Course Design

September 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Service Learning, Student groups, Wellbeing, Workshop

Microbial Ecology and Characterization

Tonight I watched “Digging in the Dirt: A Novel CURE in the Race Against Antibiotic Resistance” by Kathleen Boyle, Abigail Multerer, and Marion Toscano from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, WI. Mount Mary is a Catholic women’s liberal arts university established in 1913. It is designated as an HSI: Hispanic-serving Institution. In 2021 they were […]

September 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Enhancing STEM Literacy in Courses

Emily Ledgerwood (Le Moyne College) and Jonelle Mattiacio (St. John Fisher College) presented at ASMCUE 2022 a recorded session entitled: “A Multi-Lesson Approach to Enhancing Literacy in the Field of Virology.” The lesson focused on Mattiacio’s virology course. They introduced students in the first phase to scientific communication and exploration of primary research Groups were […]

September 26, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, UDL, Why

Mini-games for Microbiology

Tonight I watched the ASMCUE 2022 session entitled “Developing Mini-Games and Playful Activities to Implement ASM Curriculum Guidelines in Undergraduate Microbiology Courses.” Grace L. Axler-DiPerte from Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York shared ideas for developing mini-games aligned with the ASM Curriculum Guidelines. Axler-DiPerte discussed tools such as manipulatives, quiz shows, […]

September 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Mentoring, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Undergraduate Research, Website, Why

Scientific Practices in CUREs

Alaina J. Buchanan and Ginger R. Fisher are at the University of Northern Colorado and presented at ASMCUE 2022 a recorded session on the “Current Status of Science Practices in CUREs.” They mentioned that CUREs were described in 2014 by Auchincloss et al. and “born out of need for more workers in science, technology, engineering, […]

September 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why, Writing

TBL and GIDEON

Another recorded session from ASMCUE was “An Active Learning Pedagogy that Enhances Medical Students’ Learning and Engagement,” presented by Hatem A. Elshabrawy from the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Sam Houston State University and Hossam M. Ashour from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida. They spoke about Team-Based Learning […]

September 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Students Tell Us Which Technology Works for Them

Ann Devitt and Joanne Banks from Trinity College, Dublin, presented at the CAST UDL Symposium 2022 on their project on UDL in secondary education in Europe. The recorded session was entitled “What has technology ever done for us? Second-level student voices.” Their partners included schools in Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and Greece. All partner schools worked […]

September 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Tools for Sharing Ideas

Madison Bunderson, Elena Darling-Hammond, & Daniel Pimentel presented at the CAST UDL symposium this summer on “Using Online Tools and UDL to Elicit Learner Voice.” This was a three-video pre-recorded session. Pimentel began by speaking about student voice. I liked how they started with a slide that simply read “it is lovely to meet you.” […]

September 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Humanizing the Classroom: Co-Create/Co-Construct to Dismantle Systems of Oppression

“Leading with Care: Building Capacity and Connection in Collaborative Spaces” is the title of the CAST UDL recorded session I watched tonight. Melissa Chumakov, Sarah Driessens, Sarah Hunter, & Erin Valenzuela were the presenters. Driessens spoke about the power of storytelling. Recognizing the importance of collaborating with learners was a point Driessens made. Hunter started […]

September 11, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Connecting Research to Assessment in Pre-Service Teacher Education

“Creating Ownership in Assessment—From Higher Education to K-12 Classrooms” was the title of the recorded session presented at the CAST UDL Symposium by Deanna Maynard (University of Wisconsin – La Crosse) and Ashley Zehner (Muskingum University). Their guiding question they stated was: “how can we support pre-service teachers to reduce barriers when designing assessments? Zehner […]

September 6, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Empower The Learner

Kathleen McClaskey has written several books on learning, is the CEO & Chief Learning Officer at Empower Learner and founder of Make Learning Personal. Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles is also well versed in UDL and works with McClaskey as well as is a consultant. They presented on “Learners with Voice: Creating Pathways for Agency and Self-Advocacy” at […]