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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 […]
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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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Design Thinking for Crucial Conversation Skills

I went to the office today after a couple of weeks away and being sick. I had so much fun the hour I got to clean up in the lab and talk to people! I also enjoyed working from the office with two screens. Tonight, I watched 30-minute sessions from the Elon Teaching and Learning […]
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After the Fire, We Embrace Discomfort

Today was a fun day: I met with students, worked on some items that we needed, and met with colleagues. Tonight we continued watching recorded sessions. Megan Knight, Associate Professor of Instruction in the Rhetoric Department from the University of Iowa, presented at the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference in June 2021. The presentation was […]
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Relationship-Rich Teaching and Learning

Peter Felten and Leo Lambert from Elon University gave a one-hour session about their book: creating relationship-rich teaching. Lambert began by talking about the new majority of students and how our teaching should evolve. They spoke about the adult learners, first-generation students, and students of color that are the emerging majority at many institutions. What […]
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Distractions from Elon T&L Conference

After finishing the Lilly Online Conference recorded sessions from May 2021, I went back to the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. The plenary of the conference was Dr. James Lang who I admire and follow. I missed the keynote and several other sessions of the Elon conference so I wanted to watch as many as […]
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The Cost of Delaying PT Clinical Experience

The last Lilly Online Conference recorded session for the 2021 conference was by Pamela Pologruto, Jennifer Jewell, and Laura Cruz from The Pennsylvania State University. I have watched now several talks by Laura Cruz and they range from professional development for instructors to in-depth educational studies. I was curious about the title of this session: […]
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Academic Compassion

It was a difficult day: I battled headaches and this sinus infection… Tami Lincoln from Brandman University presented at the Lilly Online conference a session entitled “Leading with Compassion: Teacher Training in the Midst of Crisis.” Lincoln teaches in an educator training program and started by explaining how students in the courses they teach are […]
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DO-IT!

It was a long day… and a difficult one for Amada. I also haven’t felt well. However, we all tested negative! So whatever I have is… well… who knows. Sheryl Burgstahler from the University of Washington presented at the 2021 Lilly Online Conference a recorded session entitled “Practices for Making an Online Course Accessible to […]
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Suggestions for Online Course Accessibility

“Ensuring Accessibility and Equity in Learning in Online College Courses” was the title of the 2021 Lilly Online Conference session I watched tonight. The presenters were Courtneay Kelly, Mina Chun, and Deanna Cash from the University of Lynchburg. Chun talked about the percent of enrollment and how it has declined. The percentage of students who […]
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