Constructivism

September 28, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Why

Co-creation in Accounting

Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was entitled “Creating a student led on-line inclusive community of learning and co-creation of programme content using digital technology” presented by Sue Evans, Ellen Spender, Tracey Williams and, Lesley Davies. Spender talked about the swift move to online teaching and learning of their accounting courses last year. They had the challenge […]

September 26, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Why

Embedding Inclusive Practice into Online Teaching Guides

I have been thinking a lot about blended learning as part of the QM courses and preparing for BIT 295 in the spring. An ALT 2021 session that caught my attention tonight was entitled “Embedding Inclusive Practice for Blended and Distance Learning” presented by Mark Maher, Robin Clarke, Carmen Miles, and Stephen Walker. They have […]

September 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections

PAL Learners

Tonight I watched an ALT 2021 session entitled ” Challenges and lessons learnt in building a student led online learning community in a pandemic” with several speakers from the University of Derby in the UK. This session had several speakers including mental health nurses (Longbone) and students (Hill): Jennifer Allam, Johanna Westwood, Sian Hill, and […]

September 21, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Constructivism, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why, Writing

Promoting Connectedness

A session from ALT 2021 caught my attention: “Promoting Connectedness – the importance of peer mentors in an intra-curricular online learning space” since I am working on instructor presence this week. The speakers of this session were Peter Bryant, Juliette Overland, Danielle Eden and Natasha Arthars. Bryant acknowledged the indigenous people in Australia. Bryant teaches […]

September 16, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections

Be Specific, Transparent, and Mindful

I got to play in the lab today with students and the BitBot liquid handler. That made me so happy! I also started watching ALT 2021 conference sessions I missed. I started with the pre-conference workshop 4 presented by Dr. Miranda Melcher from City University of London. The session’s title was “Pre-Conference Workshop 4: Practical […]

September 14, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Interprofessional Education, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Service Learning, Student groups, Team-based learning, Why, Writing

Transdisciplinary Education during the Pandemic

We are almost finished with the Elon Teaching and Learning 2021 Conference recordings! The sessions have been great and address a variety of issues and emerging trends. Tonight, we watched a session entitled “Maintaining Transdisciplinary Training in Developmental Screening in the Time of COVID-19” presented by Katrina Fulcher-Rood, Associate Professor in the Speech-Language Pathology Department, […]

September 13, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Teaching for Equity and Inclusion

The Elon Teaching and Learning Conference this summer had several session formats including 30 minute and 60-minute talks. Tonight, we watched a 60-minute talk entitled “Teaching for Equity and Inclusion”by Mary Jo Festle, Maude Sharpe Powell Professor, Professor of History, and Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Elon University. […]

September 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Interprofessional Education, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Team-based learning, Wellbeing, Why

Immersive Learning and Design Thinking

Tonight we watched another Elon Teaching and Learning Conference session entitled “From Creating to Sustaining Innovative, Experiential Curricula: Immersive Learning Practices Pre- and Post-Pandemic” presented by Phillip Motley, Associate Professor, Elon University and Danielle Lake, Director of Design Thinking and Associate Professor, Elon University. Lake began by discussing that immersive learning practices and project-based learning that […]

September 10, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Interprofessional Education, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

RAFT!

Friday! It was an interesting day indeed. Lots of computer work and Zoom… and some great conversations. Tonight, we watched a recorded session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference entitled “Resilient and Flexible Teaching (RAFT): Staying Afloat in Rough Waters” by Heather Keith, Executive Director of Faculty Development & Professor of Philosophy, Radford University and Christina […]

September 9, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Writing

Student Perceptions of Feedback on Writing in a Spanish Course

It was an interesting day! I had some technical issues… several fun meetings, and lots of coursework. Tonight, I watched another recorded session from the June 2021 Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. The session entitled “Students’ Perceptions of Effective Feedback” was presented by Pablo Celis-Castillo, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Elon University. Celis-Castillo mentioned that this […]