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September 17, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Open Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Why

QualiChain to Decentralize Education

After a long day working on the computer and (finally!) with the robot and samples, I watched another ALT 2021 session entitled “Decentralising Education Using Blockchain Technology” by Dr. Alexander Mikroyannidis, a research fellow from The Open University. I don’t know much about blockchain technology and listened to a podcast that discussed it. Further, I […]

September 14, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Interprofessional Education, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Service Learning, Student groups, Team-based learning, Why, Writing

Transdisciplinary Education during the Pandemic

We are almost finished with the Elon Teaching and Learning 2021 Conference recordings! The sessions have been great and address a variety of issues and emerging trends. Tonight, we watched a session entitled “Maintaining Transdisciplinary Training in Developmental Screening in the Time of COVID-19” presented by Katrina Fulcher-Rood, Associate Professor in the Speech-Language Pathology Department, […]

September 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Interprofessional Education, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Team-based learning, Wellbeing, Why

Immersive Learning and Design Thinking

Tonight we watched another Elon Teaching and Learning Conference session entitled “From Creating to Sustaining Innovative, Experiential Curricula: Immersive Learning Practices Pre- and Post-Pandemic” presented by Phillip Motley, Associate Professor, Elon University and Danielle Lake, Director of Design Thinking and Associate Professor, Elon University. Lake began by discussing that immersive learning practices and project-based learning that […]

September 11, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Teaching Outside at Elon

It was a relaxing Saturday with lots of playing outside and some quiet time to think. Success! Tonight, we watched another session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. The session entitled “Teaching Outside the University Classroom: Using Nature as a Text and Context for Learning” was presented by Scott Morrison, Associate Professor of Education, […]

September 7, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Moving Forward and Humanizing Teaching

Tonight Amada and I watched another session from the Teaching and Learning Conference entitled “A Return to Humanity in Teaching” by Stephanie M. Foote, Associate Vice President, Teaching, Learning, and Evidence-Based Practices, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education and Stony Brook University. I have watched sessions by Foote at the Lilly Conference […]

September 6, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Elon T&L, Guest Speakers, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Community and Power-Sharing in Online Courses

This long weekend was full of gardening and playing outside… and cleaning! It was a lot of fun, though I am now exhausted. Tonight, we watched another session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. The session was entitled “Continued connections: using community-and technology-rich education post-pandemic” with several presenters from Elon: Patti Burns, Senior Lecturer […]

September 5, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Elon T&L, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Historical Role-Playing Games from Instructor and Student Perspectives

We did lots of gardening and playing outside today! We enjoyed the beautiful weather and playing in the mud and with pine needles. Tonight, we watched another Elon Teaching and Learning Conference session entitled “Creating Historical Role-Playing Games: Active Learning and Game Design.” Elong has a rich history and experience with role-playing and games in […]

September 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Elon T&L, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Service Learning, Student groups, Why

Cultivating Arts Leadership through Service Learning

After a fun day gardening and playing with the kids, we watched a session from the June 2021 Teaching and Learning Conference hosted (virtually) by Elon University. The session entitled “Cultivating Arts Leadership: A Student-led Arts Management Consulting Project” was presented by Wen Guo, Assistant Professor of Art Administration, Elon University and Shineece Sellar, Executive […]

September 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Wellbeing

Google Apps for Teaching

Happy Friday! Tonight I watched a session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference 2021 entitled “New Ways to Engage Students with Google Applications.” Denise Wilkinson, Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Innovative Teaching and Engaged Learning Center, Virginia Wesleyan University started by talking about how students embraced technology. However, this past year has […]

September 2, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Elon T&L, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Wellbeing, Why

Video Accessibility and Silver Linings

Tonight I watched two session from the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference from this past June. The first session tied into something I discussed today: image accessibility and use of accessible multimedia. The title of the session was “Incorporating Accessibility Principles into Student Video Projects” presented by Nicole Triche, Associate Professor of Cinema and Television […]

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