Take-aways from the Lilly Conference

Mar 3, 2016

Todd Zakrajsek, Conference Director at Lilly Conferences, discusses key take-aways like emphasizing effective teaching methods, debunking learning style myths, and promoting active learning strategies. They explore scent-based memory cues, inclusive conversations, and interactive audience tools. The podcast highlights the joy of learning, challenging binary teaching methods, and fostering a community of engaged educators.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Reflections from Lilly Conference and Teaching Strategies

01:48 • 13min

Challenging Binary Teaching Methods and Embracing Diversity in Education

15:04 • 9min

Scented Memories and Learning Styles

23:49 • 4min

Inclusive Conversations and Audience Engagement

28:03 • 5min

Engaging Activities for Active Learning and Community Building at the Lilly Conference

33:18 • 2min

Closing Remarks and Call to Action for Listeners

35:34 • 2min

On this week’s episode, Todd Zakrajsek and I discuss our key take-aways from the 2016 Lilly Conference.

Guest: Todd Zakrajsek

Conference Director, Lilly Conferences California

Twitter: @ToddZakrajsek

www.lillyconferences.com

Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, Ph.D., is the former Executive Director of the Academy of Educators in the School of Medicine and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Zakrajsek is the immediate past Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and prior to his work at UNC, he was the Inaugural Director of the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching at Central Michigan University and the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Southern Oregon University, where he also taught in the psychology department as a tenured associate professor. Dr. Zakrajsek also sits on two educational related boards and several editorial boards for journals in the area of teaching and learning, is an international speaker requested regularly for keynote presentations and campus workshops, and has published widely on the topic of effective teaching and student learning.

Todd was previously featured on Episode 47: Developing metacognition skills in our students

See list of Bonni’s resources from the Lilly Conference: www.teachigninhighered.com/lillycon

Quotes

Teaching should be more than telling.
–Todd Zakrajsek

If a worker knows why they’re doing something, they’re much better at doing it than if it’s a mystery to them. It’s the same thing in teaching.
–Todd Zakrajsek

Any time we start looking at these concepts and saying, “Should we do this, or that? Do the students fall into this category or the other category?” we lose the richness of all the individuals in between.
–Todd Zakrajsek

Lecturing alone simply does not return the same kind of advances you get when you add in engaged, active kinds of learning.
–Todd Zakrajsek

Resources

https://twitter.com/Bali_Maha
https://twitter.com/vconnecting (virtual connecting)
Video: Father Guido Sarducci’s Five Minute University
Stephen Brookfield featured on Episode 15: teachinginhighered.com/15
Taxonomy of Significant Learning by Dee Fink
The Carl Wieman Project
From The Onion: Parents of nasal learners demand odor-based curriculum

Recommendations

Bonni

Presentation polling app: Sli.do*

Todd

Book: Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success*