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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Rigor as Engagement with David Helfand

Posted October 20, 202200:29:04

What does rigor mean in a science course? How can it encourage learning and engagement? And how can we support students while maintaining standards...

Rigor as Inclusive Practice with Jamiella Brooks and Julie McGurk

Posted October 6, 202200:36:46

Is rigor necessary to teach more inclusively? What is a deficit ideology and how does it affect students? In this episode,

You Can’t Ignore That a Pandemic Happened with John Warner

Posted September 22, 202200:37:00

John Warner, educator and author of the Inside Higher Ed blog, “Just Visiting”, wrote in a May 2022 post titled “

Two Years Later: Learning through a Pandemic with Two Columbia Undergraduate Students

Posted April 21, 202200:33:15

Over the past two years, Columbia students have made multiple transitions between online, hybrid, and in-person learning during the pandemic. In today’s...

Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Affect Learning with Susan Hrach

Posted April 7, 202200:31:32

Today we speak with Susan Hrach, author of the book