Course Design

Google Apps for Teaching

Happy Friday! Tonight I watched a session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference 2021 entitled “New Ways to Engage Students with Google Applications.” Denise Wilkinson, Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Innovative Teaching and Engaged Learning Center, Virginia Wesleyan University started by talking about how students embraced technology. However, this past year has […]
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Video Accessibility and Silver Linings

Tonight I watched two session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference from this past June. The first session tied into something I discussed today: image accessibility and use of accessible multimedia. The title of the session was “Incorporating Accessibility Principles into Student Video Projects” presented by Nicole Triche, Associate Professor of Cinema and Television […]
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Design Thinking for Crucial Conversation Skills

I went to the office today after a couple of weeks away and being sick. I had so much fun the hour I got to clean up in the lab and talk to people! I also enjoyed working from the office with two screens. Tonight, I watched 30-minute sessions from the Elon Teaching and Learning […]
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The Cypher!

Happy Monday! It was great to interact with students today and facilitate a session. It was not seamless, yet it was energizing and fun. Tonight, I continued watching sessions from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference earlier this summer. The session we watched (Amada watched a little) was entitled “Inclusion has a Voice and It […]
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The Impact of Ungrading and Learning About Learning

Today I felt better yet still feel weak and antibiotics are rough on the stomach. The kids had fun, and we did some gardening. Tonight’s Elon Teaching & Learning sessions were ones I watched live and want to revist. The first one was by Christopher Jones from Washburn University who tried ungrading in their course […]
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Book Study and Small Inclusive Teaching

The session I watched tonight from the summer Elon Teaching and Learning Conference was entitled “Exploring Course Content and Equity through Book Study.” Lisa Buchanan and Heidi Hollingsworth are professors in the School of Education. They presented with Josie Brothers and Liliana Kelson, Elon undergraduates. The session objectives focused on inviting participants to select books […]
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Distractions from Elon T&L Conference

After finishing the Lilly Online Conference recorded sessions from May 2021, I went back to the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. The plenary of the conference was Dr. James Lang who I admire and follow. I missed the keynote and several other sessions of the Elon conference so I wanted to watch as many as […]
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Academic Compassion

It was a difficult day: I battled headaches and this sinus infection… Tami Lincoln from Brandman University presented at the Lilly Online conference a session entitled “Leading with Compassion: Teacher Training in the Midst of Crisis.” Lincoln teaches in an educator training program and started by explaining how students in the courses they teach are […]
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Emotions and Self-Care

Yesterday I also watched the last Lilly Online Conference recording from the Universal Design and & Design Equity section by Deanna House from the University of Nebraska Omaha. House used essay questions for a computer informations and systems management course and took full advantage of the video integration. Using the Canvas LMS and video capture, […]
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Suggestions for Online Course Accessibility

“Ensuring Accessibility and Equity in Learning in Online College Courses” was the title of the 2021 Lilly Online Conference session I watched tonight. The presenters were Courtneay Kelly, Mina Chun, and Deanna Cash from the University of Lynchburg. Chun talked about the percent of enrollment and how it has declined. The percentage of students who […]
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