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October 19, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Support for Course Improvement

It was a rough long day, yet we were able to learn in lab and troubleshoot together. Tonight, we watched a session entitled “When support and quality assurance collide: A learning technologists’ journey to maintain staff wellbeing in a world full of data” by Laura Hollinshead from the University of Derby. Hollinshead worked with their […]

October 18, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Cameras Off? Cameras On?

We had an awesome OpenEd 2021 session despite a tough day. Tonight, we watched a recorded presentation from ALT 2021 entitled “Should we see students’ cameras when we teach online synchronous sessions?” presented by Catherine Bazela, Pete Mella, and Robert Spark. Mella began by asking the audience: “if we asked you to switch on your […]

October 17, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Why

Making Media Accessible for an Entire Campus and Comparing Discussions

It was a busy day with scooters, painting, chalk, and baking. Tonight, we watched an ALT 2021 day 3 session entitled “Making Video and Multimedia for Learning Accessible and More Inclusive, at Scale” presented by Sandra Partington, Maria Kaffa, and Sandra Guzman Rodriguez. Partington spoke about the transition to online teaching and use of video. […]

October 15, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why

Evaluating New Learning Technologies

It is Friday! I had a chance today to talk with Melanie about Hypothes.is. It was a lot of fun! Also, student researchers worked in the lab. Tonight, we watched an ALT 2021 session entitled “Making your mind up: Formalising the evaluation of learning technologies” by Marieke Guy and Tharindu Liyanagunawardena. Guy is a learning […]

Partnerships to Encourage Applications

I attended the final (masters) presentation for one of the first summer undergraduate researchers I worked with today! I am very proud of them and all they have done while working full time. Tonight, we watched the ALT 2021 session entitled “Working and writing in the presence of a peer in an online space: facilitating […]

October 9, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Community of Practice, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why, Workshop

Facilitating Professionalism in Teaching and Learning

It was a rainy day, and we mostly stayed at home. As we wind down, I found an ALT 2021 talk with a title that caught my attention: “Sharing experiences of an online HEA Fellowship scheme and its impact on learning and teaching” presented by Carina Bossu, Nashwa Ismail, Julia Sargent, and Jane Wilson. Bossu […]

October 8, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

Identifying and Addressing Inequities in the Digital World

Tonight we watched an ALT 2021 conference session entitled “Addressing structural inequities in an expanding digital world” by Femi Nzegwu, Joanna Wild, and Fiona Khandoker. Wild talked about the Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa (TESCEA) program. Technology was used to enhance the workshops and provide virtual mentoring. Wild mentioned that since the […]

October 7, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Course Design, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Wellbeing, Why

Boats and Surveys of Student Online Learning Experiences

What a day! Great meetings and lots of running around! Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was presented by a team and entitled “We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm”: An exploration of the student experience of the shift to fully online teaching in response to the Covid19 Pandemic” […]

October 5, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Considering the Student Experience and Ethics of Digital Literacies

I am enjoying the ALT 2021 conference recordings! Tonight, we watched the session entitled “The road to DELLHE – developing Leadership Literacies for pedagogically and ethically sound Digital Education” by Deborah Arnold, Albert Sangrà, and Sharon Flynn. Arnold shared their recent doctoral research. Sangrà is Arnold’s Ph.D. advisor. The DELLHE Framework is the Digital Education […]

October 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Emergent Learning and Remixes

I am moving on to day 2 of the ALT 2021 annual conference! Tonight we watched a session with a title that caught my attention: “Lines of thought: the serendipitous emergence of collaborative learning” by Sarah Honeychurch and Wendy Taleo. This session was sponsored by Talis, and now I am curious what they do. Honeychurch […]

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