Teaching techniques

Video Case Analyses & Collaborative Oral Discussions

Drs. Ashley Whitehead and Mina Min from Appalachian State University presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online on “Videocase Analysis For Preservice Teachers’ Growth As Culturally Responsive Teachers.” They introduced a video case analysis assignment for their preservice learning teachers course. The session goals focused on how to use video case analysis to support preservice […]
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Sandtray Activities in Courses

I watched the last recorded session in the Resilience section for the 2020 Lilly Conference online asynchronous sessions. It was a short and thought-provoking session on a topic I didn’t know much about. Dr. Jeffrey M. Sullivan from the Department of Counselor Education at Sam Houston University. Sullivan described a sandtray activity as typically being […]
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Mindfulness-based Strategies for Learning

Tonight I watched a second 2020 Lilly session by Dr. Leslie Cizmas from Texas A&M. Cizmas defined mindfulness as “the practice of maintaining a non-judge mental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis” based on Merriam Webster. There is no specific technic. Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn started […]
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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 […]
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Equitable Participatory Experiences

Dr. Aaron Gierhart from Columbus State University presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online on course design, theory, and course participation during the pandemic. Gierhart shared their career experiences and family life. Gierhart completed a doctoral dissertation in February 2020 on narrative studies of five elementary school teachers that integrated technology in different ways at […]
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Inspiring Transfer Students with Responsive Pedagogical Approaches

Dr. Stephanie Foote from the Gardner Institute presented a recorded session at the 2020 Lilly Conference online entitled: “Teaching for Inspiration: Approaches to Engaging Transfer Students in Gateway Course” based on an upcoming book. Foote was a transfer student and shared their experiences and national data. Transfer students are diverse: there are numerous reasons to […]
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Student Stories in Experiential Learning

Dr. Mary Ann V. Smith from Penn State described in a recorded 2020 Lilly Conference several course-based research experiences and the role of storytelling. Dr. Smith’s talk was entitled “Student Stories in Science: Alternative Methods for Student Experiential Learning” and used several examples from courses. The presentation itself used several icons and effective slide design. […]
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Revisiting Flip Learning

Dr. Guillaume Jaubert from Vincennes University recorded a session for the 2020 Lilly Conference online that focused on how flipping works during a pandemic. Jaubert quoted Peter Lenn’s definition of flipping: “learner doing homework in c oh ass with help” that I had not heard! I like the simplicity and the inclusion of with help […]
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Decoding Online Course Design… with Research

Drs. Laura Cruz, Joan Middendorf, and Karen Bellnier presented a 2020 Lilly Conference online recorded session focusing on difficulties and opportunities in online courses framed using research. Where do students get stuck in their learning in courses you teach? Is it analyzing research articles? How is it different when teaching online… or right now during […]
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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 […]
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