL, Lilly Conference, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Supporting Engaged Teacher Scholars

As part of the 2021 Lilly Conference online asynchronous sessions, Dayna Henry from James Madison University presented on “A Case Study of SoTL Leaders as Catalysts Toward Institutionalizing SoTL Cultural Change.” Along with Ashley Taylor Jaffee, they described SoTL as: “evidence-based, teaching and learning scholarly activities which include systematic inquiry into what works and does […]

July 26, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Instructor Behaviors, Interprofessional Education, Lilly Conference, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Undergraduate Research, Why

Collaborative Research and Reciprocal Altruism

Tonight, Amada and I watched Sayonita Ghosh Hajra from California State University, Sacramento and Abeer Hasan from Humboldt State University present a recorded Lilly Conference online 2021 presentation entitled “Managing REU in between Two Institutions During a Pandemic.” This summer we have been hosting a virtual REU. It has been busy and really cool. I want […]

July 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Virtual Writing Communities

Laura Cruz from The Pennsylvania State University, Ted Murcray from California Baptist University, and Marina Smitherman from Dalton State College presented at the Lilly Conference Online 2021 a recorded session entitled “Writing about Teaching (Together): Implementing Virtual Writing Communities under COVID-19.” I have now watched several sessions by Cruz and enjoyed all they do for […]

July 24, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Lilly Conference, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Why

Tips for Creating a Faculty Mentoring Program

After a long day with two playgrounds, two birthdays, and lots of outdoors and ice cream, we watched Lilly Conference online asynchronous session by Tiffany Cresswell-Yeager from Gwynedd Mercy University and Antonio Duran from Auburn University. Their session was entitled “Strategies for Developing a Faculty Mentoring Program,” and the presenters spoke about faculty development and access […]

July 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why, Workshop

Stereotype Threat and Professional Development

Brian C Smith and Sal Meyers from Simpson College presented a recorded Lilly 2021 session entitled “Creating More Inclusive Classrooms: Applying Stereotype Threat Interventions.” They are both social psychologists and talked about stereotypes and disidentification and stereotype threat. They defined stereotype threat as a situation in which stereotype is relevant and there is a self […]