Diversity

May 18, 2025
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, QM, Reflections, UDL

Deliberative Design: Engaging Learners Online with AI

Jill Stefaniak, Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, and Stephanie Moore, Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico, presented at the Quality Matters conference on “The Use of Generative AI to Support Inclusivity and Design Deliberation for Online Instruction.” Stefaniak noted that there are numerous design decisions instructional designers make. Stefaniak explained that […]

May 17, 2025
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Case Studies, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Online Learning, QM, Reflections, UDL

Digital Escape Room for Learning Accessibility: A Playful Approach

Dr. Heather Wire, Adjunct Instructor at the University of West Georgia, presented at the Quality in Action meeting. Their topic was “Exploring Online Accessibility through Playful Learning.” They created a digital escape room with suspects with clever names addressing different accessibility topics. Next, Wire shared some of the questions from the digital escape room. For […]

May 14, 2025
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, QM, Reflections, Softwares, UDL

AI Empowerment in Instructional Design: Insights from QM Conference 2025

Steve Kaufman, Senior Instructional Designer & Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, presented at the QM Quality in Action Conference 2025. This was their second or follow up session titled “The AI Empowered Instructional Designer 2.0.” They shared resources at bit.ly/ai-empowered-id Kaufman asked participants about their feelings on AI and whether the their institutions have policies on AI […]

March 20, 2025
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, QM, Reflections

AI in Online Learning: Enhancing Engagement and Inclusivity

Tonight I watched Siobahn Day Grady, Director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence & Equity Research at North Carolina Central University and Racheal Brooks, Director of Quality Assurance Implementation Solutions at Quality Matters present at the QM Research Online Conference. The session title was “Beyond Automation: Using AI to Create Engaging, Aligned, and Inclusive Online […]

March 14, 2025
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Reflections, sequencing

Exploring Biodiversity with Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Barcoded Library Pools

Tonight I continued watching the PAG Industry Workshop offered by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Sean Prosser from the University of Guelph presented “From pandemic preparedness to planetary biodiversity: ONT enables targeted amplicon sequencing at massive scale.” Prosser noted that there are almost 35,000 amplicon-based genetic tests available in the US per year. Prosser also noted that […]

October 21, 2023
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Reflections, sequencing

Population Genomics in Thailand and Australia

Tonight I watched the Population Genomics Showcase Stage from the Nanopore Community Meeting in Singapore 2023. Warren Bach, ONT Senior Strategic Account Manager in Australia, was the moderator. Hardip Patel spoke about Australia’s National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, and Manop Pithukaporn presented on Thailand were the speakers. Hardip Patel from The Australian National University presented […]

August 15, 2023
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Metagenomics, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, QM, Reflections, Service Learning

Rapid Biodiversity Assessments thorough mtDNA Sequencing

Mariana Corrales Orozco from EAFIT University in Colombia spoke at London Calling 2023 about “Revolutionizing biodiversity research: Oxford Nanopore sequencing for the rapid and accurate identification of endangered species.” They started with heat maps depicting species diversity and the challenges of identifying new species. Typically, an expert taxonomist examines a sample. This approach requires sacrificing […]

January 29, 2023
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, sequencing

Sequencing the Genome of the Brown-Headed Spider Monkey

Gabriela Pozo spoke at the Nanopore Community Meeting 2022 about “Whole-genome sequencing of the Ecuadorian brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps fusciceps), a critically endangered species. Pozo is from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. Pozo mentioned that this is a diurnal primate, with a mostly ripe fruit diet and also mushrooms and insects, and […]

January 26, 2023
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Reflections, Softwares, Undergraduate Research, Website, Why

DART and VolTRAX

Danielle Wrenn from the Institute of Artic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks presented at the Nanopore Community Meeting 2022 on “DART: a toolbox for the rapid detection of antibiotic resistance.” Wrenn acknowledged the 2022 Genomics Hackathon in January 2022. They used Nanopore and adaptive sampling. Wrenn explained that DART’s purpose is “the rapid […]

January 25, 2023
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Presentations & Talks, QM, Reflections, sequencing

Sequencing FCGR

Sarah Frampton from the University of Southampton, UK spoke at the Nanopore Community Meeting 2022 on “Shinning a light on the FCGRs: deconvoluting their challenging (epi)genomic organisation and consequences in immune oncology research.” Frampton is a Ph.D. student and spoke about monoclonal antibodies and their therapeutic potential. The Fc gamma receptors, Frampton explained, are important […]