Episodes

James Lang shares about his new book, Distracted, on episode 331 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode One of the main ideas of the book is to try to convince people that attention is something that we should value in education and not take for granted. -James Lang We are all experiencing lots of challenging issues right now in our lives. -James Lang One of the major things I argue in the book is thinking about the structure of the ...

Peter Felten and Leo Lambert talk about their new book Relationship-Rich Education on episode 331 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We don’t use relational language to talk about how to go to college. And we need to do that. -Leo Lambert Relationships are high stakes for students both in college and after college. -Leo Lambert Of all the places on college campuses where relationships take hold, the classroom is still the most important place. -Leo Lambert They...

Paul Eaton shares about transformative inclusion on episode 330 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode There are times where you can be more real with students. -Paul Eaton It is hard to get people to think outside of just individual behaviors. -Paul Eaton We spend way too much time focusing on the individual acts and not enough time focusing on the system. We have got to fix the system and that is much harder work. -Paul Eaton [/d...

Sheila MacNeill shares about time, space, and place on episode 329 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode We need to rethink our notion of time.. -Sheila MacNeill We need to rethink and consider when and how and why we are in different places at different times. -Sheila MacNeill [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Adventures With The Painted People Beetle (game) [/divwrap]

Chris Friend discusses teaching as listening on episode 328 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode We don’t teach content, we teach the students who are in the room. -Chris Friend Planning less has always paid off for me. -Chris Friend This semester’s classes amaze me with how flexible and sympathetic students are.
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David Rhoads discusses common misconceptions about Hyflex on episode 327 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Every person that does Hyflex has a unique way of doing it. -David Rhoads [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Hybrid-Flexible (Hyflex) Course Design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes, Edited by Brian J. Beatty The HyFlex Option for Instruction if Campuses Open This Fall, by Doug Lederman via...

Lisa Burgess, Idelisa Ayala, & Vanessa Hormann discuss creatively teaching biology on episode 326 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What do we want our students to walk away with? -Lisa Burgess We tend to do a lot of social media interaction. At the end of each lab we have hashtags. -Vanessa Hormann You really have to think about the student’s point of view. -Vanessa Hormann Resources Mentioned Video: Everyday Biology at Broward College Article: Getting Crea...

Bonni Stachowiak shares about Digital Pedagogy Lab Reprised on episode 325 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Connect with others and ask questions. Be open. -Dustin Through constraint comes creativity. -Christina Provide as much consistency and as much grounding that you can for your students because there is so much unknown outside of your classroom. -Sylvia Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagogy Lab Episode 320 with Jesse Stommel: How to be together in learni...

Dan Levy talks about his book, Teaching Effectively with Zoom on episode 324 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Virtual provides a wider range of ways in which our students can engage in our classrooms. -Dan Levy In a virtual classroom students can share their work much more easily. -Dan Levy [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Teaching Effectively with Zoom, by Dan Levy Book Resources Example: Using Google Slides fo...

Renea Brathwaite shares about his experience of “becoming a minority” on episode 323 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Where you start is not where you will end up. -Renea Brathwaite My core identity was formed and reinforced with value systems that valued me. -Renea Brathwaite Until that anger gets deeply seeded in a common humanity, it will just be anger and it becomes misplaced. -Renea Brathwaite [/divwrap][divwrap class=”o...

Shauntae Brown White discusses approaches for helping students to thrive in their learning on episode 322 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode I never want to step into a classroom and not have a plan. -Shauntae Brown White Students appreciate someone saying “I don’t know.” -Shauntae Brown White I just want to do things with excellence. -Shauntae Brown White [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Designing a Motivationa...

Josef Woldense discusses the elements of storytelling: audience, path, and destination on episode 321 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Storytelling is a technology that we, as humans, have evolved. -Josef Woldense The question becomes how can I have you buy into what I am doing? -Josef Woldense [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned “Story is how we make sense of the world. But the real breakthrough is the d...

Jesse Stommel talks about how to be together in learning online on episode 320 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode It is really important for us to pause as human beings and look at the words we are using and ask ourselves what is actually going on. -Jesse Stommel Resilience comes from a place of privilege. -Jesse Stommel [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned List of words Jesse would prefer not to hear again ...

Marlo Goldstein Hode discusses barriers to inclusion in our teaching and approaches to embrace a diverse classroom on episode 319 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Being mindful of diversity and inclusion in an online environment is equally as important as it is in the classroom. -Marlo Goldstein Hode Everybody has implicit biases. -Marlo Goldstein Hode Our unconscious biases can be overridden, but they can’t be overwritten -Ma...

Ainissa Ramirez shares about her new book, The Alchemy of Us, on episode 318 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode It’s just these little things that add up and eventually they completely dispirit a person. -Ainissa Ramirez Professors and teachers have a profound impact on people’s lives. -Ainissa Ramirez If we can learn from the past and see our reflection, we can make decisions about our present and make better decisions about our...

Laura Horne shares about student mental health – creating a culture of caring on episode 317 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode I don’t think that we really always realize how common mental health issues are. -Laura Horne We all have some degree of personal experience with what it is like to struggle emotionally. -Laura Horne Learning is curiosity, it is relational, it is alive. -Laura Horne Asking for help is a sign of strengt...

Maria Andersen discusses how to design courses for the uncertain Fall semester on episode 316 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Even when we are told what is going to be happening, nobody believes it anymore. -Maria Andersen This lack of knowledge for what is concretely going to happen is a barrier for a lot of people. -Maria Andersen Better to go deep than to go wide. -Maria Andersen [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Reso...

Viviana Pezzullo shares about theory versus practice in pedagogy on episode 315 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode It was interesting to see how the same technique may be applied in different fields. -Viviana Pezzullo Sometimes for students it may not be comfortable to share videos, but I think it is important for the professor to do it. -Viviana Pezzullo [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Reaching Out to Struggling...

EPISODE SPONSORS: Courtney Plotts discusses culturally-responsive online teaching on episode 314 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode How well are we really reaching our students? How is that authenticity coming through? -Courtney Plotts Show me community and I will participate. Show me that I am safe. Show me you understand my concerns. -Courtney Plotts If I really want to connect with you, I need to learn more about you and real...

José Luis Vilson discusses race, class, and education on episode 313 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Either you get ashamed of your identity or you are proud of your identity. -José Luis Vilson I just didn’t realize that all that information I was gathering was going to become something that would eventually make me whole. -José Luis Vilson So many of us feel like education is a matter of life and death. -José Luis Vilson [/...

David White shares about digital visitors and residents on episode 312 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Fundamentally it is about motivation to engage. -David White That is what education is about, it is encouraging people to make connections. -David White A set of practices or literacies that exist in one context don’t necessarily easily translate over to another context. -David White The digital environment is as much where...

Robin DeRosa and Martha Burtis about the new ACE framework to guide instructional planning in responses to COVID-19 on episode 311 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Faculty would be well served by using their instructional missions more in their course designs. -Robin DeRosa I think reflecting the human condition is part of the job and the work of universities and colleges. -Martha Burtis We should be showing people how we survive a situation like this by embrac...

Remi Kalir shares about teaching and learning in a time of pandemic on episode 310 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode The so-called “normal” that existed did not work for many students to begin with. -Remi Kalir We will privilege care. -Remi Kalir The challenges facing every institution are going to be different. -Remi Kalir [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagogy Lab 2020 Inquiry-based learn...

David Rhoads shares about his doctoral research on hyflex learning on episode 309 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode I would have wished that I would have had some of the flexibility that we are now trying to design in our university. -David Rhoads Every type of professor and every type of course needs to be reevaluated towards learning outcomes. -David Rhoads [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Hybrid-Flexible (Hyfl...