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Ladders and Tools to Help Us Support Latinx Learners

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 […]
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Partnerships to Improve Learning in a Diversity Course

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 […]
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Connecting Students to Campus Resources

Dr. Leslie Cizmas from Texas A&M University presented a session at the 2020 Lilly Conference entitled “Strengthening Student Learning by Leveraging University and Community Resources” that really made me think about the resources we have that I could share with students to support their academic and wellbeing. Cizmas discussed a variety of financial, resilience, professionalism, […]
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Beyond Diversity?

Drs. Maru Gonzalez and Sharon Chung presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online a session entitled “Beyond Diversity: Centering Social Justice Education in the Online Classroom” that captured my attention. I had heard from Gonzalez from one of the OFD Certificate programs and was happy to see a presentation. Chung and Gonzalez started with some […]
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An Antiracism Education Module for Asynchronous Courses

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 […]
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Reflecting on Student Experiences One Student at a Time

I often wonder what happened to students who struggled in the courses I teach. Was it a tough semester with a series of demanding courses? Was the way we presented information not accessible? Did I not communicate clearly? Was critical background information missing? Did I forget to scaffold or follow up? Last night, I watched […]
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Inspiring Transfer Students with Responsive Pedagogical Approaches

Dr. Stephanie Foote from the Gardner Institute presented a recorded session at the 2020 Lilly Conference online entitled: “Teaching for Inspiration: Approaches to Engaging Transfer Students in Gateway Course” based on an upcoming book. Foote was a transfer student and shared their experiences and national data. Transfer students are diverse: there are numerous reasons to […]
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Survey of Student Attitudes Towards Online Learning

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 […]
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POP!

John Gordon, Associate Director, DELTA at NC State talked to me last summer about starting a podcast on podcasting. The Podcast On Podcasting (POP) is a project that focuses on the use of podcasting in unique ways. The series has three episodes: faculty podcasts, student-produced podcasts, and a weekly career development podcast by Marcy Bullock’s […]
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Decoding Online Course Design… with Research

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 […]
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