Pedagogy

September 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Course Design, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

How are students (in the UK!) experiencing their learning online?

The title of an ALT 2021 caught my attention tonight: “How are students experiencing their learning online?” presented by Sarah Knight and Clare Killen. Knight talked about the data they collected and “listening to the voices of our learners and students” with 62,658 student responses to the 2020/2021 surveys focusing on the online learning context […]

September 22, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Why

Datafication of Education

Tonight, I watched the opening keynote of ALT 2021 day 1: Sonia Livingstone. The co-chairs started the session by talking about the ALT 2021 conference. I didn’t realize that the awarded twenty scholarships that went to students! Also, they have several sponsors including Open Academia, Talis, Open LMS, Turnitin, and Canvas. Livingstone is a professor […]

September 21, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Constructivism, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why, Writing

Promoting Connectedness

A session from ALT 2021 caught my attention: “Promoting Connectedness – the importance of peer mentors in an intra-curricular online learning space” since I am working on instructor presence this week. The speakers of this session were Peter Bryant, Juliette Overland, Danielle Eden and Natasha Arthars. Bryant acknowledged the indigenous people in Australia. Bryant teaches […]

September 20, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Why

Digital Competencies and the Future of Teaching and Learning

Tonight I started watching sessions from Day 1 of the ALT 2021 conference. “The future of teaching and learning in the Arts and Humanities: The student view” was presented by Neil Hughes. Hughes talked about how different faculty have responded to teaching online, with some wanting to return to in-person teaching while others are thriving […]

September 16, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections

Be Specific, Transparent, and Mindful

I got to play in the lab today with students and the BitBot liquid handler. That made me so happy! I also started watching ALT 2021 conference sessions I missed. I started with the pre-conference workshop 4 presented by Dr. Miranda Melcher from City University of London. The session’s title was “Pre-Conference Workshop 4: Practical […]

September 15, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Course Design, Discussions, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Approachability, Adaptability, and Vulnerability

Tonight, we watched the last session of the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference 2021. The session was “Building Community in the Class and Beyond: Strategies and Self-Reflection” presented by Jennifer Ibrahim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Temple University College of Public Health with contributing authors: Anne Frankel, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Public Health, Temple University; […]

September 14, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Interprofessional Education, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Service Learning, Student groups, Team-based learning, Why, Writing

Transdisciplinary Education during the Pandemic

We are almost finished with the Elon Teaching and Learning 2021 Conference recordings! The sessions have been great and address a variety of issues and emerging trends. Tonight, we watched a session entitled “Maintaining Transdisciplinary Training in Developmental Screening in the Time of COVID-19” presented by Katrina Fulcher-Rood, Associate Professor in the Speech-Language Pathology Department, […]

September 13, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Teaching for Equity and Inclusion

The Elon Teaching and Learning Conference this summer had several session formats including 30 minute and 60-minute talks. Tonight, we watched a 60-minute talk entitled “Teaching for Equity and Inclusion”by Mary Jo Festle, Maude Sharpe Powell Professor, Professor of History, and Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Elon University. […]

September 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Interprofessional Education, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Team-based learning, Wellbeing, Why

Immersive Learning and Design Thinking

Tonight we watched another Elon Teaching and Learning Conference session entitled “From Creating to Sustaining Innovative, Experiential Curricula: Immersive Learning Practices Pre- and Post-Pandemic” presented by Phillip Motley, Associate Professor, Elon University and Danielle Lake, Director of Design Thinking and Associate Professor, Elon University. Lake began by discussing that immersive learning practices and project-based learning that […]

September 11, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Teaching Outside at Elon

It was a relaxing Saturday with lots of playing outside and some quiet time to think. Success! Tonight, we watched another session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. The session entitled “Teaching Outside the University Classroom: Using Nature as a Text and Context for Learning” was presented by Scott Morrison, Associate Professor of Education, […]