Teaching Beyond the Podium Podcast Series

Help your students improve and spend less time doing it. Dr. Joslyn Ahlgren shares how to give great feedback to students while balancing the long list of responsibilities faculty are faced with. Featured Guest: Joslyn Ahlgren, Ph. D. Bio | Teaching Resources View the transcript . Music: Corporate (Uplifting) by Scott Holmes

Connect with students and foster a community that truly cares for one another. Ever wonder how to foster engagement with the students who find a cozy spot in the back of the classroom or those who seem lost in thought? Matthew Sowcik shares some great strategies to increase student engagement throughout the semester. Featured Guest: Dr. Matthew Sowcik Assistant Professor of Leadership Education an...

Foster greater collaboration and engagement in your course by using a student-centered approach. Mikell Pinkney has many accolades from a professional career on Broadway. However, what continually blew us away was his dedication to students and humble approach to work collectively with them. Featured Guest: Dr. Michael L. "Mikell" Pinkney Professor of Theatre and Coordinator of Minority...

Gain new strategies to make your first day of class a great one. In the very first podcast of the new FDTE Beyond the Podium Podcast Series faculty from across campus share some of their most memorable first day experiences and strategies that they have developed to start the semester off right!   Featured Guests: Dr. Melanie Harris, Faculty member at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School Dr. G...

Active learning cultivates interest and engagement with course content. Who doesn't want to be the "cool" professor? As it turns out, being committed to teaching and using a student-centered approach just may land you this title. Dr. Hector Perez, Associate Professor of Seed Biology, Plant Conservation, and Restoration at the University of Florida shares his philosophy, experience,...

Practice inclusivity in your classroom. As educators, it's our duty to remove barriers that prevent learning. L.B. Hannahs explains how respecting your students' humanity and giving them an active voice in the class will bring exclusive barriers down. Teaching Resources View the transcript . Music: Indie Disco by Ben Fawkes @benfawkes Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unporte...

Learn new ways of retaining student motivation. When the semester is coming to a rapid end and student energy is waning, how can you keep them motivated until the very end? Listen in as Kim Moore shares some of her strategies. Featured Guest: Dr. Kimberly Moore, Professor of Sustainable Plant Management View the transcript . Music: Indie Disco by Ben Fawkes @benfawkes Creative Commons — Attributio...