Episodes

Hakan Ozcelik shares about his arts-based studio pedagogy on episode 236 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Once people start being perfectionists, they are less likely to take feedback from others. —Hakan Ozcelik Imagination is so important for human beings. —Hakan Ozcelik If you make a difference in someone’s life they don’t forget it. —Hakan Ozcelik [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned CBA Film Festival...

Annemarie Perez and Douglas Dowland share about how to be a generous professor in precarious times on episode 235 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We need to be able to listen to the vulnerability of others in order to be generous to them. —Douglas Dowland A key element of generosity is being able to be in a listening space. —Annemarie Perez Resources Mentioned A Radical Idea About Adjuncting: Written for Those with Tenure (or on the Tenure Track), by Annemari...

Maria Andersen discusses a new lens to support learning outcomes on episode 234 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.[divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode How much of the information … needs to be memorized versus knowing it exists? —Maria Andersen [Memorization] is eating away at the time that would give you the chance to spend more time on context. —Maria Andersen Too often we’ve fallen into the habit of basing our curriculum on some resource. —Maria Andersen [/divwr...

John Warner shares about his new book, Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, on episode 233 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Declaring students defective is kind of a dead end. —John Warner We know what to do — we’re just not doing it. —John Warner If you don’t target somebody, you’re not targeting anybody. —John Warner [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Dave Sta...

Kimberly L. Mitchell discusses her book, Experience Inquiry, on episode 232 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Inquiry is getting the students to do a lot of the question asking. —Kimberly L. Mitchell Making mistakes is an integral part of curiosity. —Kimberly L. Mitchell How do we create authentic curiosity in these places called schools? —Kimberly L. Mitchell [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Experien...

Josh Eyler shares about his book How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching on episode 231 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Part of the purpose of college is to help students develop the skills to ask really great questions. —Josh Eyler People are conditioned to fear failure. —Josh Eyler How do we build in opportunities for mistakes and errors? —Josh Eyler Part of the work of college is to hel...

Peter Kaufman discusses teaching with compassion on episode 230 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Social interaction is the foundation of our society. —Peter Kaufman If we can’t interact well, then we can’t have a strong society. —Peter Kaufman I think we’ve lost a good understanding of what it means to treat each other like humans. —Peter Kaufman [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Questionable Authorit...

Michael Ralph shares about building a culture of learning on episode 229 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Earn mastery on some of the things, or cover a lot and have mastery on many fewer things. —Michael Ralph Mastery feels good at a biological level. —Michael Ralph Active learning is more a description of the cognitive activities that are going on with my students. —Michael Ralph [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resour...

Laura Gibbs discusses how to create engaging online classes on episode 228 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Good work takes time. —Laura Gibbs Meaningful writing can happen in any kind of class … but you have to design the class to make that happen. —Laura Gibbs [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned The Meaningful Writing Project Laura’s course weekly routine: Sample MythFolklore Projects Laura’s course blo...

Thomas Tobin talks about his book Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education on episode 227 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Learning styles are not fixed characteristics. —Thomas Tobin It’s an iterative practice that allows students to cement things from short-term learning into long-term memory. —Thomas Tobin You don’t get a prize for knowing the answer … but you definitely get a prize f...

Rajiv Jhangiani shares about critical open pedagogy on episode 226 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode We can actually modify our instructional resources to serve our pedological goals. —Rajiv Jhangiani The magic of open pedagogy is when you open it to not just faculty members but also students. —Rajiv Jhangiani Critical conversations are the ones happening at the margins. —Rajiv Jhangiani It’s difficult when we leave it to the ...

Quotes from the episode Sometimes we’re going to take a few steps back, but most days we’re going to take a step forward. —Matt Rhoads If you’re willing to put in the work … then you’re going to have a successful book. —Matt Rhoads What can you do better than a textbook publisher other than the fact that you can be free? —Kelly Robinette What is it that I want my students to walk away from the class knowing that they’re not going to get from a publisher? —Kelly Robinette Resources Menti...

Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris share about An Urgency of Teachers on episode 224 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Having a kid, especially such a young child who’s seeing the world for the first time, makes me understand education in a completely different way. —Jesse Stommel When we’re teaching online, we’re not teaching to a screen — we’re teaching through a screen. —Sean Michael Morris What is it about the world we live in where teachers and the work ...

Karen Cangialosi on episode 223 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast discusses open education in STEM. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode I love when my students are surprised at what I’m asking them to do. —Karen Cangialosi We have such an opportunity to use our classrooms as experimental places where we can really affect change. —Karen Cangialosi Rigor comes from the students themselves. —Karen Cangialosi [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned ...

Ian Wolf shares his reflections on listening to all the episodes of Teaching in Higher Ed on episode 222.[divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode You have to make your expectations abundantly clear because nobody can meet an imaginary expectation. —Ian Wolf Put learning as the focus as opposed to the teaching as a focus. —Ian Wolf [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Reacting to the Episode 21 with Marc Carnes Twitter Linda Nilsen Shares About Specific...

DeRay Mckesson shares about his new book, On the Other Side of Freedom: A Case for Hope, on episode 221 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode We should talk about the things that are true as simply as possible. —DeRay Mckesson You can’t fight for people you don’t know. —DeRay Mckesson [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Episode #107 with Gardner Campbell: Engaging Learners Pod Save the People: The Politics of ...

Jeremy Podany explores career leadership and learning on episode 220 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Circles of trust matter to students. —Jeremy Podany [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Everyday Innovators on The Career Leadership Collective Social Innovation for the Future of College Career Education: The Big Problem Lessons from Early Social Innovators [/divwrap]

Rebecca Pope Ruark discusses her book, Agile Faculty, on episode 219 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode What if we create experiences rather than courses? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark How do we help our students learn rather than just play school? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark The goal of articulating tasks is to break them down into reasonable chunks. —Rebecca Pope-Ruark [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Agile software d...

Alan Levine shares how he creates courses as stories on episode 218 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Instead of thinking about the world through headline news stories, think about it through the experiences that people have living in these different communities. —Alan Levine You get better by just practicing. Not rote practicing, but stuff where you’re free to explore. —Alan Levine [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resource...

Jesse Stommel shares about how to ungrade on episode 217 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode The worst rubrics don’t create space for surprise or discovery. —Jesse Stommel Asking [students] to evaluate themselves ends up being a really important learning experience. —Jesse Stommel Something as complicated as learning can’t be reduced to … rows in a spreadsheet. —Jesse Stommel Just taking the grade off the table doesn’t do the ha...

Peter Felten discusses the research on engaging learners on episode 216 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Notes from the episode Shape what our students do and what they think in the most efficient ways possible. —Peter Felten Learning results from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn. (from How Learning Works by Ambrose et al.,...

Bryan Dewsbury describes teaching as an act of social justice and equity on episode 215 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Mistakes are normal, but how you respond to the challenges is what will make you a better intellectual. —Bryan Dewsbury It is not my job to give them information — it is my job to extract potential they already have. —Bryan Dewsbury Don’t assume you can take a list of suggestions and implement them and assume...

Stephen Finley, Lori Martin, and Biko Mandela Gray share about their article: “Affirming Our Values”: African American Scholars, White Virtual Mobs, and the Complicity of White University Administrators on episode 214 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I try to have very honest conversations with my students. —Stephen Finley You have to have integrity before you stand before these students. —Biko Mandela Gray Integrity and honesty on both sides is absolutely nece...

Harold Jarche discusses personal knowledge mastery on episode 213 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode You can’t turn data into information until you have the knowledge to understand the data. —Harold Jarche We are the sum of our interactions, our experiences, with others. —Harold Jarche Whatever you do, make it shareable. —Harold Jarche Leadership in the network era is helping make your network smarter. —Harold Jarche [/divwra...