Teaching in Higher Ed

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 Qu...

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. —...

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 Projec...

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 pri...

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...

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 cla...

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 s...

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...

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 Nilse...

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 Peo...

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

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 Mention...

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....

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 Sto...

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 stud...

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...

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 be...

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 he...

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 refle...

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 *

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 opportun...

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 T...

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 Transit...

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 t...

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 fo...