Open Pedagogy

Role Playing to Learn about Cultural Humility

“Acting Out: Facilitating Cultural Humility through Client-Based Case Studies” was the title of a session by Yi-An Burleson and Laura Cruz from The Pennsylvania State University. This was another recorded session from the 2021 Lilly Conference online, and also this was not the first time I watch a session with Laura Cruz! Burleson is a […]
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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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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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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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Rethinking Education

Day 4 of the Lilly Conference was Wednesday, May 26th. I am watching the recordings a couple of weeks after the live session. I do like the format with four Wednesday sessions. Todd Zakrajsek from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and ITLC started each week with “Game Changing Teaching Tips” and this last […]
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Grading Systems, Technology, and Equity

Todd Zakrajsek from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and ITLC presented on May 19th on “Game Changing Teaching Tips: Best Free Ed Tech Tools to Engage Students” as part of the Lilly Conference online 2021. Zakrajsek gave the audience a task and put them in break out rooms with access to a Padlet. […]
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Open and Closed!

I still can’t figure out Twitter… I have two accounts and end up using the @delftia one instead of my personal one. Chris Aldrich talked about “A Twitter of Our Own” as OERxDomains21 Day 2. Aldrich started by talking about why be on Twitter if there are “healthier” alternatives? I don’t use Twitter much because […]
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Open Textbooks and Care

Melissa Jakubec and John Belshaw presented on “The Case of the Accidental Open Textbook” as part of day 2 of the OERxDomains21 conference. I was intrigued by the title yesterday. How can I make an accidental open textbook? Belshaw teaches indigenous history and talked about the balance of a “settler” teaching indigenous histories and not […]
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Intentional Open Learning Design

I have been using the word “intentional” a lot. I think I know what I mean when I use it. When I saw the title of an OERxDomains21 session entitled “Intentional Open Learning Design in Action” I was intrigued! Verena Roberts and Helen DeWaard presented and began with a statement honoring and celebrating those who […]
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