Pedagogy

August 29, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Relationship-Rich Teaching and Learning

Peter Felten and Leo Lambert from Elon University gave a one-hour session about their book: creating relationship-rich teaching. Lambert began by talking about the new majority of students and how our teaching should evolve. They spoke about the adult learners, first-generation students, and students of color that are the emerging majority at many institutions. What […]

August 28, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Why

The Impact of Ungrading and Learning About Learning

Today I felt better yet still feel weak and antibiotics are rough on the stomach. The kids had fun, and we did some gardening. Tonight’s Elon Teaching & Learning sessions were ones I watched live and want to revist. The first one was by Christopher Jones from Washburn University who tried ungrading in their course […]

August 26, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Distractions from Elon T&L Conference

After finishing the Lilly Online Conference recorded sessions from May 2021, I went back to the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. The plenary of the conference was Dr. James Lang who I admire and follow. I missed the keynote and several other sessions of the Elon conference so I wanted to watch as many as […]

August 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Service Learning, Wellbeing, Why

The Cost of Delaying PT Clinical Experience

The last Lilly Online Conference recorded session for the 2021 conference was by Pamela Pologruto, Jennifer Jewell, and Laura Cruz from The Pennsylvania State University. I have watched now several talks by Laura Cruz and they range from professional development for instructors to in-depth educational studies. I was curious about the title of this session: […]

August 24, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Academic Compassion

It was a difficult day: I battled headaches and this sinus infection… Tami Lincoln from Brandman University presented at the Lilly Online conference a session entitled “Leading with Compassion: Teacher Training in the Midst of Crisis.” Lincoln teaches in an educator training program and started by explaining how students in the courses they teach are […]

August 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Website, Why

Mindful UNCW

I did not feel well today. I did an only synchronous Zoom class and several meetings, and at the end of the day… crashed. I had to close my eyes for a while. Now I pulled up the Lilly Online Conference 2021 talk entitled “Mindful UNCW: A Campus-Wide Initiative Promoting the Practice of Mindfulness” by […]

August 22, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Emotions and Self-Care

Yesterday I also watched the last Lilly Online Conference recording from the Universal Design and & Design Equity section by Deanna House from the University of Nebraska Omaha. House used essay questions for a computer informations and systems management course and took full advantage of the video integration. Using the Canvas LMS and video capture, […]

August 21, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

DO-IT!

It was a long day… and a difficult one for Amada. I also haven’t felt well. However, we all tested negative! So whatever I have is… well… who knows. Sheryl Burgstahler from the University of Washington presented at the 2021 Lilly Online Conference a recorded session entitled “Practices for Making an Online Course Accessible to […]

August 19, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Wellbeing, Why

Return to Humanity in Teaching and UDL

I am starting the section of recorded sessions about Universal Design and Design Equity from the 2021 Lilly Conference Online. The first session is by Stephanie Foote from the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. I have been able to watch Foote present on similar topics at previous Lilly Conferences. This session […]

August 18, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Team-based learning, Website, Why

Virtual Tours and Effective Breakout Groups

Another long tough day… I did enjoy working on the Moodle site for the online course and… the discussion forums and survey responses! Tonight I watched the 2021 Lilly Conference online session entitled “Virtual Visits: Designing Online Field Trips in Environmental Science Courses” by Megan Lupek, a colleague I admire at NC State University! Lupek […]