Wellbeing

Learning Compassion

It was an interesting and fun Saturday. The kids were wild, and it was hot outside. I also had a great time recording a podcast for ASMCUE with a panel of “veteran teachers” and I played the part of the host. Tonight, I watched a 2021 Lilly Conference online session by Emily Coderre from University […]
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogy

Andrew Estrada Phuong from the University of California, Berkeley was a speaker at the Lilly Conference Online 2021 and presented on the “Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogy: A Framework for Increasing Student Engagement and Success in Your Classrooms.”Estrada Phuong used the Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogy (AEO) to evaluate teaching strategies and challenges. I had not heard about AEO […]
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Preparing Students for Learning

Terry Doyle is a Professor Emeritus from Ferris State University and co-author with Todd Zakrajsek of The New Science of Learning, and Brendan Doyle is VP Learner Centered Teaching Consultants. They both presented at Lilly Conference online in May on “Preparing the Brain For Learning” and shared information they think we should be sharing with […]
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Rethinking Education

Day 4 of the Lilly Conference was Wednesday, May 26th. I am watching the recordings a couple of weeks after the live session. I do like the format with four Wednesday sessions. Todd Zakrajsek from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and ITLC started each week with “Game Changing Teaching Tips” and this last […]
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Grading Systems, Technology, and Equity

Todd Zakrajsek from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and ITLC presented on May 19th on “Game Changing Teaching Tips: Best Free Ed Tech Tools to Engage Students” as part of the Lilly Conference online 2021. Zakrajsek gave the audience a task and put them in break out rooms with access to a Padlet. […]
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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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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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