Accessibility and UDL

May 14, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

Practicing Reflective Thinking Skills

Today we swam, played outside, and somewhat organized the garage. The Lilly Conference session I watched tonight is entitled “Stepping Into Their Shoes: Perspective-Taking Activities to Spark Critical Conversations and Combat Implicit Biases.” Drs. Sarah Marie Berry (Winthrop University), Tammy Burnham (Winthrop University), and Mary Slade (Towson University) presented a 40-minute recorded session. Slade was […]

May 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Reflections, Softwares

Engaging Participants with Padlet Boards about Student Engagement

Todd D. Zakrajsek from UNC-Chapel Hill and ITLC Lilly spoke about “Game Changing Teaching Tips” at the Lilly Conference Online. Zakrajsek spoke about how to engage students. The prompt was “what strategies do you use for student engagement?” Zakrajsek explained that he first lets people know that there will be breakout rooms to prepare them […]

May 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections

Fostering Integrity

“Enhancing Online, On-site, and Hybrid Teaching and Learning with Integrity” was the title of the session Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant led at Lilly Online 2022. Bertram Gallant is the Director of the Academic Integrity Office at the UC San Diego. There is an academic integrity in the hybrid world course on OneHE that Bertram Gallant […]

May 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections

Inclusive Practices and Marketing

Neal Malik, an Assistant professor at California State University-San Bernadino, spoke at the Lilly Conference last month about “Inclusive Practices in Student Engagement.” Malik mentioned that they have been teaching in higher education for fourteen years and continue to learn. Malik noted publishing a recent article on inclusive practices. Malik shared a 30-second problem: “Find […]

May 8, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Integrative Thinking, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Culture Codes

Christie Kleinmann is a Professor of Public Relations at Belmont University and presented at ITLC Lilly Conference Online last month. The session was entitled ” Capitalizing on What Matters: Understanding the Culture Code of the College Classroom.” Kleinmann did a “which is better” slide annotation activity on Zoom with two images of a sunrise and […]

May 6, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Privileges that Hinder

Tonight we watched another ITLC Lilly ONline Conference plenary. Chavella Pittman has presented at other conferences and did a workshop with us last year. The title of the session at Lilly 2022 was “3 Surprising Ways Privilege Ruins Inclusive Teaching (& How they Provide Hope).” Pittman is a faculty member and faculty developer. At this […]

May 5, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Faculty Development for Online Courses in 2022 and Beyond

Gabrielle Likavec is an Instructional Designer at Saginaw Valley State University and Anne K. Huebel is an Online/Hybrid Support Specialist also at Saginaw Valley State University. They presented at the Lilly Online Conference on “Pivoting Online Teaching Training: Applying Lessons Learned in the Pandemic to Faculty Development. They used Nearpod to engage the audience using […]

April 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, Why, Writing

‘A History of Economic Thought’ Open Book

Diane Zydlewski, Florencia Gabriele, and Meaghan Price presented at Open Ed 2021 on “History of Economic Thought Made Alive Through Artifacts – A Collaborative Book.” They are all at Emmanuel College. Florencia Gabriele is a lecturer and has used this assignment in which students analyze passages in books and contribute to a book. The course […]

April 29, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

Ontario Tech’s Open Lab

Sara Stokes is the OER Lab Manager at Ontario Tech and along with Rebecca Maynard presented at Open Ed 2021 about “Co-Creating Opportunities for Openness.” Ontario Tech is one of the newest universities in Canada. Stokes spoke about the needs of students at Ontario Tech and their focus on STEM. The Open Education Lab was […]

April 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Website, Why, Writing

Pinatas, Pressbooks, and History

Jim Ross-Nazzal is a Professor of History at Houston Community College – Eastside Campus and recorded a 25-minute session at Open Ed 2021. Their session was entitled “An OER Textbook: Design Thinking and Pinata Innovation.” What a cool title! Ross-Nazzal mentioned that the title came from a year-long institute they participated in. They described designing […]