Gregory Allar presented an asynchronous Lilly Conference session last year about annotating readings using Hypothes.is for deeper learning. Allar mentioned annotating creates “anchored context for conversation”. Allar went on to describe how they use Hypothes.is in several courses and a variety of assignments. Allar uses annotation for engagement and so that students interact with texts […]
The asynchronous Lilly Conference session by Brad Sottile, Maggie Slattery, and Laura E. Cruz from Pennsylvania State University described a multi campus initiative to create general education courses with integrative thinking. I was immediately captured by their description of wicked problems, grand challenges, and UN Sustainability Goals and the importance of integrative thinking. They defined […]
Yesterday we decided to cancel the BIT 295 Biotechnology and Sustainability course we were developing because of low enrollment. I was disappointed, yet relieved because I now have more time to develop a 200-level course that include a course-based research experience and pedagogues and assignments I want to implement. Tonight I was listening to asynchronous […]