Maria Andersen discusses how to design courses for the uncertain Fall semester on episode 316 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Even when we are told what is going to be happening, nobody believes it anymore. -Maria Andersen This lack of knowledge for what is concretely going to happen is a barrier for a lot of people. -Maria Andersen Better to go deep than to go wide. -Maria Andersen Resources Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 234: A New Lens to Support Learning Outcomes...
Jul 02, 2020•43 min•Ep 316•Transcript available on Metacast Viviana Pezzullo shares about theory versus practice in pedagogy on episode 315 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It was interesting to see how the same technique may be applied in different fields. -Viviana Pezzullo Sometimes for students it may not be comfortable to share videos, but I think it is important for the professor to do it. -Viviana Pezzullo Resources Reaching Out to Struggling Students, Virtually FlipGrid in Higher Education Engaging Students Using FlipG...
Jun 25, 2020•26 min•Ep 315•Transcript available on Metacast EPISODE SPONSORS: Courtney Plotts discusses culturally-responsive online teaching on episode 314 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How well are we really reaching our students? How is that authenticity coming through? -Courtney Plotts Show me community and I will participate. Show me that I am safe. Show me you understand my concerns. -Courtney Plotts If I really want to connect with you, I need to learn more about you and really define the space for you. -Courtney Pl...
Jun 18, 2020•38 min•Ep 314•Transcript available on Metacast José Luis Vilson discusses race, class, and education on episode 313 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Either you get ashamed of your identity or you are proud of your identity. -José Luis Vilson I just didn’t realize that all that information I was gathering was going to become something that would eventually make me whole. -José Luis Vilson So many of us feel like education is a matter of life and death. -José Luis Vilson Resources This Is Not A Test: A New Narrativ...
Jun 11, 2020•33 min•Ep 313•Transcript available on Metacast David White shares about digital visitors and residents on episode 312 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Fundamentally it is about motivation to engage. -David White That is what education is about, it is encouraging people to make connections. -David White A set of practices or literacies that exist in one context don’t necessarily easily translate over to another context. -David White The digital environment is as much where people live as the physical environment. ...
Jun 04, 2020•45 min•Ep 312•Transcript available on Metacast Robin DeRosa and Martha Burtis about the new ACE framework to guide instructional planning in responses to COVID-19 on episode 311 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Faculty would be well served by using their instructional missions more in their course designs. -Robin DeRosa I think reflecting the human condition is part of the job and the work of universities and colleges. -Martha Burtis We should be showing people how we survive a situation like this by embracing th...
May 28, 2020•44 min•Ep 311•Transcript available on Metacast Remi Kalir shares about teaching and learning in a time of pandemic on episode 310 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The so-called “normal” that existed did not work for many students to begin with. -Remi Kalir We will privilege care. -Remi Kalir The challenges facing every institution are going to be different. -Remi Kalir Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagogy Lab 2020 Inquiry-based learning Ungrading Open Letter to Learning Design & Technology Students at CU Denver T...
May 21, 2020•41 min•Ep 310•Transcript available on Metacast David Rhoads shares about his doctoral research on hyflex learning on episode 309 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I would have wished that I would have had some of the flexibility that we are now trying to design in our university. -David Rhoads Every type of professor and every type of course needs to be reevaluated towards learning outcomes. -David Rhoads Resources Hybrid-Flexible (Hyflex) Course Design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes, Edited by Bria...
May 12, 2020•39 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Straight shares ways to use EdTech to help students feel engaged, connected, safe, and productive on episode 308 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode Leave the LMS to deal with the management portion of things and bring the community elsewhere, because that is where the engagement comes from. -Ryan Straight You have to be engaged first. -Ryan Straight The number one thing that I want students to do is be a person rather than just a username. -Ryan Straight Pedagogy c...
May 07, 2020•38 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast Dale Hoffman shares about a commitment to change on episode 307 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It took me about 5 years to get comfortable talking in front of an audience of people. -Dale Hoffman Trust is important. -Dale Hoffman Students need to like you before they can accept the idea that their education is relevant to you. -Dale Hoffman We need to make the prison experience a transformational one. -Dale Hoffman Resources Mentioned Experienced educator revives h...
Apr 30, 2020•37 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast Martha Burtis shares about agency, learning, and purpose on episode 306 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Make space for people to find their agency. -Martha Burtis There is so much trauma among our students that we don't realize. -Martha Burtis We need to rethink the opportunities we give students to demonstrate what they know. -Martha Burtis All of us can probably tell stories of that teach we had who changes our life. -Martha Burtis Resources Mentioned Drive: The S...
Apr 23, 2020•46 min•Ep 306•Transcript available on Metacast David White and Jose Bowen share about inspiration, failures and everything in between on episode 305 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The current situation has really brought people together. -David White Whilst it is difficult times, it has also been exhilarating. -David White I'm really hopeful that we are forming working relationships that we can carry on with through this. -David White This is ultimately the time to rethink what we do. -Jose Bowen Resources Ment...
Apr 16, 2020•38 min•Ep 305•Transcript available on Metacast Kevin Gannon shares about his book - Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto on episode 304 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Hope is embodied in practice. -Kevin Gannon Because I have hope, I cannot abide by the status quo because I know what could be, not just what should be. -Kevin Gannon “I had to realize that treating all students equally was not the same thing as treating all students equitably.” -Kevin Gannon in Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto Free speech is ofte...
Apr 09, 2020•44 min•Ep 304•Transcript available on Metacast Rissa Sorensen-Unruh and Sean Michael Morris discuss critical pedagogy in STEM on episode 303 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Critical pedagogy sort of insists on a human connection in teaching and learning. -Sean Michael Morris Active learning and critical pedagogy have a lot of overlap. -Rissa Sorensen-Unruh I’ve always felt that critical pedagogy itself is very flexible and has to be able to grow and change with the times, with technology, with audiences, and wit...
Apr 02, 2020•37 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast Tannis Morgan reflects on OpenEd and EdTech on episode 302 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I think it’s important to approach things as fun. -Tannis Morgan What is your purpose to migrate towards open? -Tannis Morgan If you want open ed practices, you need open tools. -Tannis Morgan It is not the outcome, it is the doing part. -Tannis Morgan Resources Mentioned UDG Agora Mural UDG Exploration in the EdTech World 2 Minute Tools femedtech IndigenousX OpenETC Goodreads...
Mar 26, 2020•38 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Stenhouse shares about positive work-life spillover on episode 301 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We spend more of our waking hours at work than we do anyplace else. -Andrew Stenhouse There is always a fine line between engagement and burning ourselves out. -Andrew Stenhouse When we have control over our rhythm, that is where we tend to thrive. -Andrew Stenhouse If we are more engaged at work, we bring that positive energy, dedication, and sense of accomplis...
Mar 19, 2020•38 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast Bonni Stachowiak celebrates a curious milestone on episode 300 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When you burn to know what comes next, you are feeling curious. -Sara Rose Cavanagh in The Spark of Learning Curiosity is an essential part of the way human beings learn and it always has been. -Josh Eyler in How Humans Learn Everybody has this hidden desire to want to do something meaningful in the world. -Karina Garbezi in Episode #246 Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagog...
Mar 12, 2020•35 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast Amanda Coolidge talks about open education and growing up open on episode 299 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode There is nothing ever static, it is always growing or building or changing. -Amanda Coolidge Change builds resilience in people. -Amanda Coolidge What we are trying to do is create a more equitable society. -Amanda Coolidge Resources Mentioned I’ve Been Everywhere | Johnny Cash Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, by William Bridges Managing Transiti...
Mar 05, 2020•33 min•Ep 299•Transcript available on Metacast David Peña-Guzmán discusses how to help rediscover the joy of reading on episode 298 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It all began with a realization that it was not just my students, but also me who were struggling with reading. -David Peña-Guzmán I began to notice the extent to which my own reliance on technology was getting in the way of my reading. -David Peña-Guzmán My students’ lives are infinitely more complex than I could ever imagine. -David Peña-Guzmán Reso...
Feb 27, 2020•42 min•Ep 298•Transcript available on Metacast Christina Zambrano-Varghese and Marcus Flax shares about transformative learning experiences on episode 297 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You can get burnt out but when you get into a classroom where it is more of a community feeling, it is a lot easier to participate, think, and do your best. -Marcus Flax I was engaging with the information rather than just trying to study it. -Marcus Flax I’ve come to see how critical the first day of class is. -Christina Zambra...
Feb 20, 2020•40 min•Ep 297•Transcript available on Metacast Matthew Cheney describes Cruelty-Free Syllabi on episode 296 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode A lot of my work, a lot of my career, and a lot of the moments that were most tense were moments where I had forgotten to trust students. -Matthew Cheney Respect students as human beings. -Matthew Cheney Students don’t enter a classroom immediately trusting a teacher. -Matthew Cheney We get used to a bureaucratic academic language that we oftentimes just inherit . -Matthew C...
Feb 13, 2020•38 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast Travis Thurston shares how to engage learners with digital powers on episode 295 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The virtual classroom doesn’t necessarily signal to students how the interaction is going to take place. -Travis Thurston It is really important for our learners to know why we are having them engage in something. -Travis Thurston Resources Mentioned Digital PowerUps Scaffolds and Hashtags to Empower Higher-Order and Humanized Student Engagement in Online...
Feb 06, 2020•37 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast Martin Weller on episode 294 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Groups who are marginalized in society are even more marginalized and persecuted online. -Martin Weller Resources Mentioned 25 Years of EdTech, by Martin Weller GO-GN network EdTechie.Net The Battle for Open (2014) The Digital Scholar (2011) Phallogocentrism MOOC - massive open online course BBSs - bulletin board systems Hyperlinks Stephen Downes George Siemens Constructivism...
Jan 30, 2020•40 min•Ep 294•Transcript available on Metacast Christina Moore discusses inclusive practices through digital accessibility on episode 293 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We need to make sure that our classrooms are places that students can come as they are and be appreciated for the experiences and strengths that they bring. -Christina Moore Our web environments can be wonderful places of accessibility. -Christina Moore Resources Mentioned Digital Accessibility for Faculty page Digital Accessibility Quick Note f...
Jan 23, 2020•37 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast From Weeding Out to Belonging with Ana Araya-Anchetta, Mar-Elise Hill, and Flower Darby on episode 292 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I pivoted that semester from focusing so much on me giving a lecture to what the students need. -Mar-Elise Hill A challenge builds you up. -Ana Araya-Anchetta In order to be impactful in helping faculty, we must cultivate trust. -Flower Darby Resources Mentioned ESIL: A Learning Lens for the Digital Age Concept Mapping Episode 47 wit...
Jan 16, 2020•37 min•Ep 292•Transcript available on Metacast INSERT QUOTE GRAPHIC HERE Quotes from the episode This was a great opportunity to focus people’s ideas on and get them thinking in a different way on the diversity of learners. -Michelle Miller We remember more when we think of something in terms of its meaning or its relevance to ourselves. -Michelle Miller Resources Mentioned Michelle’s sources and suggested reading Reflection questions The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking, Pam A. Mueller, Danie...
Jan 09, 2020•41 min•Ep 291•Transcript available on Metacast Bonni Stachowiak shares about her new book - The Productive Online and Offline Professor on episode 290 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode In terms of productivity, we really have to make these systems work for us. -Bonni Stachowiak If you can proactively create the space and systems before it hits the breaking point, it opens up the doors to do so much more and enjoy the journey so much more. -Dave Stachowiak One of the ways I think I avoid burnout and still am passio...
Jan 02, 2020•35 min•Ep 290•Transcript available on Metacast Angela Jenks on episode 289 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The farther you get in a field, the more differently you read. -Angela Jenks Looking for open education resources is always good, no matter what field you are in. -Angela Jenks I think the most important thing is thinking about the syllabus from a student's perspective. -Angela Jenks Resources Mentioned Angela Jenks, UCI anthropology, earns an Academic Senate award for teaching in a field she almost didn’t ...
Dec 26, 2019•37 min•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast Bryan Alexander shares about his book Academia Next on episode 288 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode “I’m happy to be as open as possible because that makes my work better." -Bryan Alexander Resources Mentioned Next Generation Digital Learning Environment (NGDLE) A Rape in Cyberspace, by Julian Dibbell Gamergate ‘Ousted’ From Academe, Steven Salaita Says He’s Driving a School Bus to Make Ends Meet, by Emma Pettit for The Chronicle of Higher Education SPARC* The Nature...
Dec 19, 2019•46 min•Ep 288•Transcript available on Metacast Harriet Schwartz shares about her book Connected Teaching on episode 287 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode People are at their best when they can engage in healthy growth-fostering relationships. -Harriet L. Schwartz We have to maintain the standards of our profession and the standards of our discipline but at the same time understand that not everybody’s experience is the same as ours. -Harriet L. Schwartz Interactions and relationships are really sites and sources f...
Dec 12, 2019•41 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast