online teaching

April 17, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Five Suggestions for Creating Better Online Learning Environments

Dr. Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, from Kingsborough Community College, discussed creating successful online learning environments for undergraduate biology students as part of the 2020 ASMCUE plenary session. Brancaccio-Taras has taught ASM DBER courses (one I took in 2015!) and is the Director of the Center for e-Learning at their campus. This session was from the summer of […]

April 13, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mentoring, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Transfer Students, Wellbeing, Why

Talking about Digital Equity

Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College, delivered the keynote address at QM ConnectLX 2020. Pollard started by talking about the impact of Quality Matters (QM) and how education is “about the experience and dignity” and this resonated. Pollard talked about how much aid Montgomery College gave to students during the pandemic. The impact of […]

April 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Online Class Meetings

Stella Porto, Learning Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank talked last year (October 2020) about the history of online education during a Quality Matters session. Porto discussed how accessibility and technology limitations made online education mostly asynchronous. During the shift to emergency online teaching, instructors used synchronous class meetings to simulate the in-person meetings. However, Porto mentioned […]

April 6, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Delftia, Instructor Behaviors, Mentoring, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Team-based learning, Undergraduate Research, Why

CUREs in 2020

Last June, Dr. Erin Dolan and CURENet and ASCB hosted a webinar about how course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) were taught during the pandemic. This webinar is available on the ASCB YouTube channel. The panel included: Dr. Katelyn Cooper, University of Central Florida Dr. Lauren DePue, University of Texas – Austin Dr. Enid Gonzalez- Orta, […]

April 3, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

The Student Perspective for Quality Online Course Design

Candice McPherson, Paula McDougald, and Kirsten Wilson from VirtualArkansas.org presented in October a Quality Matters (QM) session that I have been meaning to watch: “30 Going on 13: Thinking Like a Student for Course Design.” Wilson started by explaining how they wanted to incorporate student voice in the course design process and improve the learner […]

April 2, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

Templates for Different Modalities

Jennifer Davis, a Senior Instructional Designer & Quality Assurance Coordinator at Sinclair College in Ohio presented a session entitled “Recipes for eCourse Design: Combining Raw Ingredients and Modality Options to Create Quality Courses” that I found on the QMQualityMatters YouTube channel. During the session objectives slide presentation, Davis mentioned CBE, Competency Based Education, and differentiating […]

March 31, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

The Student Perspective of the Online Course Experience

Penny Ralston-Berg from PennState World Campus did a Quality Matters (QM) webinar on February 9, 2021 entitled “Student Perspective 2 0: Where Do We Go from Here?” that I watched tonight. Ralston-Berg started by comparing the institutional and student perspectives of success. This comparison was interesting because we just read an article about student success […]

March 30, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Case Studies, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Why

Continuous Improvement of Online Courses through Student Feedback

Another Quality Matters (QM) webinar entitled “Improving Course Design Quality Through Online Graduate Student Evaluations” caught my attention. Drs. Amy M. Grincewicz and Cathy DuBois from Kent State University have years of experience in instructional design and online course programs. The goals of the session were to discuss quality assurances in an online degree program, […]

March 29, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Metacognition, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Team-based learning, Wellbeing, Why

Lessons from Designing Culturally Affirming Online Learning Communities

The Quality Matters (QM) YouTube channel has recent video recordings from webinars and panels. One I found tonight had several members from North Carolina Central University (NCCU)! The panel included: Racheal Brooks, Zakaria Jouaibi, Laurell Malone, Gail Hollowell & Larrisha McGill-Youngblood. I am so glad I clicked on this recording to learn about the fantastic […]

March 27, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Teaching techniques

Blended is inseparable!

I am enjoying the Quality Matters (QM) webinars and information! The course design elements and helpful information is giving me many ideas for the BIT 295 course I am designing. Steven R. Crawford, Ed.D. presented a session earlier this month about the considerations for flipped and blended course design. Crawford had a wonderful slide with […]

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