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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A Neuroscientist’s Perspective on Student Engagement with Alfredo Spagna
What does engagement require of your students behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively? Why is it essential to get to know your students, and how...
Why Are Dead Ideas So Persistent? A Conversation with John Mahoney
Despite the large body of research on effective teaching and learning practices, such research is often ignored or unknown by instructors and students....
Rigor and Assessment from the Student Point of View
How can assessment motivate students to focus on learning as opposed to grades? Can it still be rigorous if it’s not high stakes exams? Today we speak...
Rigor as Skill Building with Larry Jackson
Rigor as Skill Building with Larry Jackson
How can academic rigor be defined and enacted in humanities courses to...
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