Open Pedagogy

March 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
annotation, Delftia, Guest Speakers, Open Pedagogy, Podcasts, Reflections

Gutters, Gold, and Social Annotation

It was a tough week with several heartbreaking stories from our students and instructors. I love trying to help and have felt frustration in not knowing how! I do appreciate the active listening and reaching out that has been happening. All is not lost or in the gutter (I’ll return to this later!), we received […]

March 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Lilly Conference, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Self-care Tips

Drs. Angela Smith and Kim Allen from North Carolina State University presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference on tips for self-care during the pandemic. They presented some of the challenges which distance students face including increased depression, anxiety, lack of attention due to prolonged screen time, hard to concentrate on learning, loneliness, lack of interaction […]

March 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
annotation, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Information Literacy, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Service Learning, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Social Justice and Spanish

Amanda Petersen from the University of California San Diego presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference on “Through the Social Justice Lens: Cases from Language and Literatures” with colleagues. Petersen talked about the use of social justice language pedagogy in introductory courses. I did not think about this. Petersen defined social justice language pedagogy as: Social […]

February 16, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Delftia, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Reflections, Student groups, Undergraduate Research, Why

POP!

John Gordon, Associate Director, DELTA at NC State talked to me last summer about starting a podcast on podcasting. The Podcast On Podcasting (POP) is a project that focuses on the use of podcasting in unique ways. The series has three episodes: faculty podcasts, student-produced podcasts, and a weekly career development podcast by Marcy Bullock’s […]

February 14, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Pedagogical Decisions During a Pandemic

I heard Kevin Gannon on the Tea for Teaching podcast (episode 174) discussing with the hosts HyFlex teaching on their campus in the fall. Gannon offered an honest summary of challenges with student engagement and attendance in online and in person courses in the fall at their institution. I appreciate how Gannon explained some of […]

January 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Critical Digital Pedagogy is not new?!

We have been reading Critical Digital Pedagogy: A Collection by Morris, Stommel, and Friend out loud and to the kids for extra impact. I had honestly never realized what those three words, in combination, meant until reading a couple of essays in the collection. I nod often, agree, and stop to mention: why didn’t we […]

January 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Information Literacy, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

A Creative Assignment to Increase Climate Change Literacy

Dr. Megan Lupek, Director of the Environmental First Year Program at NC State University, gave a recorded presentation for the 2020 Lilly Conference online about a project I had heard about, but hadn’t learned about the details! Dr. Lupek collaborated with a friend and colleague Dr. Zakiya Leggett to create an assignment to engage students […]

January 13, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Service Learning, Why

Service Learning During a Pandemic

Tonight I watched a Lilly Conference presentation by Dr. Mary Marshall from Cal State Long Beach on incorporating service learning elements into courses. This is a topic I’ve been thinking about but know very little… yet have been hearing great examples in podcasts. Course-based service learning, as mentioned by Dr. Marshall, helps participants increase personal […]

January 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Undergraduate Research

Place-based Learning and Course-based Research Experiences

Episode 342 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast with fantastic host Bonni Stachowiak featured Amy Sprowles and Matt Johnson from Humboldt State University. They discussed their journey creating learning communities with cohorts of first-year students learning about the issues and history of the Klamath river area (see Klamath Connection Program website). They described the […]

December 31, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques

Reflecting on Teaching in the Fall of 2020

The year is coming to an end. The summer and fall were challenging and… different. While I really miss the lab and energy from in-person teaching, I have honestly enjoyed learning about teaching online. The shift to remote instruction forced me to rethink the main goals and learning objectives of two courses I routinely teach: […]

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