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January 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Critical Digital Pedagogy is not new?!

We have been reading Critical Digital Pedagogy: A Collection by Morris, Stommel, and Friend out loud and to the kids for extra impact. I had honestly never realized what those three words, in combination, meant until reading a couple of essays in the collection. I nod often, agree, and stop to mention: why didn’t we […]

January 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Information Literacy, Lilly Conference, Metacognition, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

A Creative Assignment to Increase Climate Change Literacy

Dr. Megan Lupek, Director of the Environmental First Year Program at NC State University, gave a recorded presentation for the 2020 Lilly Conference online about a project I had heard about, but hadn’t learned about the details! Dr. Lupek collaborated with a friend and colleague Dr. Zakiya Leggett to create an assignment to engage students […]

January 18, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Articles, Books, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections

Two Articles from the Pros to Prepare for the Spring Semester

Tomorrow we start our spring 2021 semester. I am fortunate to be able to teach an online version of the BIT 480/580 Yeast Metabolic Engineering course with my significant other, Claire Gordy. We have planned the course to be asynchronous to provide flexibility and options to students who could benefit from this alternative. Several undergraduates […]

January 15, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
annotation, Articles, Discussions, Information Literacy, Lilly Conference, Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Undergraduate Research

Text Sets for Courses… and Graduate Projects?

Drs. Greta Freeman and Brooke Hardin from USC Upstate presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference on Text Sets. Freeman and Hardin are both faculty in the School of Education with extensive experience as teachers and in literacy. I didn’t know about text sets, and as the name suggests, these are collections of texts on a […]

January 9, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Three Low-Intensity Instructional Practices to Support Student Engagement

Christine Kenney, Melissa Sreckovick, and Eric Common from the University of Michigan – Flint presented an asynchronous session at the Lilly Conference on easy to implement practices to promote student engagement. Their perspective as teacher educators was evident, and while the activities they described are used in K-12, they can also be beneficial in higher […]

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 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. […]

Fonts Choices and Access

I was recently made aware of how font choices can help with readability and support students. I took a module as part of the NCSU Office of Faculty Development Inclusive Teaching Certificate program that focused on supporting students with dyslexia. It was really interesting and well designed! Google Slide decks were embedded into Moodle lessons […]

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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