Resa Lewiss & Adaira Landry share about fuel efficient mentoring on episode 367 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode There has to be a sense of trust and physiological safety in the mentor/mentee relationship. -Resa Lewiss Boundaries are the most important part of a relationship. -Adaira Landry The whole point of this is to build a sustainable model so that you mentor more. -Adaira Landry It is the responsibility of the mentor to recognize if it is not the right fit....
Jun 24, 2021•45 min•Ep. 367
Jeremy Caplan on episode 366 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Sometimes the tool isn’t the most important thing. -Jeremy Caplan The really important thing is that we are engaging people. -Jeremy Caplan Sometimes an investment in trying a new tool can open up some advantages. -Jeremy Caplan Resources Mentioned Jeremy Caplan's Wonder Tools newsletter Pitch | Collaborative presentation software for modern teams Presentation Maker | From Basic to Beautiful in Minutes wit...
Jun 17, 2021•45 min•Ep. 366
Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan share two equity-enhancing data tools on episode 365 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When I saw the data, my jaw dropped. I was so disappointed. The data was showing me that there were big disparities based on race and ethnicity. -Kelly Hogan What can I do to level the playing field for students? -Kelly Hogan We wanted to give people the opportunity to hold a mirror up to their teaching in a way that was pretty inaccessible to a lot of ins...
Jun 10, 2021•44 min•Ep. 365
Terry Greene shares about creating and extending open education on episode 364 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Wait for insights to happen and then act on them when they come. -Terry Greene Joy is missing in education a lot and it doesn’t have to be. -Terry Greene Resources Mentioned Overture for OpenEd16 keynote talk; Gardner Campbell OpenEd16 Gardner Campbell keynote The Open Faculty Patchbook Awards | The Open Faculty Patchbook Gettin’ Air | voicEd Check the O.L....
Jun 03, 2021•30 min•Ep. 364
Phil Newton joins me to talk about evidence-based teaching practices on episode 363 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Many different things can count as evidence, but the key is whether or not they are useful for you in your particular context. -Phil Newton Assessment drives learning. -Phil Newton Resources The Case for Pragmatic Evidence-Based Higher Education: A Useful Way Forward? by Philip M. Newton, Ana Da Silva, and Sam Berry Evidence-Based Higher Education – Is...
May 27, 2021•40 min•Ep. 363
Emma Trentman shares some Ideologies regarding language learning on episode 362 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When you take language out of its social context and it is decontextualized, then you lose sight of how that language is connected to its social context. -Emma Trentman Rather than focusing on what language we are using, try focusing on how we are using language in particular social contexts. -Emma Trentman Resources Duolingo Language Ideologies in the Wil...
May 20, 2021•29 min•Ep. 362
Donald Bullock and I talk about what we have learned on episode 362 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode In college you blink and then it’s over. -Donald Bullock In my early days of college I was just trying to get used to the work load. -Donald Bullock I learn so much better in classes where we have open discussions that feel more like a conversation rather than just someone lecturing at me. -Donald Bullock My heart and passion for justice started at a very young age. -...
May 13, 2021•39 min•Ep. 361
Eva Lantsoght shares some of her productivity approaches on episode 360 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It has been a very good time to reflect on what we value most. -Eva Lantsoght Especially in these times, I really want to be there for my students. -Eva Lantsoght Resources Mentioned 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey* Big Rocks Demonstration Eva’s website: including her free templates Get a Life, PhD Michael Hyatt’s Designing Your Ideal Week...
May 06, 2021•39 min•Ep. 360
Beth Cougler Blom discusses her book, Design to Engage, on episode 359 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I want to start with outcomes. I want to plan but I need to be flexible within that. -Beth Cougler Blom Flexibility within structure is an art. -Beth Cougler Blom There is a sweet spot that we need to find between authenticity and professionalism. -Beth Cougler Blom Resources Mentioned Design to Engage, by Beth Cougler Blom* Lesson Plan Template Present on Canva an...
Apr 29, 2021•43 min•Ep. 359
Matt Reed shares about sneaky assignments and student speak outs on episode 358 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I used the pseudonym Dean Dad because those were the two roles that I spent most of my waking hours doing. -Matt Reed Covid changed the whole experience of time and space. -Matt Reed Resources Mentioned Friday Fragments, by Matt Reed Pre-Mad, by Matt Reed Dreaming from a Distance, by Matt Reed Matt Reed’s columns on Inside Higher Ed Research Report: How Do...
Apr 22, 2021•35 min•Ep. 358
Sandie Morgan and Warren Doody share about Elizabeth Leonard’s interdisciplinary legacy on episode 357 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode She was very intentional about introducing faculty, colleagues, and students to people from outside that would bring different perspectives. -Sandie Morgan She could fight if she had to. She could stand her ground if she had to. What was so wonderful about her was she always fought the right fight. -Warren Doody She was a one-size-fi...
Apr 15, 2021•37 min•Ep. 357
Bonni Stachowiak reflects on learnings as we cross the year COVID mark on episode 356 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Reflection is such an important part of our process as teachers. -Bonni Stachowiak I had no idea what was in store. -Bonni Stachowiak We have witnessed immense inequities. -Bonni Stachowiak While there have been so many difficult aspects, there have also been many discoveries. -Bonni Stachowiak I have witnessed incredible lessons of independence. -Bo...
Apr 08, 2021•18 min•Ep. 356
Barbara Rodriguez, Jodi Robson, and Michelle Levine talk coffee, community, and curriculum on episode 355 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is important to find out early in the semester what our students need in order to be successful. -Jodi Robson Resources Mentioned Audible* The Coffee Shop YouTube Channel Coffee, Community, and Curriculum: ACUE Partner Schools in Florida Join Together to Build Community of Professional Practice Entrance tickets Helping students...
Apr 01, 2021•27 min•Ep. 355
Todd Zakrajsek and Kevin Kelly talk about their book Advancing Online Teaching on episode 354 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode There is a human at the other end of that internet connection. -Kevin Kelly I look for the people who are not like me. -Todd Zakrajsek Resources Mentioned Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments, by Kevin Kelly & Todd Zakrajsek Dee Fink Michelle Pacansky-Brock Episode 316 with Maria Andersen: learn. ...
Mar 25, 2021•44 min•Ep. 354
Stephanie Moore shares how to bring art and science into online teaching on episode 354 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Online learning gets boxed in quite often. -Stephanie Moore What does the college experience mean? And for whom? -Stephanie Moore Our teaching practices are continually improving and evolving. -Stephanie Moore You’re not failing, you’re learning. -Stephanie Moore Resources Planning for Resilience, Not Resistance, by Stephanie Moore and Phil Hill Th...
Mar 18, 2021•43 min•Ep. 353
David Franklin shares about his book, Invisible Learning, on episode 352 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is as much about the student's relationship with statistics as it is about statistics itself. -David Franklin How do our biases affect the way that we think? -David Franklin He encourages an atmosphere in which he can be questioned. -David Franklin Resources Mentioned Invisible Learning, by David Franklin The Spark of Learning, by Sarah Rose Canavagh What the ...
Mar 11, 2021•44 min•Ep. 352
Bonni Stachowiak shares how to create engaging asynchronous activities for Hyflex courses on episode 351 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Curation is an essential skill for me to practice. -Bonni Stachowiak Resources Episode 309: Hyflex Learning with David Rhoads Episode 327: Misconceptions about Hyflex with David Rhoads Banking Model of Education on Wikipedia Harold Jarche’s Personal Knowledge Mastery model Community of Inquiry on Wikipedia Chapter: Community of Inq...
Mar 04, 2021•33 min•Ep. 351
Susan Blum shares about ungrading on episode 350 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Genuine education isn’t simply this points game. -Susan Blum If the learning is interesting, people will do it. -Susan Blum Think about your students as people who are learning things for purposes. If they are not learning for a grade, why else are they learning? -Susan Blum The goal is learning. Learning can be for the purpose of use or interest. -Susan Blum Resources Ungrading: Why Ra...
Feb 25, 2021•43 min•Ep. 350
Maha Bali, Autumm Caines, and Mia Zamora share about community building activities on episode 349 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is not enough to tell students I want to listen to you. You have to build the trust so they will talk to you and be candid with you. -Maha Bali Community is more than just a gathering of people in a room. It is a sense of caring about one another and for something. -Autumm Caines It is something really powerful when we learn together i...
Feb 18, 2021•49 min•Ep. 349
Michelle D. Miller discusses why memory is important for learning - even in the age of Google on episode 348 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Ask students to link their learning to their own lives. -Michelle D. Miller Resources As Time Goes By Tending, befriending, and coping with upending: Takeaways from the first month of mass emergency remote education, by Michelle Miller Active learning, active pushback, and what we should take away from a new study of student pe...
Feb 11, 2021•46 min•Ep. 348
Courtney Plotts is back on Teaching in Higher Ed to discuss online culture on episode 347 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When we look at the culture of learning, whether in the online space or in the classroom space, a lot of students experience marginalization. -Courtney Plotts Research says that marginalization is a self-selected way to deal with acculturated stress. -Courtney Plotts When we look at what successful students do, they are not independent, they are ...
Feb 04, 2021•32 min•Ep. 347
Archana McEligot discusses filling the equity gap in STEM fields on episode 346 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You really do need that interdisciplinary perspective when looking at data. -Archana McEligot We can’t work in silos, some of the greatest innovations and discoveries have happened through an interdisciplinary perspective. -Archana McEligot Many underrepresented students experience imposter syndrome. -Archana McEligot Seeing someone that looks like them is...
Jan 28, 2021•39 min•Ep. 346
Adanely Jimenez, Adrian Delgado, + Jenny Vargas shares about transforming a university on episode 345 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It was a big 180 slap in the face thing for me being around a whole diverse group of people and students who were my age, but I really thought everyone my age thought the way I did. -Jenny Vargas I was grateful to have professors who took the time to ask me what was wrong, if I was ok, and how it was going. Being able to speak to my p...
Jan 21, 2021•45 min•Ep. 345
Sharon Hamill speaks about caring for the whole person on episode 344 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It was an opportunity for these outstanding graduate students at Cal State San Marcos to be able to be on the frontlines actually educating. -Sharon Hamill Watching these public health students get in there and do their thing- I was just in awe. -Sharon Hamill I think you have to embrace the messiness and recognize that this is probably where the best learning is go...
Jan 14, 2021•35 min•Ep. 344
Meeting the Moment Through Inclusive Teaching, with Michael Benitez and Meredith Flynn. Quotes from the episode Pedagogy is truly a craft. It is an art and requires us to be attentive to it. -Michael Benitez As educators, we want to make sure that we create really welcoming environments and that our learning environments promote equitable and successful outcomes for our students. -Meredith Flynn Resources Improve online teaching while learning about anti-racist pedagogy (MSU Denver) Creating an ...
Jan 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 343
Amy Sprowles and Matt Johnson on episode 342 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We became much more aware and knowledgeable about what place-based learning means to other people and other groups. -Amy Sprowles Place-based learning rests on the power of immersing students, faculty and staff in the place and recognizing the heritage, culture, landscape, geography, plants, animals and rocks and how those things interact with each other to illustrate to students how so man...
Dec 31, 2020•40 min•Ep. 342
Susan Roll and Jennifer Wilking share their experience teaching a multidisipilnary course together on episode 341 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It was really fascinating to see how students across these three disciplines had different orientations from day one to this issue of homelessness. -Jennifer Wilking One of the real benefits to interdisciplinary teaching is the exposure to different perspectives. -Jennifer Wilking Students have such a deeper understanding ...
Dec 23, 2020•41 min•Ep. 341
Heather Castillo and MiRi Park share about humanized online dance classes (and dance as protest) on episode 340 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When I went to college I was being modeled into this modern dancer, I didn’t necessarily know what that meant, but I still wanted to be the best. -MiRi Park I think of them as people who do dance, as opposed to merely dancers. They are human beings that have histories of arrival and each person is unique, so there is never g...
Dec 17, 2020•44 min•Ep. 340
Dave Stachowiak and Bonni share about our personal knowledge management practices on episode 339 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode "Good curators are valued members of knowledge networks." -Dave Stachowiak quotes Harold Jarche Resources Mentioned Harold Jarche’s PKM Resources The Seek > Sense > Share Framework SIFT: The Four Moves, by Mike Caufield Inoreader Feedburner Unread Overcast John Stepper - Working Out Loud Raindrop.io Twitter list: Disability Twitter l...
Dec 10, 2020•46 min•Ep. 339
Douglas Haynes shares about inclusive excellence on episode 338 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode More universities and colleges across the country have articulated a real commitment to diversity in value statements, in offices and programs, and in initiatives and events. That’s a good start. -Douglas Haynes It is open to members of the campus community to learn together. -Douglas Haynes We’re going to confront anti-blackness as an institutional imperative. -Douglas H...
Dec 03, 2020•37 min•Ep. 338
