Mentoring

Supporting Engaged Teacher Scholars

As part of the 2021 Lilly Conference online asynchronous sessions, Dayna Henry from James Madison University presented on “A Case Study of SoTL Leaders as Catalysts Toward Institutionalizing SoTL Cultural Change.” Along with Ashley Taylor Jaffee, they described SoTL as: “evidence-based, teaching and learning scholarly activities which include systematic inquiry into what works and does […]
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Collaborative Research and Reciprocal Altruism

Tonight, Amada and I watched Sayonita Ghosh Hajra from California State University, Sacramento and Abeer Hasan from Humboldt State University  present a recorded Lilly Conference online 2021 presentation entitled “Managing REU in between Two Institutions During a Pandemic.” This summer we have been hosting a virtual REU. It has been busy and really cool. I want […]
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Tips for Creating a Faculty Mentoring Program

After a long day with two playgrounds, two birthdays, and lots of outdoors and ice cream, we watched Lilly Conference online asynchronous session by Tiffany Cresswell-Yeager from Gwynedd Mercy University and Antonio Duran from Auburn University. Their session was entitled “Strategies for Developing a Faculty Mentoring Program,” and the presenters spoke about faculty development and access […]
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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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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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Preparing for the Next Pivot

Drs. Marnie Vanden Noven, Michael Hudson & Mary Clark from Belmont University talked about the struggle students are facing and the difficulties of coming back to campus in the fall as part of the Lilly 2021 conference. I know this topic has been on my mind as I worry about teaching in the fall. Their […]
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Reflecting on Teaching and My Mentors

A couple of weeks ago, I had the fantastic opportunity to talk to Dr. Barbi Honeycutt and be on the Lecture Breakers podcast. I consider Dr. Honeycutt as one of teaching mentors: when I first came to NC State in 2012, Barbi had a series of workshops to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars become […]
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Talking about Digital Equity

Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College, delivered the keynote address at QM ConnectLX 2020. Pollard started by talking about the impact of Quality Matters (QM) and how education is “about the experience and dignity” and this resonated. Pollard talked about how much aid Montgomery College gave to students during the pandemic. The impact of […]
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Virtual Mentoring Routines and Communities

Dr. Cindy Smith and Dr. Tony Dobinson from Curtin University presented last year a Quality Matters (QM) session on mentoring online. As I prepare for our BIT SURE summer program, I want to learn how to be a better mentor. I know it can still be done virtually, and making a connection is critical. Smith […]
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CUREs in 2020

Last June, Dr. Erin Dolan and CURENet and ASCB hosted a webinar about how course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) were taught during the pandemic. This webinar is available on the ASCB YouTube channel. The panel included: Dr. Katelyn Cooper, University of Central Florida Dr. Lauren DePue, University of Texas – Austin Dr. Enid Gonzalez- Orta, […]
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