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, 2018•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2018•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jeffery Galle discusses inquiry-based learning on episode 206 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students get excited when they’re confronted with problems which they have confidence to explore. —Jeffery Galle Being an actively engaged student is not easy. —Jeffery Galle Start small and work outward from there. —Jeffery Galle Resources Mentioned Inquiry-Based Learning for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences by Patrick Blessinger* Expert Dive: Empowering Students T...
May 24, 2018•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro discuss their book The College Classroom Assessment Compendium: A Practical Guide to the College Instructor’s Daily Assessment Life on episode 205 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We see the need both for that just-in-time answer but also for faculty to do more thinking systematically about why they do what they do. —Jay Parkes Stop and say, “Why does this bother me?” and usually the answer to that is … something a little deeper than that ...
May 17, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book, The Spark of Learning, and more on episode 204 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students are not going to learn if they’re not engaged, if they’re not curious. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh Students will remain engaged … if we initially generate excitement. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be authentically ourselves. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be attentive to the fact that there lots of different ways to portray that passion to b...
May 10, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jan H. Jensen shares about his flipped classroom on episode 203 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I didn’t flip the whole classroom at once. —Jan H. Jensen If you really have to generate your own teaching material … then videos are the fastest way of doing that. —Jan H. Jensen If you’re starting a course from scratch … it’s not that much more work to flip it. —Jan H. Jensen The boring stuff? That’s kind of a warning sign that the curriculum needs to be addressed. —Jan...
May 03, 2018•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kevin Jones describes ways we can support our students who are veterans on episode 202 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode They feel like it’s very difficult for them to relate to the other students on campus. —Kevin Jones Your education doesn’t end when you finish your degree. —Kevin Jones Work with the community you’re in. —Kevin Jones I think everybody in higher ed needs to be a bit of an entrepreneur right now. —Kevin Jones Resources Mentioned Screencast-O-Matic* Te...
Apr 26, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dave Stachowiak and I talk about frictionless systems on episode 201 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I’ve realized the importance of ending the day well and that having a sense of accomplishment is really important. —Dave Stachowiak Let’s automate all the things we can automate so we can spend more time doing the things we should never automate. —Dave Stachowiak Once the weekly review is done … I’m just following the plan for the week. —Dave Stachowiak Resources Men...
Apr 19, 2018•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Maha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I have learned that I don’t need to defend technology. —Mike Truong What happens if you structurally start to build [courses] around the real-world issues that students are bringing in? —Robin DeRosa In certain times of my life I think better in a synchronous way, talking to someone immediately. And other times I just need to step back an...
Apr 12, 2018•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sierra Smith shares a student’s perspective on episode 199 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode College is a lot more traditional than I expected. —Sierra Smith I love a class that allows for natural interactions with other students. —Sierra Smith What you put into an experience is what you get out of it. —Sierra Smith I feel like it’s very non-productive when a professor comes in and they lecture for 50 minutes from paragraphs off a powerpoint. —Sierra Smith Resources M...
Apr 05, 2018•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nic Holt shares about the intersections between play, games, and learning on episode 198 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Always try to create those cross-silo engagements. —Nic Holt Before we can all learn together, we have to be nice and good to one another. —Nic Holt If you have a new piece of technology in your class … let everybody play with it. —Nic Holt To learn to take another person’s perspective is something that will transcend whatever content you’re tryin...
Mar 29, 2018•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan describe how inclusivity can help close the achievement gap on episode 197 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do I communicate that their work ethic was actually more important than innate ability? —Viji Sathy When I first started teaching, I thought the classroom had to look a certain way. —Kelly Hogan The attention span of a class goes down the larger the class size. —Kelly Hogan Making a mistake is a big part of learning. —Kelly Hogan ...
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