Reflections

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 […]

January 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Books, Course Design, Online Learning, Reflections

Simple and Relatable Instructional Videos

I finished Karen Costa’s book entitled “99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Videos” today and want to reflect on what I learned. I think the main message is to simplify and don’t fall into the trap of perfectionism. Instructional videos should focus on communicating in a way that is clear, honest, and engaging. The […]

January 2, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
DBER and SoTL, Lilly Conference, Molecular Biology Education Research, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

Connecting Students from Different Programs: A Study on Interprofessional Research Groups

An asynchronous session from the Lilly Conference by Jessica Jochum, Ed Jones, and Joanne Klossner caught my attention with the title: “Learn with Me: The Perceived Benefits and Barriers of Collaborative Interprofessional Research Groups”. This was a collaboration between the University of Indianapolis and the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Programs in MS […]

January 2, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Teaching techniques

An Informative Study on Qualities of Effective and Ineffective Teachers

Dr. Claire Major mentioned in a recent Tweet an article about a study on perceptions by students and faculty about effective and ineffective teachers. Entitled “No Disrespect: Student and Faculty Perceptions of the Qualities of Ineffective Teachers” and published in the journal Teaching of Psychology, Zayac and colleagues review previous studies and provide enough background […]

Motivation to Create Simple and Sustainable Videos and Think about Breakout Rooms

I’m almost done reading a physical copy of Karen Costa’s 99 “Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos”… I had promised myself I would finish this book during 2020, but that didn’t happen. I’ve been trying to read a couple of tips ever week and have really enjoyed the book. Costa offers simple suggestions […]

January 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
DBER and SoTL, Lilly Conference, Reflections

Instructor Quality and Grade Distribution

Another Lilly Conference session by Emily Faulconer and John Griffith (and Bobby McMasters) from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University presented results from their study comparing grades in courses taught by instructors rated average or high quality. Their introduction presented by Faulconer reviewed previous studies addressing similar questions. For their study, they analyzed 9-week terms offered in […]

January 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Audiobooks of 2020

In March I was preparing to host fifty high school students from a new biotechnology program. We were excited and had organized a series of activities. I was in the office printing copies of handouts when I received the inevitable yet shocking email: we were suspending in person classes and travel. I quickly called several […]

January 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
DBER and SoTL, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections

SoTL and DBER Research Dissemination

This being I listened to Emily Faulconer’s asynchronous workshop about Getting Published. Faulconer is from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and gave a fun and motivational presentation on the writing and submission process. I was intrigued by the information presented about title choices and downloads and citations. While titles with semicolons may have more downloads, apparently […]

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: […]

December 31, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Integrative Thinking, Lilly Conference, Reflections

Integrative Thinking

The asynchronous Lilly Conference session by Brad Sottile, Maggie Slattery, and Laura E. Cruz from Pennsylvania State University described a multi campus initiative to create general education courses with integrative thinking. I was immediately captured by their description of wicked problems, grand challenges, and UN Sustainability Goals and the importance of integrative thinking. They defined […]

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