Instructor Behaviors

Course Design with Podcast and “Psychological Fidelity”

Michael Tews and Laura Cruz from The Pennsylvania State University presented an asynchronous session at the 2021 Lilly Conference online entitled “Reconfiguring: Emerging Models of Integrated Course Design for the post-COVID world.” I’ve watched several Lilly sessions with Cruz and was curious about their new projects. The presenters started their session with a podcast clip […]
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Remote Learning Engagement Techniques

Tonight I watched a 2021 Lilly Conference online asynchronous session entitled “Engaging STEM Students in the Remote Learning Classroom” by our own Miriam Ferzli from NC State. Ferzli is a Professor of Teaching in my home department, Biological Sciences, and teaches a number of large introductory biology and research methods courses. Ferzli has a lot […]
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Creating Videos for Teaching

Today we had our first IPERT webinar. The topic was vaccine hesitancy and the BIT postdoctoral scholar team did a fantastic job. I was thinking about how useful it was to record the session for those who were unable to attend. This evening, I decided to watch a Lilly Conference 2021 session entitled “Why and […]
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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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The Assessment Blueprint

Today was father’s day, and we spent the afternoon with the grandparents. The children were wild and had a lot of fun. This evening I continued watching asynchronous assessment sessions from the 2021 Lilly Conference online. Alisha Malloy and Laurell Malone from North Carolina Central University presented a session entitled “The Assessment Blueprint – Aligning […]
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Learning Compassion

It was an interesting and fun Saturday. The kids were wild, and it was hot outside. I also had a great time recording a podcast for ASMCUE with a panel of “veteran teachers” and I played the part of the host. Tonight, I watched a 2021 Lilly Conference online session by Emily Coderre from University […]
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Student Self-assessments

I had a busy week with virtual summer undergraduate research activities and meetings. Several great discussions today about composting, institutional policies, and teacher talk kept me going as well as fantastic student presentations. Karen Pezzolla from Bloomfield College and Michelle Anderson from Aquinas College were next on my list of 2021 Lilly Conference online presentations […]
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Feedback for Learners and Instructors

Natalia Yevgenyevna Collings, Central Michigan University presented on “Effective feedback: Building a community of learners” as part of the Lilly Conference online 2021. Collings is in the Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development and mentioned teaching undergraduates and graduate students. Collings spoke about teaching for fifteen years and being very interested in feedback, mentioning […]
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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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Beyond the Text… and Instructor/Student Resources!

Tonight, I watched a 2021 Lilly Conference Online asynchronous session by Dr. Silvia Bartolic from the University of British Columbia. The session was entitled “Promoting Digital and Visual Literacy Through Multimodal Projects” and began with the numerous reasons why instructors should use multimodal assessments. The challenge, as mentioned by Bartolic, is how to design multimodal […]
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