Stephanie Bianco shares about experiential learning through healthy communities on episode 266 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode They’re seeing firsthand with these kids the high need they have. —Stephanie Bianco Not having an internship and just hiring someone would be a mistake. —Stephanie Bianco Resources Mentioned CSU, Chico's Center for Healthy Communities (CHC)(https://www.csuchico.edu/chc/%20%0A) CHC's Primary program- CA Higher Ed CalFresh (aka SNAP) Outreach ...
Jul 18, 2019•39 min
Jianjun Wang describes his Relentless Serving and Learning on episode 265 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is important for us to engage our students and help them create life-changing opportunities and thus make the world a better place. —Jianjun Wang Online is still relatively new, but new doesn’t mean it’s bad. —Jianjun Wang It’s always important to make sure you don’t just work on things alone. —Jianjun Wang Resources Mentioned SAS Studio Dr. Wang’s Table 1 Dr...
Jul 11, 2019•42 min
Melissa Salazar shares about serving our Hispanic students on episode 264 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode This is where equity work is being done. —Melissa Salazar When people get nervous about not being a good teacher, they push back on it as the students’ fault. —Melissa Salazar Whatever we say is a reflection of how we’re thinking and processing things. —Melissa Salazar Resources Mentioned ESCALA HSI - Hispanic Serving Institutions
Jul 03, 2019•45 min
Elizabeth Barkley shares recipes for effective teaching on episode 263 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there? —Elizabeth Barkley Teaching and learning is a complex process that involves the interaction of human beings. —Elizabeth Barkley We can never go into a classroom with a completely rigid script. —Elizabeth Barkley Resources Mentioned Interactive Lecturing: A Handbook for College Faculty* Lear...
Jun 27, 2019•31 min
Margaret (Peggy) Stevenson shares how she is Changing Lives, One Petition (and Class) at a Time on episode 262 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It’s always been important to me that the students understand they are meeting an actual need. —Margaret (Peggy) Stevenson We don’t just continue to do things, but we also build into the classroom time for reflection. —Margaret (Peggy) Stevenson Resources Mentioned Record Clearance Project All of Us or None Justice Studies Co...
Jun 20, 2019•38 min
Dave Stachowiak and I share about productive travel on episode 261 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Every time you have somebody on I just feel like there’s something that I’m using in my own work. —Dave Stachowiak There’s the tendency for a lot of us in this community to take on too much. —Dave Stachowiak Resources Mentioned Instructure conference ESCALA certification Sam Houston State University Teaching and Learning Conference Productive Productivity Igniting Our ...
Jun 13, 2019•24 min
Zoë Wood shares about a shipwreck, a Fakesbook, and a WISH on episode 260 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Being able to engage with students who are all such unique individuals is a privilege. —Zoë Wood I love having the opportunity to see what students create. —Zoë Wood Diverse teams actually produce better work. —Zoë Wood Practicing to work in a team isn’t always comfortable for students but it’s something we all need to do so we can help tackle these big problems...
Jun 06, 2019•38 min
Natasha Jankowski shares about intentional and transparent assessment on episode 259 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When I’m asking you to do something in my class, I can tell you why I’m asking you to do it. —Natasha Jankowski This is much more assessment with and not to students. —Natasha Jankowski Transparency for me is more than just posting it somewhere. —Natasha Jankowski How can you both share that love and excitement but also instill it in your students? —N...
May 30, 2019•44 min
Sara Goldrick-Rab shares about Paying the Price on episode 258 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Once I knew, this was a problem I couldn’t unsee. —Sara Goldrick-Rab We’re supposed to be doing education for democracy. —Sara Goldrick-Rab I’ve had to ask myself, “Is this what I’m uniquely adding value to?” —Sara Goldrick-Rab I want to see growth in each of the students over the term — what else do I care about? —Sara Goldrick-Rab Resources Mentioned Paying the Price: Co...
May 23, 2019•38 min
Ramesh Laungani talks about engaging students using FlipGrid on episode 257 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do we support and amplify those more quiet voices? —Ramesh Laungani The typed discussion board doesn’t allow for discussion … there’s no back and forth per se. —Ramesh Laungani Resources Mentioned #flipgridfever Banking model of education - Paulo Freire 1000 STEM Women Project
May 16, 2019•39 min
Paul Hanstedt shares about Creating Wicked Students on episode 256 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If we’re going to face wicked problems, we’d better have wicked competencies. —Paul Hanstedt We have to communicate to students what we’re looking for. —Paul Hanstedt Constraint can be valuable for creativity. —Paul Hanstedt We need to find ways to allow students to take risks. —Paul Hanstedt Resources Paul Hanstedt ACUE Community article: Five Tips for Getting a Good ...
May 09, 2019•37 min
Bonni Stachowiak shares about her experience at the AHSIE Conference on episode 255 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode If you’re going to come to my class, you need to come with purpose and passion. —Leticia P. Lopez Resources Mentioned AHSIE 11th Annual Best Practices Conference | April 14-17, 2019 | Riverside, CA AHSIE 2019 Program Details Gina A. Garcia Decolonizing Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A Framework for Organizing - Gina Ann Garcia, 2018 Exploring College St...
May 02, 2019•16 min
Jared Cooney Horvath shares about his book Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick on episode 254 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Don’t try to force your audience to choose between you or your notes. —Jared Cooney Horvath You remember what you pay attention to. —Jared Cooney Horvath Recall leads to deeper memories. —Jared Cooney Horvath If you want to learn anything, you’ve got to be in that sweet spot of stress. —J...
Apr 25, 2019•39 min
Jose Bowen talks about Spaces and Places (and Nudges) on episode 253 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Ultimately what we’re trying to do is create self-regulated learners. —Jose Bowen We know that students are digitally distracted all the time — this is not a classroom problem. —Jose Bowen Your learning management system is all about nudges. —Jose Bowen Make your classroom so interesting … that students don’t want to check Facebook. —Jose Bowen Resources Mentioned Jo...
Apr 18, 2019•40 min
Maha Bali and Autumm Caines share about ownership, equity, and agency in faculty development on episode 252 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode A lot of the faculty development I offer is very different from my own professional development. —Maha Bali What’s hospitable in one context isn’t hospitable in another. —Autumm Caines Resources Mentioned A call for promoting ownership, equity, and agency in faculty development via connected learning, by Maha Bali and Autumm Cai...
Apr 10, 2019•44 min
Remi Kalir discusses annotating the marginal syllabus on episode 252 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Annotation is a cultural practice. It’s a social practice. It’s collaborative. —Remi Kalir I think it’s important that we promote social collaborative activity. —Remi Kalir Resources Mentioned Marginal Syllabus 2018-19 Marginal Syllabus Hypothes.is CROWDLAAERS Annotate Your Syllabus, by Remi Kalir
Apr 04, 2019•43 min
Bonni and Dave Stachowiak and guests celebrate a million downloads of Teaching in Higher Ed on episode 250 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If I want my students to take risks and not be afraid to fail, then I need to take risks and not be afraid to fail. —Kevin Gannon We need people like us, and people not like us, and we need access to them lots of the time. —Peter Newbury Resources Mentioned Linda Oakleaf’s one in a million - Episode 183 with Robin DeRosa An episo...
Mar 28, 2019•41 min
Silvia Heubach discusses mindset, metacognition, and math on episode 246 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode The more you can make stories and connections and reasons, the better it allows the student to learn. —Silvia Heubach Learning happens when students do work. —Silvia Heubach When you try a new methodology … you have to sell it to the students. —Silvia Heubach The teacher is a coach that can help you, but you need to do the practice. —Silvia Heubach Resources Menti...
Mar 21, 2019•30 min
Debbie Baff talks about surveying social and open learning on episode 248 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode All of the different things I’ve done have led me to this place now. —Debbie Baff The value of an open digital badge is not the badge itself — it’s the learning behind it. —Debbie Baff Resources Mentioned OER Wales Cymru OER15 Catherine Cronin on Episode 152 #LTHEchat Association of Learning Technology Virtually Connecting Mozilla backpack Sue Beckingham Chrissi...
Mar 14, 2019•45 min
Eddie Watson talks about reclaiming the narrative on the value of higher education on episode 247 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We have a unique opportunity to … reclaim the narrative on the value of higher education. —C. Edward Watson You learn things in the classroom — can you make those things work in a real-world setting? —C. Edward Watson Resources Mentioned AAC&U Report - Fulfilling the American Dream: Liberal Education and the Future of Work How the Great R...
Mar 07, 2019•37 min
Erik Helgren and Karina Garbesi share about teaching STEM for social impact on episode 246 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Everybody has this hidden desire to want to do something meaningful in the world. —Karina Garbesi People want to help you when you’re doing something for somebody else. —Karina Garbesi Follow your passions. —Erik Helgren Resources Mentioned We Care Solar Derek Bruff on Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 71 A Time for Telling, by Daniel L. Schwartz an...
Feb 28, 2019•39 min
Dr. Terri Jett discusses the fullness of our humanity as a teacher and student on episode 245 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I’m trying to understand what the students are seeking themselves. —Terri Jett What I was learning was so deeply personal. —Terri Jett Make a statement, even if it’s small. —Terri Jett Don’t just sit there and take it — do something about it. —Terri Jett Resources Mentioned Student course evaluations Have someone come observe your classes The...
Feb 21, 2019•39 min
Michael Britt describes how to create online mashups that ignite curiosity on episode 244 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode What do I want my students to see first? —Michael Britt First I want to hear what the students think. —Michael Britt Resources Mentioned Michael’s podcast IFTTT Zapier Microsoft Flow What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain\* Mission: Impossible - Fallout Small Teaching, by James Lang\* ThingLink Customize Youtube Video Start time End Time P...
Feb 14, 2019•31 min
John Warner shares about his new book, The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing on episode 243 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students came with so many preconceived notions of what an essay was. —John Warner The definition of a writer is simply somebody who writes. —John Warner There’s no reason not to trust students and their own experience of the world. —John Warner Resources Mentioned The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in Yo...
Feb 07, 2019•35 min
Kambiz Hamadani discusses using virtual labs and immersive reality to enhance student learning on episode 242 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Faculty have many more communication lines open to them, and why not use them? —Kambiz Hamadani One of the challenges I think we all face … is finding ways to deal with that diversity of background. —Kambiz Hamadani You have to very slowly wade into the pool of course redesign. —Kambiz Hamadani Resources Mentioned E-portfolio ...
Jan 31, 2019•34 min
Sylvia Kane shares about inclusive pedagogy on episode 241 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We need to start examining our own unconscious biases. —Sylvia Kane You have to start taking risks. —Sylvia Kane We are not teaching content — we are teaching students. —Sylvia Kane It’s a process — we are always learning. —Sylvia Kane Resources Mentioned Excelencia in Education Episode #199 with Sierra Smith Banking model of education
Jan 24, 2019•26 min
Flower Darby shares about Small Teaching Online on episode 240 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Compared to how long we’ve been teaching in person, online learning is in its infancy. —Flower Darby Oftentimes we see poor examples and we think that’s how it’s done. —Flower Darby We can enter into deep engagement with people online — we just need to bring some of those practices into the classroom. —Flower Darby Resources Mentioned Small Teaching Online: Applying Learni...
Jan 17, 2019•33 min
Michelle Pacansky-Brock shares how to become an authentic online teacher on episode 239 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode People, by nature, don’t like to recognize our faults. —Michelle Pacansky-Brock There’s such a rich array of data that the students can share with us if we let them in. —Michelle Pacansky-Brock It’s all about connection in the classroom. —Michelle Pacansky-Brock Resources Mentioned Dr. Beth Harris on Smart History Professors Share: The Moment That C...
Jan 10, 2019•41 min
Zhaoshuo Jiang shares ways to connect with students inside and outside the classroom on episode 238 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Why not use the technology that’s available to students? —Zhaoshuo Jiang The main goal is to not only help the student inside the classroom, but also outside the classroom. —Zhaoshuo Jiang Education could be a luxury to a lot of students — that’s why I look into more affordable options. —Zhaoshuo Jiang Resources Mentioned Engineering pr...
Jan 03, 2019•33 min
Rashida Crutchfield discusses meeting the needs of our students on episode 237 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The gap between what financial aid covers and the actual cost of higher education is getting wider. —Rashida Crutchfield Instability over a long period of time creates trauma. —Rashida Crutchfield Resources Mentioned Student Emergency and Wellness Program at CSULB Swipe Out Hunger Basic Needs Study Rashida’s Faculty Profile Video Profile of Rashida’s work 1...
Dec 27, 2018•35 min
