Wellbeing

The Bitmoji Classroom

Amy Kuntz from Penn State University presented at the Lilly Conference online a twenty-minute recorded session entitled “Humanizing ONline & Remote Learning Through Bitmojis.” Kuntz is an instructional designer and adjunct faculty member. They create a virtual online environment for meetings with students! Kuntz defined bitmojis and how they can be used in courses. One […]
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A Tool for an Inclusive Syllabus

Sal Meyers, Professor of Psychology at Simpson College, presented at the Lilly Conference Online a recorded twenty-minute session entitled “Writing an Inclusive Syllabus that Students Read.” Meyers introduced the Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool: bit.ly/SJSDT22Lilly The tool draws on syllabus best practices, stereotype threat interventions, and social justice pedagogy principles. The researchers involved in the […]
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Promoting an Inclusive Campus Climate

“Fostering An Inclusive Culturally-Sensitive Campus: Representation Matters” is the title of the session presented by Carol Evans, Stacy Sekely, Erin Morton, and Ginett Pineda from Penn State. Evans began by sharing research on evidence that described “diversity in practice.” Their literature review helped them learn about what has been done for transformative change in the […]
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UDL in the Learning Mix

Jeni Dulek from Pacific University in Hillsboro Oregon presented at the Lilly Conference online about “Minimizing Barriers to Learning with Universal Design for Learning.” This is probably the second or third session from Dulek I watch. Dulek began by thanking the students in the course that was redesigned. The session’s objectives were to describe the […]
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Student Coaches for Faculty Collaborative on Accessibility

Tonight I watched the Lilly Conference 2022 session entitled “Creating an Accessible Campus Culture with Disabled Students and Faculty” by Stephanie W. Cawthon, a professor at the University of Texas – Austin. Cawthon began by discussing the importance of accessibility and being deaf. They emphasized that accessibility is not a checklist and the need to […]
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Helping Everyone Dress for Success

Tonight I watched the Lilly Conference Online 2022 session “Dressing for Success: Implementing a Professional Clothes Closet to Reduce Barriers to Student Achievement in a Professional Environment” by Sarah Marie Berry (Winthrop University), Tammy Burnham (Winthrop University), and Mary Slade (Towson University). Their objectives for this recorded twenty-minute session were to discuss common barriers to […]
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Supporting Mental and Physical Challenges for All

Tonight the Lilly Conference Online session I watched was “Beneath the Mask: Addressing Student Mental and Physical Challenges” by Randy Kohlenberg, Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Kohlenberg is a Professor of Music and certified in wellness. “Beneath the Mask” refers to “university students … experiencing mental health challenges.” Kohlenberg described the […]
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Prompts for Mindfulness, Gratitude, and Relaxation

I watched the Lilly Conference 2022 session entitled “Using Evidence-Based Stress Management Strategies for a Reflective Semester-Long Assignment.” Caitlin A. Demsky, Associate Professor of Management at Oakland University, focused on an assignment they developed and had the goal of describing the importance of stress management in the classroom and workplace. Demsky emphasized stress management and […]
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Keep on Teaching at NC State

Tonight’s Lilly Conference online 2022 session was from our NC State DELTA, Libraries, OIT, and OFE team! Entitled “Instructional Considerations for Academic Continuity: Mid- and Post-COVID-19,” Diane Chapman, Maria Gallardo-Williams, Stacy Gant, Jonathan Holloway, and David Woodbury from NC State University presented on efforts to improve instructional practices on our campus. They are, as Chapman […]
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Discussions about Student Resistance

“Preparing Students for Change: Addressing Student Resistance Through Graduate Advising” is the Lilly Conference 2022 session title by Michelle Gorenberg, Clinical Associate Professor at Widener University – Institute for Occupational Therapy, and Jeni Dulek. Gorenberg and Dulek shared experiences from the classroom and advising students and posed the question: “What have you seen or heard […]
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