Diversity

February 6, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Reflections

Tips for Creating Inclusive Online Environments

Drs. Carrol Warner and Michelle Bartlett from North Carolina State University presented a recorded session about “Creating and Maintaining an Inclusive Online Learning Environment” for the 2020 Lilly Conference. The two presenters have extensive experience and showed several tools and approaches. I appreciate hearing their rationale for certain activities. They mentioned five areas for creating […]

January 30, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Podcasts, Reflections

Advancing Online Teaching

Drs. Kevin Kelly and Todd Zakrajsek were guests on the Tea for Teaching podcast. The discussed their new book entitled Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments, recently published by Stylus publishing. This one is on my reading list, and it was great to hear about it on a podcast I enjoy! The book […]

Why wouldn’t you?

I was listening to an episode of the podcast Teaching in Higher Ed. This episode had Archana McEligot. McEligot spoke about epidemiology and courses they teach. I had never considered it, but they described how epidemiology is one of the first data science and analytics disciplines. McEligot described how big data requires interdisciplinary approaches and […]

January 27, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Mentoring, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Undergraduate Research, Website, Why

Motivated Student Groups Unite!

The STEM Journal Club had an event this evening, and I had the opportunity to participate. Once again, I watched in awe how students came together to create professional development opportunities and share knowledge. I spoke about my career trajectory and tried to emphasize the energy and motivation that come from student-driven projects! The STEM […]

January 24, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Discussions, Diversity, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Reflections, Why

Encouraging First Year Students to Think about the Diversity of Scientists

Dr. Erica Kosal is the Director of the Life Sciences First Year program (LSFY) and Associate Teaching Professor at NC State University. It is always great to hear/watch what your departmental colleagues are doing in their classrooms to promote inclusion and the diversity of scientists! Kosal presented a recorded session at the 2020 Lilly Conference […]

January 16, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
annotation, Delftia, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

Network Analysis and Classroom Management

Dr. Eric Hogan from Georgia Southern University presented on one-mode networks and classroom management at the 2020 Lilly Conference online. Hogan is faculty in the Education Department and teaches on learning, motivation, and assessment. I didn’t know about one-mode networks and, while I have seen a couple network analysis studies in education, I had not […]

January 5, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Diversity, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques

The Process of Onboarding Online

What do you think about when you hear the word orientation? Michelle Fitzpatrick and Chelsea Biggerstaff Austin Community College described their efforts to launch and a year later completely relaunch due to COVID the Faculty Onboarding and Orientation program they oversee. The program was carefully designed, rolled out in phases, and beautifully described by these […]

January 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Audiobooks of 2020

In March I was preparing to host fifty high school students from a new biotechnology program. We were excited and had organized a series of activities. I was in the office printing copies of handouts when I received the inevitable yet shocking email: we were suspending in person classes and travel. I quickly called several […]

December 30, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Presentations & Talks, Student groups, Website

SACNAS at NC State!

In November, I had the pleasure of doing a fun virtual talk with our new SACNAS group at NC State. Our student president, Osvaldo, is phenomenal and has organized the group, created an amazing website linked below, and organized several events. Check out the community building events they have done! http://www.sacnasatncstate.org/

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