Kerry Moore joins me to answer a question about setting boundaries with students, along with a few other listener questions, on episode 156 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What am I like in the classroom and does that feel authentic to who I am? — Kerry Moore I would challenge the idea that having difficult conversations isn’t compatible with being a positive and supportive teaching presence. — Kerry Moore What are the ways that I’m going to make sure I’m available ...
Jun 08, 2017•42 min
Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro share about learning and assessing with multiple-choice questions in college classrooms on episode 155 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Tests don’t hurt students—people with tests hurt students. —Dawn Zimmaro It’s not the multiple choice question that is problematic … it’s about how the assessment can be used. —Dawn Zimmaro The whole goal here is learning, not assessing. —Jay Parkes Technology has really expanded our ability to do some ass...
Jun 01, 2017•44 min
Penny MacCormack (ACUE’s Chief Academic Officer) shares her teaching lessons from the road on episode #154 of the Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast. Quotes from the episode Throw away the fixed mindset idea that you’re born smart or not. —Penny MacCormack Struggle in learning is natural. —Penny MacCormack Never forget the power of collegiality. —Penny MacCormack Teaching is a skillset, and it’s a collaboration between teachers and students. —Penny MacCormack Resources Mentioned ACUE website Universi...
May 25, 2017•38 min
Brandy Dudas talks about pencasting and other ways to incorporate videos in your classes on episode 153 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode I try not to over-edit. —Brandy Dudas I had to weigh my belief in open educational resources with being scared about what the public was going to say. —Brandy Dudas Give it a try and you’ll be surprised at the positive feedback you’ll get from your students. —Brandy Dudas Resources Mentioned KhanAcademy Autodesk Sketchbook Microsoft ...
May 18, 2017•32 min
Catherine Cronin discusses open education on episode 152 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Twitter has been a big part of my learning and my teaching. –Catherine Cronin One of my key roles is helping learners develop their voice and their agency. –Catherine Cronin Openness is always continuously negotiated. –Catherine Cronin We need to be willing to be criticized ourselves. –Catherine Cronin Having a personal learning network and being able to learn from each other is...
May 11, 2017•37 min
Kristen Eshleman explores meaningful measures of accountability on episode 151 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Are there ways we could be accountable for the things we value most? –Kristen Eshleman If we’re going to double down on outcomes-based assessment, are we going to end up designing learning for only the things that can be measured? –Kristen Eshleman Accept the vulnerability that allows for openness in learning. –Kristen Eshleman Teaching has to adjust and ad...
May 04, 2017•40 min
Bonni Stachowiak shares community members’ recommendations on episode 150 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Resources James Lang recommends What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain* Ken Bain - What the Best College Teachers Do on TIHE Episode 036 Beth Cougler-Blom recommends Coursera’s Learning How to Learn course from Barbara Oakley Check out Beth Cougler-Blom’s posts on Facebook Live: Part 1 and Part 2 Beth’s post about podcasts Beth’s blog Isabeau Iqbal recomm...
Apr 27, 2017•20 min
Rebecca Hogue talks about giving voice and face to the illness experience on this episode of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Some people are inherent share people and other people aren’t. —Rebecca Hogue I’d rather you stumble with a good intention than not try at all. —Rebecca Hogue When you’re going through cancer, humor is a release. —Rebecca Hogue It’s humor in the moment that gets you through it. —Rebecca Hogue Resources Rebecca’s blog (livingpathography.org) One o...
Apr 20, 2017•31 min
Bronwyn Harris shares stories about students who were incredible, some of whom aren’t in our classrooms and some of whom are, on episode 148 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode These were all kids who had voices … but I wanted to amplify their voice. —Bronwyn Harris Kids will live up or down to your expectations. —Bronwyn Harris If we start thinking of all kids as our kids, things are going to be much better. —Bronwyn Harris Resources Literally Unbelievable by Bronwyn H...
Apr 13, 2017•42 min
Stephen Brookfield discusses racial identity in the classroom on episode 147 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode For the first half of my life I was race blind. –Stephen Brookfield I was colluding in a system and in practices that reinforced racism without consciously being aware of this. –Stephen Brookfield Most white people grow up with these elements in their consciousness but are unaware that they’re there. –Stephen Brookfield We’re here to challenge, rather than to...
Apr 06, 2017•52 min
James Lang interviews Ken Bain about motivation in the classroom on episode 146 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It’s the question that the goal entails that becomes so driving for the students. –Ken Bain Students are most likely to take a deep approach to their learning when they’re trying to answer questions. –Ken Bain Teach less, better. –Ken Bain We are currently interested in certain questions because we were once interested in another question. –Ken Bain Resour...
Mar 30, 2017•31 min
Bonni Stachowiak shares about when things will just have to do on episode 145 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Podcast Answer Man: Equipment Apple AirPods TIHE episode 117: The Balancing Act with Kerry Moore How to Create a Pencast Retrieval Practice Website Retrieval Practice Tools Sabbatical Beauty She Was in a Hippity Hopity Mood: BBC Reporter Breaks Silence Teaching Naked* by Jose Bowen Getting Things Done* by David Allen Patreon Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/revie...
Mar 23, 2017•26 min
Bryan Alexander shares about digital literacy - then and now - on episode 144 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Most of us were not trained in participatory media, and we haven’t really integrated that into our teaching. —Bryan Alexanderhttps://teachinginhighered.com/wp-login.php?action=logout&_wpnonce=e0b1dd6dc9 A key part of digital literacy in the social age is that it is productive. We make stuff. —Bryan Alexander Technical skills are an unavoidable part of di...
Mar 16, 2017•40 min
Teresa Soro provides ideas on how we can keep evergreen as professors and educators on episode 143 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode No brain is very smart alone. –Teresa Soro You go from being the expert to being the one facilitating the learning. –Teresa Soro We need to let go of control — it’s their learning. –Teresa Soro I can have great thoughts on my own, but they always get better with others. –Teresa Soro I think it’s important to be able to allow a little bit...
Mar 09, 2017•32 min
Dave Stachowiak and Bonni Stachowiak talk about rethinking assessment and other reflections on the Lilly Conference on episode 142 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Curiosity is one of our most deeply rooted mechanisms by which we learn. –Josh Eyler These experiences give people a different view of themselves. –Thia Wolf We don’t give students opportunities to experience and reflect on how the curriculum is part of them and how they are affecting it. –Thia Wolf Resour...
Mar 02, 2017•36 min
Clint Smith warns us of the danger of silence on episode 141 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I was failing to speak up on behalf of issues that didn’t directly affect me, and that caused me a deep amount of shame. –Clint Smith What does it look like to be more proactive in being the sort of person that I’m asking my students to be? –Clint Smith What is the role and responsibility of someone given access to a platform of potential power and influence? –Clint Smith Th...
Feb 23, 2017•34 min
Steven Michels helps us think outside the LMS on episode 140 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Every technology suggests how it should be used. –Steven Michels The hub of any class should be the discussion board. –Steven Michels Teaching should be learner-driven, not tool-driven. –Steven Michels Technology is better at bringing the world into the classroom than it is in taking the classroom out into the world. –Steven Michels Anything we can do as faculty members and ...
Feb 16, 2017•39 min
Stephanie Lancaster shares ways to effectively debrief with our students on episode 139 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The role of any educator is to be there for their students: someone to talk to and lean on, or just to be with in times of need. –Stephanie Lancaster I learned the power of reflection in teaching and learning. –Stephanie Lancaster Debriefing is the process of strategically examining and analyzing what happened after the completion of an event or ac...
Feb 09, 2017•39 min
Mike Caulfield prescribes a new digital literacy on episode #138 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned American Association of State Colleges and University’s (AASCU’s) The American Democracy Project (ADP) Mike’s Blog Post: Yes, Digital Literacy, But Which One? RADCAB CRAAP Article about Sam Winberg: Stanford researchers find students have trouble judging the credibility of information online Thinking Fast and Slow* by Daniel Kahneman Planet Money Podcast Episode 739 - Findin...
Feb 02, 2017•47 min
C. Edward Watson joins me to talk about Teaching Naked Techniques on episode #137 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Teaching Naked Techniques* by Jose Bowen and C. Edward Watson Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers (2013) Measuring Cognitive Distraction in the Automobile III Please read while texting and driving TIHE article: The Invitation Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review...
Jan 26, 2017•47 min
Jose Bowen reveals Teaching Naked Techniques on episode #136 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Good teaching always starts with what matters to your students. —Jose Bowen What I really want is for my students to all find their own voice. —Jose Bowen This is going to be challenging … and I know you can do it. —Jose Bowen Students learn more when they believe the teacher cares about learning. —Jose Bowen Resources Mentioned Episode #030 with Jose Bowen on Teaching Naked...
Jan 19, 2017•40 min
Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion* on episode #135 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Caring isn’t Coddling by Sarah Rose Cavanagh VALUE rubrics from the Association of American Colleges and Universities Planet Money Episode 216: How Four Drinking Buddies Saved Brazil Minds on Fire: How Role-Immersion Games Transform College* by Mark C. Carnes Episode 21: Minds on Fire with Marc Carnes Small...
Jan 12, 2017•33 min
Hoda Mostafa discusses teaching creativity on episode 134 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Relevance and meaning are so important for the students I teach. —Hoda Mostafa I had to figure out ways to learn things without relying too much on memorization. —Hoda Mostafa You have to guide students through the process of learning how to think. —Hoda Mostafa Students get engaged when it’s meaningful to them. —Hoda Mostafa Resources Mentioned TIHE Episode 132: Teach Students...
Jan 05, 2017•32 min
Bonni Stachowiak reveals what’s on her someday/maybe tech list on episode 133 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned TIHE Episode #120 with Robert Talbert about Getting Things Done Sanebox Amphetamine (Mac) / Windows alternatives Harvard’s H20 Mother blogs YouCanBook.Me Planboard Kahoot team mode Backdraft for Tweets during presentation IFTTT Expert Level Text Expander Snippets Moom (Mac) Better touch Tool (Mac) Just Dance Now Apple TV game (recommended by Doug McKee) ...
Dec 29, 2016•25 min
Saundra Y. McGuire discusses how to teach students how to learn on episode 132 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Learning is a process, not an activity. –Saundra Y. McGuire Physical activity is really important to having the brain operate at peak efficiency. –Saundra Y. McGuire Pretending that you’re teaching information is a great way to practice retrieval of that information. –Saundra Y. McGuire Students who may be failing our courses miserably are not failing becau...
Dec 22, 2016•38 min
Isabeau Iqbal shares about the peer review of teaching on episode #131 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode Formative peer reviews of teaching offer the opportunity for growth for both the reviewer and the reviewee. –Isabeau Iqbal Despite the fact that you might have decades of experience and high student evaluations of teaching, it’s still nerve-wracking. –Isabeau Iqbal There are best practices in peer review, but often those don’t get followed. –Isabeau Iqbal Resources Mentioned U...
Dec 15, 2016•34 min
Chris Gilliard talks about digital redlining and privacy on episode 130 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode Unless you have a really keen understanding of how filtering works, you often don’t know what you’re not getting. –Chris Gilliard Both with faculty and students, the awareness of how closely we’re watched when we’re on networks is not high. –Chris Gilliard Digital redlining is tech policies, practices, pedagogy, and investment decisions that reinforce class and race boundarie...
Dec 08, 2016•36 min
Bill Dogterom shares about mentoring and the shared journey on episode #129 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode If they know that you really do have their best interests at heart, they’ll teach you how to teach them. –Bill Dogterom What I like to do most is to walk with people and to learn from them as much as they learn from me. –Bill Dogterom For me, it’s more of a shared journey than a pure mentor relationship. –Bill Dogterom If they know that you’re actually listening to them, ...
Dec 01, 2016•37 min
Bonni Stachowiak shares about her experience at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Conference on episode #128 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Resources Mentioned OLC Accelerate 2016 Conference Research in Action podcast Periscope HigherEdScope Learning Lab Show Podcast Recommendations from the #podpanel TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast Women Who Wine in Education DACA Bonni's OLC Conference Session Materials Minerva Schools Slideology* by Nancy Duarte OpenEd 2016 Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/...
Nov 23, 2016•29 min
Bonni Stachowiak shares about retrieval practice tools on episode #127 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode When we think about learning, we typically focus on getting information into our students’ heads. What if instead we focus on getting information out of our students’ heads? —Pooja Agarwal Forgetting is the friend of learning. —Robert Bjork As we use our memories, the things that we recall become more recallable. —Robert Bjork Resources Mentioned Episode 194: Retrieval Practic...
Nov 17, 2016•22 min
