Teaching in Higher Ed

Ryan Johnson shares about teaching philosophy outside on episode 480 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode What are the dominant sounds on campus? What are the kind of patterns at which people move? What are the movement of the trees versus the light versus the animals versus people? -Ryan Johnson The relationship between the teacher and a student is not intelligence to inte...

Pooja Agarwal shares about lessons in life and retrieval practice on episode 479 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode 100 years of research demonstrates that the magic of learning happens at the third stage, the retrieval stage. -Pooja Agarwal I normalize forgetting, that’s part of learning. -Pooja Agarwal Be practical and realistic when it comes to incorporating the...

David Rhoads and Bonni Stachowiak revisit the topic of hyflex learning on episode 478 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Hyflex in general is a choice between in person and synchronous, or in person and asynchronous, or a choice of all three of those things. -David Rhoads Resources Hyflex Learning Community Hybrid Flexible Course Design, edited by Brian J. Beatty Episode...

Yasser Tamer discusses ways of being intentionally inclusive on episode 477 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students are not actually advised to memorize or even to learn a theory by heart, but they are advised to reflect. -Yasser Tamer Do whatever you are interested in. -Yasser Tamer Let students choose their own pathway. -Yasser Tamer It is equitable, but let’s make...

Bonni Stachowiak discusses unlocking our imagination inside and outside the LMS on episode 476 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When it comes to getting people to be curious, we don’t want them to be confused. High structure is really important, and then within the structure we want to be able to have elements of surprise and delight. -Bonni Stachowiak You’...

Mia Zamora shares how she approaches making space for emergence in her teaching on episode 475 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Intentionality and listening are important qualities for facilitation. -Mia Zamora We need to lean into a sense of generous authority. -Mia Zamora Be mindful of what you know versus what the computer is suggesting. -Mia Zamora Resources What i...

Timothy J. Shaffer shares about deliberative pedagogy and his work with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) at the University of Delaware Biden School of Public Policy and Administration on episode 474 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Listening deeply enough to be changed by what you learn is a hugely important practice. -Timothy Shaffer Resources Deliberative Pedago...

Dave Stachowiak and Bonni Stachowiak answer listener questions on episode 473 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Forgetting is the friend of learning. -Bonni Stachowiak (quoting Robert Björk) Our stated preferences aren’t always going to align with having sufficient challenge in that learning experience to produce deeper, more memorable learning. -Bonni Stachowiak Trust...

Lance Eaton + Stead Fast have a dialog about their perspectives on artificial intelligence on episode 472 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Over time we feel like we are settled as educators and then it’s like nope, just kidding. -Lance Eaton Resources The College Essay is Dead, by Stephen Marche for The Atlantic New York City Public Schools Drop Ban on AI Generative Ar...

Tatiane Russo-Tait shares about equity and social justice in STEM education on episode 471 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode My dad told me that I needed to get my education and that education is the only path to liberation for folks like us. -Tatiane Russo-Tait I almost dropped out. -Tatiane Russo-Tait I was thinking about teaching so that I could be a role model and d...

Rob Eaton and Bonnie Moon share about building community in the college classroom on episode 470 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The better I understand students back stories, the more empathy and compassion I have for them. -Rob Eaton Resources Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom, by Robert Eaton, Steven V. Hunsaker, and Bonnie Moon Range: W...

Maria Andersen shares about designing courses in an age of artificial intelligence (AI) on episode 469 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Student’s natural world is the technological world. -Maria Andersen Students have a lot of questions about how society has changed. -Maria Andersen All of the things we have today came about because people did something in the past. -M...

Ian Cook helps Bonni celebrate 9 years of podcasting and his new book, Scholarly Podcasting, on episode 468 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What is your purpose? -Ian Cook Resources Richard Berry, podcast scholar Dolly Parton on the More Perfect podcast The Most Perfect Album (songs about the U.S. Constitutional Amendments) “The Most Perfect Album” review; The Columbi...

Cate Denial shares about her book A Pedagogy of Kindness on episode 467 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I need to be a partner with my students in this learning process. -Cate Denial I walk into class prepared for collaboration and discovery with my students. -Cate Denial Resources Care in the Academy Remi Kalir Jesse Stommel Sean Michael Morris Chris Friend Eyes on t...

Marie Norman and Mike Bridges share about the 2nd edition of How Learning Works on episode 466 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Our student-centered approach to teaching requires us to teach the whole student, not just content. -Mike Bridges Resources How Learning Works: Eight Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, by Marie K Norman, Susan A Ambrose, Michele Dip...

Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book Mind Over Monsters on episode 465 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is a real difficult challenge walking through this world full of monsters when our own bodies and minds can be monstrous. -Sarah Rose Cavanagh Compassion comes first. -Sarah Rose Cavanagh I love setting goals with students in class. -Sarah Rose Cavanagh If yo...

Ciarán Dunne shares about the transformative power of transversal skills on episode 464 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When students come back to campus, what are we offering them that they can’t get otherwise? -Ciarán Dunne How can we help students thrive in an unscripted world? -Ciarán Dunne Transversal skills are skills all students should have regardless of what...

Stephanie Moore + Heather Tillberg-Webb talk about their book, Ethics and Educational Technology, on episode 463 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Learning is change. -Heather Tillberg-Webb Resources Ethics and Educational Technology Reflection, Interrogation, and Design as a Framework for Practice, by Stephanie L. Moore and Heather K. Tillberg-Webb Imagination quote fr...

Bonni shares teaching lessons she learned from mom (Jan Frazee) on episode 462 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When having hard conversations, they are not going to be perfect. -Jan Frazee Getting sad during hard conversations just means you’re an actual person who exists. -Jan Frazee The parts of reading that are valuable to you will stick with you. -Jan Frazee Resou...

Dara Ryder talks about how not to try to fight against AI (and lose) on episode 461 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I am no expert, just a very interested observer. -Dara Ryder There is a lot of overlap in the conversations around AI and those around inclusion. -Dara Ryder We need to be realistic about where we are as educators. -Dara Ryder We must plan our pedagogy f...

Roxanne Donovan talks about well being and social justice on episode 460 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You have agency even if it is not endless agency. -Roxanne Donovan How do you walk the line between giving up your power but not ignore the systemic and institutional forces that can make it hard for us to live the way that we want to. -Roxanne Donovan Resources Ro...

Engaging Students Through collaborative Research Projects, with Rebecca Glazier and Matthew Pietryka. Quotes from the episode We should use technology to our advantage as much as we can. -Rebecca Glazier Resources Learning through Collaborative Data Projects: Engaging Students and Building Rapport, by Matthew T. Pietryka and Rebecca A. Glazier In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential C...

Rebecca Price shares how to develop ourselves and others through classroom observations on episode 458 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Recording classes has been a really big change for me. -Rebecca Price Take the performance aspect of classroom observations out so that we can focus on the pedagogy. -Rebecca Price Resources SoTL Backward Design Bloom’s Taxonomy Format...

Kerry Mandulak shares about metaphor as conceptual anchor on episode 457 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode People are more willing to talk about the fact that stuttering is something they are still working through. -Kerry Mandulak Resources Lilly Conferences Katie Linder Holistic Review description Boyer Model of Scholarship Emily Blunt Opens Up About Being Bullied for...

Christina Moore shares about her new book, Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning, on episode 456 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Notice how powerful the small screens we carry can be for learning. -Christina Moore We are minds and bodies that are constantly mobile. -Christina Moore Think about how we can use phones more intentionally to help engage our students with le...