learning

January 5, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Rethinking Bias in Student Evaluations

Tonight I watched a webinar by Dr. Bedelia Richards entitled “How to Challenge Race and Gender Bias in Student Evaluations” and available through our institutional subscription to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) and part of the RED Teaching Certificate. This hourlong webinar was truly eye-opening, and I have recommended it to […]

January 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Diversity, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Audiobooks of 2020

In March I was preparing to host fifty high school students from a new biotechnology program. We were excited and had organized a series of activities. I was in the office printing copies of handouts when I received the inevitable yet shocking email: we were suspending in person classes and travel. I quickly called several […]

December 31, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques

Reflecting on Teaching in the Fall of 2020

The year is coming to an end. The summer and fall were challenging and… different. While I really miss the lab and energy from in-person teaching, I have honestly enjoyed learning about teaching online. The shift to remote instruction forced me to rethink the main goals and learning objectives of two courses I routinely teach: […]

December 31, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Integrative Thinking, Lilly Conference, Reflections

Integrative Thinking

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 […]

December 30, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website

Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Remote Teaching

Today I watched another asynchronous session. Lisa Chang, Silvia Bartolic, and Hailey Craig presented o the use of Multiliteracies Pedagogy as a framework to support remote teaching at the Lilly Conference online. This short presentation by Chang made me think. They started with survey data from both faculty and students after the transition to remote […]

December 29, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques

Studying Student Self-efficacy through Writing and the Influence of Instructors

NaTasha Schiller (Wingate University) presented at the Lilly Conference on an ongoing study with Eileen Camfield and Kirkwood Land. Schiller and Land have infused high impact practices into their courses, including large introductory biology at Wingate. They also added writing assignments intended to activate students’ growth mindsets, critical thinking, and learning skills. They described in […]

December 28, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques

A couple of things I learned today…

Today I listened to a couple podcasts and one Lilly Conference session. They all had useful tips and resources, and the thoughts below are some that I’m still thinking about at the end of the day. My challenge is to remember these and commit to implementing and improving these practices in the courses I teach. […]

December 27, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Course Design, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Assignments for Performance Improvement

I watched another though-provoking session by Barry Sharpe this afternoon, from the asynchronous Lilly Conference sessions on Educational Theory and Pedagogy. Sharpe used key ideas and quotes from two great books I was able to read this year: Josh Eyler’s How Humans Learn and Flower Darby and James Lang’s Small Teaching Online. The presenter used […]

BIT 295 Biotechnology and Sustainability flyer

Sustainability, Gamification, and Case Studies

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 […]

December 20, 2020
By Carlos C. Goller
Reflections

Digital Storytelling

I want to try Digital Storytelling activity suggestions from the K. Patricia Cross Academy: https://kpcrossacademy.org/techniques/digital-story/ While I have used video tutorials and multimedia assignments, I haven’t intentionally incorporated the individual connections mentioned in the activity description and resources. There are numerous suggestions including a step-by-step guide, example rubrics and assessment, and tips for online implementation. […]

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