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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Columbia Undergraduates on Dead Ideas in Learning

Posted November 25, 2020 • 00:24:21

In Spring 2020, Columbia students Mae Butler, Haya Ghandour, Jennifer Lee and Kalisa Ndamage served as undergraduate teaching and learning consultants...

Dead Ideas in Science Teaching with Carl Wieman

Posted November 12, 2020 • 00:24:42

Carl Wieman, Nobel laureate and Professor of Physics and Education at Stanford...

Neuromyths in Teaching and Learning with Michelle Miller

Posted October 29, 2020 • 00:24:59

Do we really only use 10% of our brains? Will using technology in my course improve my students’ learning and motivation? Are students nowadays “digital...

The Tyranny of Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning with Diane Pike

Posted October 15, 2020 • 00:24:20

In our first episode, Diane Pike, Professor of Sociology at Augsburg University,...

Introducing: Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning

Posted October 12, 2020 • 00:03:49

Welcome to Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning, a new podcast hosted by CTL executive director, Catherine Ross. Our mission is to encourage instructors,...