Teaching in Higher Ed

Dr. Terri Jett discusses the fullness of our humanity as a teacher and student on episode 245 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I’m trying to understand what the students are seeking themselves. —Terri Jett What I was learning was so deeply personal. —Terri Jett Make a statement, even if it’s small. —Terri Jett Don’t just sit there and take it — do something about it. —...

Michael Britt describes how to create online mashups that ignite curiosity on episode 244 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode What do I want my students to see first? —Michael Britt First I want to hear what the students think. —Michael Britt Resources Mentioned Michael’s podcast IFTTT Zapier Microsoft Flow  What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain \* Mission: Imposs...

John Warner shares about his new book, The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing on episode 243 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students came with so many preconceived notions of what an essay was. —John Warner The definition of a writer is simply somebody who writes. —John Warner There’s no reason not to trust students and their own experi...

Kambiz Hamadani discusses using virtual labs and immersive reality to enhance student learning on episode 242 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Faculty have many more communication lines open to them, and why not use them? —Kambiz Hamadani One of the challenges I think we all face … is finding ways to deal with that diversity of background. —Kambiz Hamadani You have to...

Sylvia Kane shares about inclusive pedagogy on episode 241 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We need to start examining our own unconscious biases. —Sylvia Kane You have to start taking risks. —Sylvia Kane We are not teaching content — we are teaching students. —Sylvia Kane It’s a process — we are always learning. —Sylvia Kane Resources Mentioned Excelencia in Education...

Flower Darby shares about Small Teaching Online on episode 240 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Compared to how long we’ve been teaching in person, online learning is in its infancy. —Flower Darby Oftentimes we see poor examples and we think that’s how it’s done. —Flower Darby We can enter into deep engagement with people online — we just need to bring some of those pr...

Michelle Pacansky-Brock shares how to become an authentic online teacher on episode 239 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode People, by nature, don’t like to recognize our faults. —Michelle Pacansky-Brock There’s such a rich array of data that the students can share with us if we let them in. —Michelle Pacansky-Brock It’s all about connection in the classroom. —Michelle Pac...

Zhaoshuo Jiang shares ways to connect with students inside and outside the classroom on episode 238 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Why not use the technology that’s available to students? —Zhaoshuo Jiang The main goal is to not only help the student inside the classroom, but also outside the classroom. —Zhaoshuo Jiang Education could be a luxury to a lot of students...

Rashida Crutchfield discusses meeting the needs of our students on episode 237 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The gap between what financial aid covers and the actual cost of higher education is getting wider. —Rashida Crutchfield Instability over a long period of time creates trauma. —Rashida Crutchfield Resources Mentioned Student Emergency and Wellness Program at...

Hakan Ozcelik shares about his arts-based studio pedagogy on episode 236 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Once people start being perfectionists, they are less likely to take feedback from others. —Hakan Ozcelik Imagination is so important for human beings. —Hakan Ozcelik If you make a difference in someone’s life they don’t forget it. —Hakan Ozcelik Resources Mentione...

Annemarie Perez and Douglas Dowland share about how to be a generous professor in precarious times on episode 235 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We need to be able to listen to the vulnerability of others in order to be generous to them. —Douglas Dowland A key element of generosity is being able to be in a listening space. —Annemarie Perez Resources Mentioned A Radic...

Maria Andersen discusses a new lens to support learning outcomes on episode 234 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How much of the information … needs to be memorized versus knowing it exists? —Maria Andersen [Memorization] is eating away at the time that would give you the chance to spend more time on context. —Maria Andersen Too often we’ve fallen into the habit of bas...

John Warner shares about his new book, Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, on episode 233 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Declaring students defective is kind of a dead end. —John Warner We know what to do — we’re just not doing it. —John Warner If you don’t target somebody, you’re not targeting anybody. —John Warner Resources...

Kimberly L. Mitchell discusses her book, Experience Inquiry , on episode 232 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Inquiry is getting the students to do a lot of the question asking. —Kimberly L. Mitchell Making mistakes is an integral part of curiosity. —Kimberly L. Mitchell How do we create authentic curiosity in these places called schools? —Kimberly L. Mitchell Resource...

Josh Eyler shares about his book How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching on episode 231 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Part of the purpose of college is to help students develop the skills to ask really great questions. —Josh Eyler People are conditioned to fear failure. —Josh Eyler How do we build in opportunities for mistakes and...

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...