Reflections

We all have a contribution to make!

Stephen Brookfield spoke at the 2021 Lilly Conference Online on “Becoming a White Antiracist.” I was excited to see Brookfield’s name as a plenary speaker; I also realized he just published a book and put the presentation slides on an open access homepage. Brookfield talked about how everything on his page is open access with […]
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Crowdsourcing Ideas for Community Building and Growth

Kathryn Smith and Todd Zakrajsek from ITLC did a session on “Classroom Community Building Strategies: Onsite and Online” on May 5th. Smith showed some cool community building cards that serve as a good reminder to do things. Zakrajsek did mention that the cards are not necessary to create communities. They started with three questions: What […]
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Relational Cultural Theory and Taxonomies

Harriet Schwartz from Carlow University talked about “Connected Teaching” as part of the 2021 Lilly Conference Online. The recording started a little bit (I hope) into the conversation, yet just in time to watch Schwartz talking about the importance of relational teaching. Schwartz mentioned being authentic yet knowing how much to disclose and still help […]
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Keeping a Respectful Learning Environment

Dr. Chavella Pittman from Dominican University and Effective & Efficient Faculty, presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference online on “10 In the Moment Responses to Acts of Student Incivility.” I believe I watched another session by Pittman last year. Pittman is a Professor of Sociology and also a Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching consultant. Pittman […]
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Metacognition and Self-regulation

Today, after playing with Camtasia, I continued watching Lilly Conference. Dr. Stephanie Foote from the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellent in Undergraduate Education presented on “Metacognitive Teaching: Reflecting on Our Teaching Practice.” I watched one or maybe two sessions led by Foote as part of the Lilly Conference last fall and enjoyed how interactive […]
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Supporting Learning with Culturally Responsive Teaching

Dr. Courtney Plotts presented on May 5th at the Lilly Online 2021 Conference on creating cultural presence. Plotts started with an activity and a definition for culturally responsive teaching. Instead of just providing a definition, Plotts did a nice comparison of what culturally responsive teaching is and isn’t. “How can I consistently apply elements of […]
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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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Care in the GO-GN Network and Monetization for Open Creators

Martin Weller, Rob Farrow, Beck Pitt and Paco Iniesto presented about “Care and Community in the GO-GN Network” as part of day 2 of the OERxDomains21 conference. Before this conference, I did not know about GO-GN, and I have watched several sessions about it. GO-GN also supports doctoral students doing open practice. Weller talked about […]
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