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EPISODE 045

Calibrating our teaching

with Aaron Daniel Annas

| April 23, 2015 | XFacebookLinkedInEmail

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Aaron Daniel Annas and I converse about how we have calibrated our teaching over time.

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Podcast Notes

Calibrating our Teaching

Aaron Daniel Annas

Assistant professor of cinema arts

Faculty Director of the Vanguard Sundance Program

Reflections on year one

Bonni reflects on her first year

Taking things personally (a good lesson on how to avoid this is to hear Cheating Lessons author, James Lang, on episode #043)

Aaron Daniel reflects on his first few semesters

You're not giving someone a grade; they're earning a grade.

Calibrating your teaching

  • Importance of setting expectations
  • Stressing the whys as you raise the level of challenge
  • Realize they aren't likely to thank you during the process of being challenged
  • Bonni's post: The Dip
  • Atherton J.S.'s post: Course of a course
  • Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less, by Greg McKeown
  • Determining what hours to have direct contact with students should be allowed
  • TextExpander  (Mac) |  Breevy (Windows)

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Get in touch with Aaron Daniel on Twitter

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Aaron Daniel Annas

Aaron Daniel Annas

Aaron Daniel Annas is passionate about the art of telling stories. He started his professional career as a stage performer, and after spending years on the stage, became interested in the art of storytelling through film and television. He received his MFA in Independent Film and Digital Imaging from Governors State University. In Chicago, he worked in television post-production for networks including The National Geographic Channel, History Channel, and TVONE. In addition to working in the corporate television industry, Aaron Daniel has been active in independent film work and academia. From Chicago, he moved to the Los Angeles area and taught full time in Cinema Arts at Vanguard University. While teaching in California, Aaron Daniel had the opportunity to continue working in independent film as well as freelancing as a presenter and trainer for Hollywood film and television professionals. Aaron Daniel is a strong believer in educating students in the methodology that will allow them to not only be players in the corporate industry but also open their eyes to the accessible opportunities of today’s technology for the independent filmmaker, media specialist, and storyteller.

Bonni Stachowiak

Bonni Stachowiak is the producer and host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, which has been airing weekly since June of 2014. Bonni is the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Vanguard University of Southern California. She’s also a full Professor of Business and Management. She’s been teaching in-person, blended, and online courses throughout her entire career in higher education. Bonni and her husband, Dave, are parents to two curious kids, who regularly shape their perspectives on teaching and learning.

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