DBER and SoTL

Two Different Flips

Jessica Peacock from Merrimack College and Kathryn Lewis from American International College presented on “Active Learning through the Flipped Classroom: Success, Failure, or Both” as part of the Lilly 2021 Conference online. The presenters defined flipped learning as students doing work prior to class in an individual space, focusing on understanding and remembering of the […]
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PBL and Professional Development for Teachers

It was a rough, long day. I did have a chance to streak out eight Delftia acidovorans isolates we want to sequence! Tonight, I watched “Raising STEM Interest Among Underserved Youth Through Problem-based Learning” by Jaymee Nanasi Davis from the University of Hawaii Maui College and Nahid Nariman, the Director of Research, TIDES. This recorded […]
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Replicate, Learn, and Publish Openly

This weekend I worked with an undergraduate student on a research proposal for undergraduate funding in the fall. I also talked to a colleague on Friday about the difficulties of publishing undergraduate (mostly summer) research and continuation with different students. Replication and continuation are always a challenge. That’s why I thought tonight’s Lilly Conference online […]
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A Sense of Classroom Community

It was an interesting day: minivan got serviced and we had a couple of kid meltdowns. Finally, Amada has calmed down and we are watching Angela Forde from Michigan State University and Shari L Dann from SUNY present on “Fostering Sense Of Classroom Community Belonging In A Project-Based Course” as part of the 2021 Lilly […]
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Feedback for all; improvement for some?

Wasana Karunarathne from The University of Melbourne presented (from across the world!) at the 2021 Lilly Conference online in May. The topic they presented was “Developing Generic Skills and Feedback Literacy Through Assessment.” Karunarathne talked about using “assessment for learning” using formative feedback and motivate learners to improve. Karunarathne wanted students to experience hands-on learning […]
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ARS?! Time to poll the class!

A 2021 Lilly Conference online presentation entitled “The Benefits of Using an Audience Response System in Class” caught my attention tonight. Frank Spors from the Western University of Health Sciences spoke about the optometry program there. At Western U, they have a four-year doctoral optometry program with class size between 75-90 and lectures for all […]
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Ungrading and Metacognition at the Elon T&L Conference

I love the Teaching & Learning Conference Elon University has each year. While I miss going to their beautiful campus, I was glad that the experience was virtual AND recorded this year. I was able to catch a couple of sessions today, though I missed the keynote by James Lang.  Christopher M. Jones, Assistant Professor of […]
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The NC State SoTL Institute

I spent the day in the office for a change. I had so much fun interacting with people and finding things in the lab. While I was in several Zoom meetings, I was still in the office and able to see students and our team during breaks. I can’t wait to work with Delftia and […]
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogy

Andrew Estrada Phuong from the University of California, Berkeley was a speaker at the Lilly Conference Online 2021 and presented on the “Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogy: A Framework for Increasing Student Engagement and Success in Your Classrooms.”Estrada Phuong used the Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogy (AEO) to evaluate teaching strategies and challenges. I had not heard about AEO […]
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Intentional Open Learning Design

I have been using the word “intentional” a lot. I think I know what I mean when I use it. When I saw the title of an OERxDomains21 session entitled “Intentional Open Learning Design in Action” I was intrigued! Verena Roberts and Helen DeWaard presented and began with a statement honoring and celebrating those who […]
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