Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni Stachowiak
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Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.
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Using Alternative Grading Practices to Foster Student Learning, with David Clark
David Clark discusses using alternative grading practices to foster student learning on episode 511 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Does this represent what I really care about?
-David Clark
Most of us are used to giving feedback in some way, but making it helpful is the tough part.
-David Clark
A reassessment always needs some reflective parts, some metacognition, because that's part of the feedback loop.
-David Clark
People aren't going to remember everything that they've learned in our classes for all time.
-David Clark
As soon as there's a grade assigned, students tend to lose the intrinsic motivation they might have to learn these things and focus entirely on that extrinsic grade aspect.
-David Clark
Resources
Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education, by David Clark & Robert Talbert
Episode 510: The Principles of Grading for Growth with Robert Talbert
Four pillars described in Grading for Growth, by David Clark and Robert Talbert
Clearly defined standards
Helpful feedback
Reassessment without penalty
Marks indicate progress
Test Yourself: Which Faces Were Made by AI
Grading for Growth Blog -
The Principles of Grading for Growth, with Robert Talbert
Robert Talbert shares about the principles of grading for growth on episode 510 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
In one shot, she can't get a B in the class. And I sat there and just watched her sense of self worth and her excitement in the class just decay away right before my eyes.
-Robert Talbert
When you look at grades as we often use them in a traditional setting, they are much of what we do is under the guise of object what we think is objectivity.
-Robert Talbert
The biggest thing that's broken about grades is that traditional grading is completely disconnected from the notion of a feedback loop.
-Robert Talbert
Give helpful feedback that doesn't humiliate the student, affirms their basic dignity as a human being, and highlights what went well. Helpful feedback also highlights what could use some work and invites students to collaborate with you to make it better.
-Robert Talbert
Reattempts without penalty, that's the closing of the feedback loop.
-Robert Talbert
Points used for grades are a judgment call that results in a label.
-Robert Talbert
Resources
Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education, by David Clark & Robert Talbert
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Third Edition), Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, by Donna Hicks
Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People, by Donna Hicks
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, by Annie Murphy Paul
Robert Talbert’s Sabbatical in Industry with Steelcase
The 12-week plan for building courses, by Robert Talbert -
How to Teach in Active Learning Spaces, with Kem Saichaie
Kem Saichaie talks about how to teach in active learning spaces on episode 509 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Flexibility requires familiarity.
-Kem Saichaie
Oftentimes, at least at the research intensive level, we have this false comparison between STEM and non STEM types of teaching in classrooms.
-Kem Saichaie
At the heart of many active learning classroom design spaces is the concept of flexibility.
-Kem Saichaie
Resources
A Guide to Teaching in the Active Learning Classroom, by Baepler, Walker, Brooks, Saichaie, and Petersen
Students Put Teaching and Learning Complex to the Test, by Sudhiksha Shanbhag Kota
Is Active Learning Accessible? Exploring the Process of Providing Accommodations to Students with Disabilities, by Gin, Guerrero, Cooper, and Brownell
Various definitions to explore, when considering active learning spaces: pedagogical, physical, and psychological
Design Justice Network
Kem’s namedrop.io
Bonni’s name-coach
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How Curiosity Can Transform Lives and Change the World, with Scott Shigeoka
Scott Shigeoka shares about his book SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World on episode 508 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is a really beautiful experience to have multiple generations in the same house where we're all just living and learning alongside one another.
-Scott Shigeoka
Students can feel unsafe on their campuses because of the discourse or the lack of discourse.
-Scott Shigeoka
Resources
SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World, by Scott Shigeoka
Curiosity quiz
I drove across the US to meet people I disagree with – and learned how to look beyond labels, by Scott Shigeoka in The Guardian
Today Show Clip: How Being Deeply Curious Can Strengthen Connections
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center
Death Doula Alta Arthur’s TED Talk: Why Thinking About Death Helps You Live a Better Life
How Curiosity Can Help Us Overcome Disconnection, by Scott Shigeoka for the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center -
Higher Education for All (Including Those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), with Tamara (Tami) Shetron
Tamara (Tami) Shetron shares a vision of higher education for all (including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities on episode 507 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
My background is in a field called developmental education, which is some people used to call it remedial education, but the term evolved into developmental because remedial is the idea of fixing things, whereas developmental follows more the natural human cycle of growing and developing across the lifespan.
-Tamara (Tami) Shetron
Everyone can learn.
-Tamara (Tami) Shetron
What makes these programs different from a normal, typical college experience is they are designed to help students get employment.
-Tamara (Tami) Shetron
Resources
Texas State University’s Bobcat RISE Program
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act
National Core Indicators (NCI) from Think College -
How to Use High Structure Course Design to Heighten Learning, with Justin Shaffer
Justin Shaffer shares how to use high structure course design to heighten student learning on episode 506 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Some students might be doing just fine with the traditional, maybe unstructured class. But we know from evidence, lots of research now shows that this type of structure does help students.
-Justin Shaffer
The keyword through all 3 steps is alignment.
-Justin Shaffer
I don't think the structure necessarily guarantees success because it's the students ultimately have to put the work in to earn that grade, to earn that outcome.
-Justin Shaffer
Resources
The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion, by Sarah Rose Cavanagh*
Recombinant Education
Podcases
Calvin and Hobbes
Kelly Hogan on Teaching in Higher Ed
A Time for Telling, by Schwartz and Bransford
Examples of Justin’s Reading Guides on his website
Bibliography on Case Study Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Improving Exam Performance in Introductory Biology through the Use of Preclass Reading Guides, by Lieu, Wong, Asefirad, & Shaffer
Customer Reviews
A Whole New World
As a respiratory therapist who has transitioned to a college instructor, I am often lost in this whole new world. I have learned so much from Bonnie and her guests. I especially enjoy how she asks her guests to recommend something we should try. I’ve tried so many new things thanks to this one question! And Bonnie’s husband Dave has a great podcast too called Coaching for Leaders. As teachers we are both coaches and leaders! Thanks Bonnie and Dave, what a team you are!!!
Helpful, pragmatic, and real
I’ve made the transition from graduate student to assistant professor, and this podcast has greatly assisted my growth as an educator. I listen to every episode. Thank you, Bonnie!
Consistently delivers quality content
I’ve been a listener for years and the show always delivers. Provides timely and impactful information for those of us who teach in higher ed.