Wellbeing

Tips and Theory for Increasing Doctoral Student Motivation and Persistence

Dr. Justina Kwapy is a full-time online professor at Grand Canyon University and presented at Lilly Conference online a session entitled “Increasing Doctoral Students’ Motivation and Persistence.” Kwapy has a background in special education & educational/organizational leadership and serves on the committee of several students. The presentation goals were to explore the effects of internal […]
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Unclenching and Reenergizing Teaching

Heidi Echols and Mary Estrada from NC State University spoke about “The Courage to Unclench: Thriving in ANY Classroom. Estrada is a Language Professor and Echols is an instructional designer. Estrada spoke about the Pratfall Effect: “the tendency for interpersonal appeal is to increase after someone makes a mistake.” Estrada explained that “we are credible… […]
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History Bingo!

Tonight I watched the Lilly Conference recorded session entitled “Adaptable Bingo Game for Students Learning to Use Research Databases.” Megan Cherry is a historian of 17th and 18th century North America at North Carolina State University. The activity Cherry designed was for an upper-division undergraduate and graduate seminar. The student learning outcomes were for students […]
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Practicing Reflective Thinking Skills

Today we swam, played outside, and somewhat organized the garage. The Lilly Conference session I watched tonight is entitled “Stepping Into Their Shoes: Perspective-Taking Activities to Spark Critical Conversations and Combat Implicit Biases.” Drs. Sarah Marie Berry (Winthrop University), Tammy Burnham (Winthrop University), and Mary Slade (Towson University) presented a 40-minute recorded session. Slade was […]
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Countering Microaggressions through Microaffirmations and Understanding

Anuja Gupta presented at Lilly Conference Online on “Micro-Affirmations in Higher Education.” Gupta is the Chair of the Business Department and MBA Program Director. The objectives of the session were to understand microaggressions and micro affirmations. Gupta talked about race in higher education and the disparities that exist because of a lack of college readiness. […]
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Why Am I So Tired?

That was the big title that Rachel Gallardo presented at the ITLC Lilly Conference Online 2022. Gallardo is from Blinn College and was interested in the cognitive barriers of Zoom fatigue and solutions for online instruction. Gallardo teaches psychology and wanted to address common frustations, introduce definitions & symptoms and provide potential solutions to keep […]
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Organizing and Closing Open Ed 2021

The Friday Open Ed 2021 plenary to close the conference was entitled “The Future of Open Ed.” Andrea Scott is the OER Coordinator at Salt Lake Community College and introduced the Strategic Planning Committee. Stephanie Pierce is the Head of the Physics Library at the University of Arkansas Libraries and started a Mentimeter poll. Pierce […]
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Infusing of Open Education throughout Nigerian Schools

“Open Education for Nigerian Schools: Strategies, Techniques, and Policies” is the title of the Open Ed 2021 session presented by Blessing Ngozi Igudia, a Ph.D. student from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Igudia spoke about the importance of quality education for all and educational resources that are accessible. They spoke about Open Educational Resources […]
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From Proposals to OER Fellowships at Touro

April 1, 2022, was full of funny events at work and home. I am glad to wind down and watch the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Sowing Seeds for Sustainability: How a Small Grant Helped a Library-Led OER Initiative Grow.” Sara Tabaei, Timothy Valente, and Kick Snyder from Touro College and University system presented. Tabaei […]
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