Wellbeing

August 14, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Guest Speakers, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Online Course Design Findings from Surveying Students

Michelle Bartlett and Carroll Warren from North Carolina State University recorded several presentations for the Lilly Conference Online 2021. This is the second one I watch. Entitled “Impact of the Aficionado: Online Learner’s Perceptions of Learning Online,” this session caught my attention because yesterday the one we watched focused on perceptions of instructor presence. Bartlett […]

August 9, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Bias and Econ OERs

We are at the beach for a short vacation! After a long day of morning meetings, afternoon travel, and evening chaos, I sat down and watched Sal Meyers and Pascasie Redhage from Simpson College present at the 2021 Lilly Conference online on “Videos for Teaching Undergraduates about Stereotypes and Bias.” Pascasie is a student working […]

August 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Mobile Learning, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Tips for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Edutainment Podcasts

Dr. Marilyn Moore from National University in California serves as a chair of a student success program. Moore presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference online a recorded presentation entitled: “Supporting and Promoting Student Success in Higher Education.” Moore asked: “what do you want your students to achieve in social-emotional competencies? Moore uses a CASEL system […]

July 31, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Instructor Strategies for Engagement

I have been watching presentations, listening to podcasts, reading, and discussing with others and inevitable the word “engagement” enters the conversation or is on a slide. We all seem to be looking for ways to engage learners and kindle intrinsic motivation. Tonight Amada and I watched a recorded 2021 Lilly Conference online session entitled “Instructional […]

July 30, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Course Design, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

Self-determination and Activity Choices

Vanessa Hull from the University of Florida presented at the 2021 Lilly Conference online on “Choose Your Own Adventure: A Choice-Making Model for Student Learning.” After describing their experience witnessing the recovery of a Chinese community after an earthquake in 2008, Hull revisited how they teach. Hull mentioned the “Centering a Pedagogy of Care” and […]

July 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Lilly Conference, Online Learning, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Virtual Writing Communities

Laura Cruz from The Pennsylvania State University, Ted Murcray from California Baptist University, and Marina Smitherman from Dalton State College presented at the Lilly Conference Online 2021 a recorded session entitled “Writing about Teaching (Together): Implementing Virtual Writing Communities under COVID-19.” I have now watched several sessions by Cruz and enjoyed all they do for […]

July 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why, Workshop

Stereotype Threat and Professional Development

Brian C Smith and Sal Meyers from Simpson College presented a recorded Lilly 2021 session entitled “Creating More Inclusive Classrooms: Applying Stereotype Threat Interventions.” They are both social psychologists and talked about stereotypes and disidentification and stereotype threat. They defined stereotype threat as a situation in which stereotype is relevant and there is a self […]

July 19, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Guest Speakers, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Take a Hike?

Christopher D. Johnson from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga took their course and connected it to nature. During Johnson’s Lilly Conference online entitled “An Experiment in Outdoor Learning in the Time of COVID,” Johnson described intentional outdoor activities and coursework. Johnson cited Ken Bain’s new book Super Courses to mention how deep learning can take […]

July 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Information Literacy, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing

Brainstorming and The Thesis Table

Arna Shines from Tougaloo College recorded a session for the 2021 Lilly Conference online entitled: “The Thesis Is In the Table” that intrigued me. Shines teaches first-year students and “has the privilege of teaching the essay” and wanted to focus on the thesis. Shines believes “the thesis must be one sentence, the last sentence of […]

July 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Transfer Students, Wellbeing, Why

The Syllabus as a Bridge to a Supportive Environment

Happy Fourth of July! It was a nice day at home. While we won’t be watching the fireworks because one child is scared of them, we did request a “story” so… tonight we will be watching a session entitled “Using the Syllabus to Foster a Supportive Campus Environment”by Naomi Jeffery Petersen Central Washington University. Peterson […]

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