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Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni Stachowiakteachinginhighered.com
Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.

Episodes

Arts-based Studio Pedagogy

Hakan Ozcelik shares about his arts-based studio pedagogy on episode 236 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Once people start being perfectionists, they are less likely to take feedback from others. —Hakan Ozcelik Imagination is so important for human beings. —Hakan Ozcelik If you make a difference in someone’s life they don’t forget it. —Hakan Ozcelik Resources Mentioned CBA Film Festival Video: CBA Film Festival CBA Organizational Wisdom Studio Project No Employee is...

Dec 20, 201840 min

How to Be a Generous Professor in Precarious times

Annemarie Perez and Douglas Dowland share about how to be a generous professor in precarious times on episode 235 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We need to be able to listen to the vulnerability of others in order to be generous to them. —Douglas Dowland A key element of generosity is being able to be in a listening space. —Annemarie Perez Resources Mentioned A Radical Idea About Adjuncting: Written for Those with Tenure (or on the Tenure Track), by Annemarie Perez...

Dec 13, 201839 min

A New Lens to Support Learning Outcomes

Maria Andersen discusses a new lens to support learning outcomes on episode 234 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How much of the information … needs to be memorized versus knowing it exists? —Maria Andersen [Memorization] is eating away at the time that would give you the chance to spend more time on context. —Maria Andersen Too often we’ve fallen into the habit of basing our curriculum on some resource. —Maria Andersen Resources Mentioned Maria’s last visit to Teach...

Dec 06, 201836 min

Why They Can’t Write

John Warner shares about his new book, Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, on episode 233 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Declaring students defective is kind of a dead end. —John Warner We know what to do — we’re just not doing it. —John Warner If you don’t target somebody, you’re not targeting anybody. —John Warner Resources Mentioned Dave Stachowiak interviews Seth Godin on Coaching for Leaders Why They Can’t Write: Killi...

Nov 29, 201838 min

Experience Inquiry

Kimberly L. Mitchell discusses her book, Experience Inquiry, on episode 232 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Inquiry is getting the students to do a lot of the question asking. —Kimberly L. Mitchell Making mistakes is an integral part of curiosity. —Kimberly L. Mitchell How do we create authentic curiosity in these places called schools? —Kimberly L. Mitchell Resources Mentioned Experience Inquiry, by Kimberly L. Mitchell* Inquiry Partners Just wondering blog The pow...

Nov 21, 201833 min

How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching

Josh Eyler shares about his book How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching on episode 231 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Part of the purpose of college is to help students develop the skills to ask really great questions. —Josh Eyler People are conditioned to fear failure. —Josh Eyler How do we build in opportunities for mistakes and errors? —Josh Eyler Part of the work of college is to help our students figure out what they find m...

Nov 15, 201838 min

Teaching with Compassion

Peter Kaufman discusses teaching with compassion on episode 230 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Social interaction is the foundation of our society. —Peter Kaufman If we can’t interact well, then we can’t have a strong society. —Peter Kaufman I think we’ve lost a good understanding of what it means to treat each other like humans. —Peter Kaufman Resources Mentioned Questionable Authorities Questionable Authorities on Facebook Lojong The Zero Sum Game of Denigrating ...

Nov 08, 201841 min

Growing a Culture of Learning

Michael Ralph shares about building a culture of learning on episode 229 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Earn mastery on some of the things, or cover a lot and have mastery on many fewer things. —Michael Ralph Mastery feels good at a biological level. —Michael Ralph Active learning is more a description of the cognitive activities that are going on with my students. —Michael Ralph Resources Mentioned "Active Learning" Has Become a Buzzword (and Why That Matters), by...

Nov 01, 201834 min

How to Create Engaging Online Classes

Laura Gibbs discusses how to create engaging online classes on episode 228 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Good work takes time. —Laura Gibbs Meaningful writing can happen in any kind of class … but you have to design the class to make that happen. —Laura Gibbs Resources Mentioned The Meaningful Writing Project Laura’s course weekly routine: Sample MythFolklore Projects Laura’s course blog stream Rotate content on a site Alan Levine Kevin Hodgson Alan Levine on Teac...

Oct 25, 201842 min

Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone

Thomas Tobin talks about his book Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education on episode 227 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Learning styles are not fixed characteristics. —Thomas Tobin It’s an iterative practice that allows students to cement things from short-term learning into long-term memory. —Thomas Tobin You don’t get a prize for knowing the answer … but you definitely get a prize for being able to apply it. —Thomas Tobin...

Oct 18, 201839 min

Critical Open Pedagogy

Rajiv Jhangiani shares about critical open pedagogy on episode 226 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We can actually modify our instructional resources to serve our pedological goals. —Rajiv Jhangiani The magic of open pedagogy is when you open it to not just faculty members but also students. —Rajiv Jhangiani Critical conversations are the ones happening at the margins. —Rajiv Jhangiani It’s difficult when we leave it to the marginalized to always have to advocate fo...

Oct 11, 201841 min

Early Beginnings with Open Textbooks

Quotes from the episode Sometimes we’re going to take a few steps back, but most days we’re going to take a step forward. —Matt Rhoads If you’re willing to put in the work … then you’re going to have a successful book. —Matt Rhoads What can you do better than a textbook publisher other than the fact that you can be free? —Kelly Robinette What is it that I want my students to walk away from the class knowing that they’re not going to get from a publisher? —Kelly Robinette Resources Mentioned Beyo...

Oct 04, 201840 min

An Urgency of Teachers

Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris share about An Urgency of Teachers on episode 224 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Having a kid, especially such a young child who’s seeing the world for the first time, makes me understand education in a completely different way. —Jesse Stommel When we’re teaching online, we’re not teaching to a screen — we’re teaching through a screen. —Sean Michael Morris What is it about the world we live in where teachers and the work of tea...

Sep 27, 201843 min

But You Can’t Do That in a STEM Course

Karen Cangialosi on episode 223 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast discusses open education in STEM. Quotes from the episode I love when my students are surprised at what I’m asking them to do. —Karen Cangialosi We have such an opportunity to use our classrooms as experimental places where we can really affect change. —Karen Cangialosi Rigor comes from the students themselves. —Karen Cangialosi Resources Mentioned Miranda Dean’s “What an Open Pedagogy class taught me about myself” OpenStax Bio...

Sep 20, 201838 min

A Loyal Listener’s Reflections

Ian Wolf shares his reflections on listening to all the episodes of Teaching in Higher Ed on episode 222. Quotes from the episode You have to make your expectations abundantly clear because nobody can meet an imaginary expectation. —Ian Wolf Put learning as the focus as opposed to the teaching as a focus. —Ian Wolf Resources Mentioned Reacting to the Episode 21 with Marc Carnes Twitter Linda Nilsen Shares About Specifications Grading on Episode 29 Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivat...

Sep 13, 201836 min

On the Other Side of Freedom

DeRay Mckesson shares about his new book, On the Other Side of Freedom: A Case for Hope, on episode 221 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We should talk about the things that are true as simply as possible. —DeRay Mckesson You can’t fight for people you don’t know. —DeRay Mckesson Resources Mentioned Episode #107 with Gardner Campbell: Engaging Learners Pod Save the People: The Politics of Teeth Pod Save the People On the Other Side of Freedom: A Case for Hope, by DeR...

Sep 06, 201819 min

Career Leadership and Learning

Jeremy Podany explores career leadership and learning on episode 220 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Circles of trust matter to students. —Jeremy Podany Resources Mentioned Everyday Innovators on The Career Leadership Collective Social Innovation for the Future of College Career Education: The Big Problem Lessons from Early Social Innovators

Aug 30, 201826 min

Agile Faculty

Rebecca Pope Ruark discusses her book, Agile Faculty, on episode 219 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What if we create experiences rather than courses? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark How do we help our students learn rather than just play school? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark The goal of articulating tasks is to break them down into reasonable chunks. —Rebecca Pope-Ruark Resources Mentioned Agile software development Scrum (rugby) Daily stand up (scrum) meeting The 3 questions that get ...

Aug 23, 201840 min

Courses as Stories

Alan Levine shares how he creates courses as stories on episode 218 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Instead of thinking about the world through headline news stories, think about it through the experiences that people have living in these different communities. —Alan Levine You get better by just practicing. Not rote practicing, but stuff where you’re free to explore. —Alan Levine Resources Mentioned Alan’s Net Narratives Class Mia Zimora’s story Networked Narrative...

Aug 16, 201840 min

How to Ungrade

Jesse Stommel shares about how to ungrade on episode 217 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The worst rubrics don’t create space for surprise or discovery. —Jesse Stommel Asking [students] to evaluate themselves ends up being a really important learning experience. —Jesse Stommel Something as complicated as learning can’t be reduced to … rows in a spreadsheet. —Jesse Stommel Just taking the grade off the table doesn’t do the harder work of demystifying that culture we’...

Aug 09, 201837 min

Research on Engaging Learners

Peter Felten discusses the research on engaging learners on episode 216 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Notes from the episode Shape what our students do and what they think in the most efficient ways possible. —Peter Felten Learning results from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn. (from How Learning Works by Ambrose et al., 2010, p. 1) Five Things Students Need...

Aug 02, 201840 min

Teaching as an act of social justice and equity

Bryan Dewsbury describes teaching as an act of social justice and equity on episode 215 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Mistakes are normal, but how you respond to the challenges is what will make you a better intellectual. —Bryan Dewsbury It is not my job to give them information — it is my job to extract potential they already have. —Bryan Dewsbury Don’t assume you can take a list of suggestions and implement them and assume that inclusion will happen. —Bryan Dews...

Jul 26, 201835 min

On Not Affirming Our Values

Stephen Finley, Lori Martin, and Biko Mandela Gray share about their article: “Affirming Our Values”: African American Scholars, White Virtual Mobs, and the Complicity of White University Administrators on episode 214 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I try to have very honest conversations with my students. —Stephen Finley You have to have integrity before you stand before these students. —Biko Mandela Gray Integrity and honesty on both sides is absolutely necessary....

Jul 19, 201839 min

Personal Knowledge Mastery

Harold Jarche discusses personal knowledge mastery on episode 213 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You can’t turn data into information until you have the knowledge to understand the data. —Harold Jarche We are the sum of our interactions, our experiences, with others. —Harold Jarche Whatever you do, make it shareable. —Harold Jarche Leadership in the network era is helping make your network smarter. —Harold Jarche Resources Mentioned DIKW framework The Empowered Man...

Jul 12, 201840 min

Delegation in an academic context and other listener questions

Bonni Stachowiak answers listener questions on episode 212 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We actually can create motivation in the students we have. —Robert Talbert Motivation is hard work. —Robert Talbert Resources Mentioned Email debt forgiveness day Question 1: Assessing reflective essays Episode 209 with Asao Inoue How to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel Assessing reflection from Depaul Isabeau Iqbal Question 2: Delegation Define done (acceptance criteria) - Asian Eff...

Jul 05, 201845 min

Reflecting on Our Teaching

Quotes from the episode The questions that we ask are often not really the questions that we’re asking. —Catherine Haras People learn through emotions. —Catherine Haras People learn when they’re surprised. —Catherine Haras Resources Mentioned Noel Burch and the Four Stages for Learning Any New Skill Sarah Rose Cavanaugh on Teaching in Higher Ed The Spark of Learning by Sarah Rose Cavanaugh*

Jun 28, 201835 min

Teaching the Literature Survey Course

James Lang shares about teaching the Literature Survey course on episode 210 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What do we expect, in terms of breadth of knowledge within a discipline, and how do you get students to learn that? —James Lang Deep learning is when students create connections between the course material and their own lives. —James Lang Where are the opportunities in my syllabus for students to make their voices heard? —James Lang Resources Mentioned ‘Teach...

Jun 21, 201839 min

Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies

Asao B. Inoue discusses antiracist writing assessment ecologies on episode 209 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Racism is a set of structures that often are invisible to us because they seem so natural. —Asao B. Inoue We all come from and work in hegemonic systems. —Asao B. Inoue I don’t think that anyone is a bad person … what we have are bad systems. —Asao B. Inoue The engine of learning is labor. —Asao B. Inoue Resources Mentioned Antiracist Writing Assessment Eco...

Jun 14, 201843 min

The 208 Backstory

Bonni Stachowiak shares the 208 backstory on episode 208 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Do what you can to find out the lay of the land and don’t rely solely on interviews. —Bonni Stachowiak Resources Mentioned Charlie's Angels TextExpander* Managing Transitions, 25th anniversary edition: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges* The Way Of Transition: Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments by William Bridges* OCBJ Book of Lists...

Jun 07, 201832 min

Rethinking Higher Education

Wendy Purcell shares about rethinking higher education on episode 207 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I think you’re seeing that universities now are needing to be much more connected to the society we serve. —Wendy Purcell You really will be learning throughout your life. —Wendy Purcell The very best education should transform you. —Wendy Purcell You are supporting transformation of people, and through people, transformation of society at large. —Wendy Purcell Educ...

May 31, 201836 min