Discussions

October 1, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Undergraduate Research, Why

The Right to be Persuaded

I continue to watch ASMCUE 2022 sessions even though my eye hurts today! I watched a couple of sessions from BIT instructors, and now found Heather Townsend’s recorded session entitled “Fostering Scientific Literacy through the Identification of Credible Sources.” Townsend is a good friend, and we have worked together for a couple of years now. […]

September 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Why

Research Ethics in Educational Studies

Stanley Maloy and Amy Kullas presented at ASMCUE on “Ethics for STEM Education Researchers. They spoke about research integrity and reproducibility and how they apply in education research. Maloy mentioned a new Academy of Microbiology resource on research ethics that is available for download. Quoting an Egyptian professor, Maloy said “do not lie, cheat, or […]

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 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Learning from Students

“School for all: Students empowered for change” was the title of the recorded session for the CAST UDL Symposium presented by Beatriz Duda Macera and Jessica Susano Ramos. This is the last prerecorded session of the symposium! The session began with a description of the education system in Peru. Two schools in different places in […]

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 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Lessons from an Exchange of UDL Knowledge

David Evans is from the Sydney School of Education at the University of Sydney and along with Elga Andriana presented at the CAST UDL Symposium 2022. The recorded fifteen minute session was entitled “Building Teacher Capacity Applying the UDL UDL Framework: Stories from Indonesia.” Evans spoke about advances in the use of technology in education. […]

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 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Guest Speakers, Open Pedagogy, Reflections

Moving AHEAD through Student Voice

Catherine Gallagher, Richard Healy, Hannah Kelly, & Dara Ryder presented at the CAST UDL Symposium on “Student Advisory Groups: The Evidence in Evidence-Based Research and Advocacy.” Ryder is the CEO from Ahead, an Irish NGO founded in the 90s by students for students with disabilities. AHEAD captures the student voice to support students with needs. […]

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 […]