Dr. Marie Allsopp from Purdue University recorded at least two sessions for the 2020 Lilly conference online. A session entitled “Covidly” So – Pandemic Perspectives of Pupils and a Professor” was the second one I watched. This session was short (16 min) and really well organized. I appreciate how Allsopp organized the presentation by describing […]
Amanda Petersen from the University of California San Diego presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference on “Through the Social Justice Lens: Cases from Language and Literatures” with colleagues. Petersen talked about the use of social justice language pedagogy in introductory courses. I did not think about this. Petersen defined social justice language pedagogy as: Social […]
Dr. Melissa Salazar, CEO of ESCALA and colleagues presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online about “Designing Inclusive Online Learning Environments for Minoritized Students” with a focus on cultural frameworks and engagement. Salazar described Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) and their instructor and student demographics. On average, HSIs are about 50% Hispanic for students, yet HSI […]
Dr. Adam Barragato from the University of Michigan and Dr. Natasha Watkins from Purdue University presented a session entitled “Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Learning Partnerships within a Diversity Course” at the 2020 Lilly Conference online. They described a study that was part of Barragato’s dissertation conducted in the class that Watkins teaches. I had heard […]
Dr. Peter Hessling, a professor in the North Carolina State University College of Education, Created an Antiracist Module for a course they teach. This course is online and asynchronous and has received QM approval. Along with Elizabeth Uzzell (a graduate student in education with experience teaching), Hessling created a presentation entitled “Antiracist Education in Asynchronous […]
Sheryl Burgstahler from the University of Washington shared tips for accessible online course design in the 2020 Lilly Conference online. Burgstahler has decades of experience directing units in accessible technology services: the DO-IT Center has now global reach. Burgstahler discussed the student-centered community building model used to focus on the key stakeholders that contribute to […]
Dr. Travis Thurston from Utah State University has a neat system for discussion forums. I heard Thurston on a podcast and was happy to be able to see slides to help me understand the way #DigitalPoweups are implemented. Thurston presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online. The recorded session was entitled “Empowering Students with Choice […]
Spring break 2020 will be remembered in higher education for an abrupt transition to emergency online instruction. Most of us had to make changes to our course structure and delivery that impacted the student learning experience. While there have been numerous presentations about what instructors did and learned, I’ve heard of few surveys of student […]
Drs. Laura Cruz, Joan Middendorf, and Karen Bellnier presented a 2020 Lilly Conference online recorded session focusing on difficulties and opportunities in online courses framed using research. Where do students get stuck in their learning in courses you teach? Is it analyzing research articles? How is it different when teaching online… or right now during […]
I heard Kevin Gannon on the Tea for Teaching podcast (episode 174) discussing with the hosts HyFlex teaching on their campus in the fall. Gannon offered an honest summary of challenges with student engagement and attendance in online and in person courses in the fall at their institution. I appreciate how Gannon explained some of […]