Transform Your Teaching

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss how important it is to create an inclusive environment in a course. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better. Inclusion is an important aspect of on...

In this episode, Rob and Jared continue discussing the Community of Inquiry framework, looking at the three types of presence in greater detail. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better....

In this episode, Rob and Jared introduce their series on online learning through the Community of Inquiry framework. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better. Online learning involves a s...

In this episode, Rob and Jared talk with Dr. Alicia McCartney, Assistant Professor of English at Cedarville University. They discuss some of her teaching and learning strategies, technology integration and how she incorporates student questions into her teaching. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resou...

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss content delivery. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better. At its core, content delivery is about communicating necessary information to learners....

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss the value of clear communication with Professor Jim Leightenheimer. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better.  Basic communication involves a sender...

In this coffee drop, Rob and Jared read some listener reviews. If you have questions or comments, contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu . You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. 

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss instructional management and the importance of building mutual respect in your course. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better. Instructional manag...

In this episode, Rob and Jared continue the series on the basics of education by discussing assessments, using their road trip analogy once more to explain the differences between formative and summative assessments. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Pleas...

In this coffee drop, Rob and Jared answer an email on ChatGPT and intellectual property. If you have questions or comments, contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu . You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources.

In this coffee drop, Rob and Jared discuss the power of ChatGPT in all aspects...including chicken recipes. If you have questions or comments, contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu . You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. 

In this episode, Rob and Jared start a new series titled “Back to the Basics.” They begin this series by talking about objectives, providing an acronym to help instructors identify areas for improvement.  Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out o...

In this episode, Rob and Jared talk with Professor Jeff Simon, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of Communication at Cedarville University. Professor Simon, Rob, and Jared discuss student learning, creative assessments, and tech integration. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional res...

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss options for implementing ChatGPT into instruction. They share some questions educators can ask to help them make their own decision. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources.  We would love to get your feedback! Please fill out our survey to help improve our po...

In this episode, Rob continues his conversation with Jared Pyles, Dr. Chris Miller, and Dr. Dan Sterkenburg about ChatGPT and OpenAI. The panelists discuss challenges with student usage of ChatGPT, resources the tool can provide, and potential policies that can be implemented into courses to set clear expectations for the students. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You ca...

In this episode, Rob talks with Jared Pyles, Dr. Chris Miller, and Dr. Dan Sterkenburg about ChatGPT and OpenAI. The panelists discuss their own experience with ChatGPT, their understanding of its capabilities, and advice for instructors for interacting with the tool in the future. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog f...

Transform Your Teaching is introducing Coffee Drops—spur-of-the-moment episodes when Jared and Rob feel the need to record. These shorter episodes could be random, scholarly, weird, off-topic, on-topic—who knows? All we know is that they'll be over coffee and perfect to listen to during your own coffee/tea break. In this inaugural coffee drop, Rob and Jared discuss an article from Dr. Vladimir Bra...

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence and academic integrity. They confront the issues that educators (and students) will encounter as AI grows and evolves. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources.  While ChatGPT/AI does have many benefits for educators...

In this episode, Rob and Jared take a break from the series on ChatGPT and OpenAI to talk with Eric Mishne, Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Forensics at Cedarville University. Prof Mishne, Rob, and Jared discuss making content more accessible to students and using different methods for instruction. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit...

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss the accessibility of ChatGPT. They talk about the challenges that people may face accessing the platform, the cost associated with new tech, and the advantages that certain users will have based on their access to ChatGPT. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resourc...

In this episode, Rob and Jared have a live conversation with ChatGPT. They ask it for its philosophy of education and discuss its responses. Jared also shares his plans for using ChatGPT in his course over the summer. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback! Plea...

In this episode, Rob and Jared explore the origins of AI and how they led to ChatGPT. They discuss how AI’s continued growth has led to innovative tools as well as potential challenges in education. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback!  Please fill out our su...

In this episode, Rob and Jared wrap up the "What, Why, How” series by discussing some of their favorite educational technology tools. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources.  We would love to get your feedback!  Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better.  Jared’s...

In this episode, Rob and Jared discuss using mental models so instructors can think through best practices for educational technology. Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources. We would love to get your feedback!  Please fill out our survey to help improve our podcast and serve you better.  Building...

In this episode, Rob McDole and Jared Pyles welcome Dr. Chris Miller, Senior Professor of Biblical Studies at Cedarville University, onto the podcast. Dr. Miller has been integrating technology into his teaching for decades. He discusses the results he sees from his students because of integrating technology as well as the shifting landscape of student needs and learning habits. Contact us at ctlp...