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August 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Learner Voice for Health and Wellbeing

Tonight after our second day at the beach, I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session entitled “Tapping into Learner Voice to Maximize Health & Wellbeing” presented by Anne Bishop, Anne Marie DeGirolamo & Kasia Derbiszewska. They started the session with a poll asking participants whether they were heard during health and wellness visits. They shared […]

August 8, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, UDL, Why

Respectful Partnerships with Student Co-Creators

The keynote for the second day of the CAST UDL Symposium was entitled “Meaningful Co-Creation: Supporting Student Voice in the Classroom & Beyond” and featured Ninah Jackson. Before the keynote, Elisa Torres spoke about their experience as a learner in different courses and teachers in the Dominican Republic and stated: “learner voice helps us test […]

August 6, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Why

The Origins of CAST, UDL, and Texthelp

“A Special Take 20 with Texthelp Featuring David Rose & Martin McKay, Hosted by Joni Degner” was the title of the CAST UDL Symposium Session I watched tonight. Degner hosted this conversation with Rose and McKay. Joni Degner hosts a series “Take 20” with Texthelp. McKay spoke about his dad having a stroke and losing […]

August 3, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Reflections, UDL

Layers and the Ecosystem of Family Engagement and UDL

Tonight I watched a recorded CAST UDL session by Leela Dolan, Robert P. Dolan, Angel Morgan, Cameron Morgan, Donna Murray & Maggie Pickett. Their session was entitled “Engaging Learners and Families in technology Planning: AJoint Panel Discussion.” Angel Morgan is a Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University interning with CAST. Pickett shared several resources […]

August 2, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Case Studies, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

The Five Es and Lesson Plans to Inspire Learner Voice

Samantha Abarca & Dr. Leena Bakshi facilitated a session at the CAST UDL symposium entitled “Inspiring Learner Voice through Racial and Social Justice in UDL.” They shared their slides and a lesson planning document. The session had participants from Canada and all throughout the country based on the chat. Bakshi is a member of an […]

July 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

A Study on Flexible Deadlines

Melissa Hills, Kim Peacock & Brittany Wiseman presented at the CAST USL Symposium this month about “Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Learner Centered Deadline Policies in Post-secondary.” They acknowledged the lands in Canada that they inhabit. One attendee in the chat mentioned during their introduction that they were interested in flexible deadlines and wanted to […]

July 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Making Connections through QM Course Design Elements

Karen May, Adjunct, New Mexico State University; Sherrell Wheeler, Director of Online Quality Assurance, New Mexico State University Alamogordo and Christine Trapp, Professor of Nutrition and Chemistry, New Mexico State University Alamogordo, presented the QM session “Building Connections: Making a Difference One Lesson at a Time!” Karen May has had 21 courses reviewed and led […]

July 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Online Learning, Reflections, Why

Consistency and Structure

Online course design is a topic that I am interested in. I watched the QM session entitled “Online Course Design: Focus on Structure and Interface” today. Penny Ralston-Berg from Penn State and Heather Braatz from Worsham College of Mortuary Science presented this session. They discussed the benefits of supportive structure and shared examples. Ralston-Berg spoke […]

July 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Community of Practice, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Reflections, Website, Why

QM Gravy?

The Quality in Action QM session I watched tonight was “Pass the #QMgravy: How to Promote QM on Your Campus and the World.” Carles Piscitello was the presenter and started the hashtag. Dr. Charles Piscitello is a senior instructional designer and online quality assurance manager at Ashland University. Piscitello shared information about how they facilitate […]

July 14, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

Welcome to the course… who are you?

What a cool title: “You had me at “Hello” – Maximizing the Power of QM Introductions”! This was the title of the session by Vicki Mason and Mary Amick for a 40-minute presentation at the April 2022 Quality in Action QM conference. Their goals were to define social presence and social capital to envision the […]

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