Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning

Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning is a podcast from the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning. Our mission is to encourage instructors, students, and leaders in higher education to reflect on what they believe about teaching and learning.

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Why Dead Ideas? A Conversation with Host Catherine Ross and Ian Althouse

Posted September 23, 202100:29:18

Welcome to Season 3 of Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning! We begin this season by turning the conversation around: our guest today is

One Year Later: Learning in a Pandemic with Two Columbia Undergraduate Students

Posted April 22, 202100:38:03

In May 2020, two months after Columbia transitioned to fully remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we

Community in Teaching: A Conversation with Columbia Graduate Students

Posted April 8, 202100:34:33

In his 1993 article, “Teaching as Community Property: Putting an End to Pedagogical Solitude”, renowned educational psychologist Lee Shulman argued...

What Inclusive Instructors Do with Tracie Marcella Addy, Derek Dube, Khadijah A. Mitchell, and Mallory SoRelle

Posted March 25, 202100:41:35

What are small steps instructors can take to teach inclusively? Where, when, and how should they be implemented? In today’s episode, we chat with...

Online Teaching and Learning with Roxanne Russell

Posted March 11, 202100:33:26

What are the benefits of online education? What misconceptions or “dead ideas” do both instructors and students harbor about teaching and learning...