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How to develop ourselves and others through classroom observations

with Rebecca Price

| March 23, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Rebecca Price shares how to develop ourselves and others through classroom observations on episode 458 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Take the performance aspect of classroom observations out so that we can focus on the pedagogy.

Recording classes has been a really big change for me.
-Rebecca Price

Take the performance aspect of classroom observations out so that we can focus on the pedagogy.
-Rebecca Price

Resources

  • SoTL
  • Backward Design
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Formative Classroom Observation
  • COPUS
  • PORTAAL

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Metaphor as Conceptual Anchor

with Kerry Mandulak

| March 13, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Kerry Mandulak shares about metaphor as conceptual anchor on episode 457 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

People are more willing to talk about the fact that stuttering is something they are still working through.

People are more willing to talk about the fact that stuttering is something they are still working through.
-Kerry Mandulak

Resources

  • Lilly Conferences
  • Katie Linder
  • Holistic Review description
  • Boyer Model of Scholarship
  • Emily Blunt Opens Up About Being Bullied for Stuttering
  • Dr. Joseph Sheehan Discusses His Iceberg Analogy
  • ASHA’s 9 Areas in Scope of Practice
  • Jennifer Gonzales’ One-Pager Information on Cult of Pedagogy

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning

with Christina Moore

| March 9, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Christina Moore shares about her new book, Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning, on episode 456 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We are minds and bodies that are constantly mobile.

Notice how powerful the small screens we carry can be for learning.
-Christina Moore

We are minds and bodies that are constantly mobile.
-Christina Moore

Think about how we can use phones more intentionally to help engage our students with learning.
-Christina Moore

How do I use phones to really help students?
-Christina Moore

Resources

  • Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning: Harnessing the Technology That Students Use Most, by Christina Moore (use code mobile20 at checkout for 20% off plus free shipping from Stylus Publishing)
  • The Extended Mind, by Annie Murphy Paul
  • Small Teaching Online, by Flower Darby
  • Jeff Hittenberger
  • Mendez Historic Freedom Trail and Monument
  • Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Teaching at Its Best

with Todd Zakrajsek

| March 2, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Todd Zakrajsek on episode 455 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Sometimes you just don’t know where a class is going to go.

Sometimes you just don’t know where a class is going to go.
-Todd Zakrajsek

There are great advantages to looking at things from different perspectives.
-Todd Zakrajsek

Resources

  • Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors, by Todd Zakrajsek and Linda B Nilson
  • Lilly Conferences
  • Dear Committee Members, by Julie Schumacher
  • The Shakespeare Requirement, by Julie Schumacher
  • ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.' – Ian MacLaren
  • The New Science of Learning 3e, by Todd Zakrajsek
  • Lindy Hop
  • SaneBox

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Mental Health and Well Being

with Zainab Okolo

| February 23, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Zainab Okolo shares about mental health and well being in higher education on episode 454 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Mental health has held a stigma within our society for decades.
-Zainab Okolo

Mental health has held a stigma within our society for decades.
-Zainab Okolo

Resources

  • Lumina Foundation
  • Zainab Okolo
  • The State of Higher Education 2022 Report
  • Monsters Inc

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Finding Joy and Curiosity in the Questions

with Liz Norell

| February 16, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Liz Norell shares about finding joy and curiosity in the questions on episode 453 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Get authentically curious about how other people see and experience the world. 

Get closer to people.
-Liz Norell

When you know someone, it is much harder to demonize them.
-Liz Norell

Get authentically curious about how other people see and experience the world.
-Liz Norell

I change the readings every semester.
-Liz Norell

I put readings on the syllabus that I haven’t read yet so that I can learn with my students.
-Liz Norell

Resources

  • Braving the Wilderness, by Brené Brown
  • Cate Denial – pedagogy of care
  • What Unites Us, by Dan Rather
  • Calendly
  • Josh Eyler
  • Liquid Syllabus – Michelle Pacansky-Brock
  • Canva

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

ChatGPT and Good Intentions in Higher Ed

with Autumm Caines

| February 9, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Autumm Caines discusses chatGPT and good intentions in higher ed on episode 452 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We want our students to learn how to think through the act of writing.

I am fascinated by the intersection between who were are and the environments we inhabit.
-Autumm Caines

The process of writing is thinking.
-Autumm Caines

We want our students to learn how to think through the act of writing.
-Autumm Caines

Resources

  • Craft App’s AI Assistant
  • About Is a Liminal Space
  • ChatGPT and Good Intentions in Higher Ed
  • In Defense of “Banning” ChatGPT
  • Prior to (or Instead of) Using ChatGPT with Your Students
  • On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜 by Emily M. Bender, Timnit Gebru, Angelina McMillan-Major, Smargaret Smitchell
  • Is A.I. the Problem? Or Are We? Ezra Klein Interviews Brian Christian
  • The Alignment Problem, Brian Christian

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Course Trailers Revisited

with Rob Parke

| February 2, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Rob Parke shares about a course trailer he made for his making smart devices course on episode 451 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Video is a great medium of communication.

Students have a lot of opportunity to build really cool things, but there is not always a lot of encouragement or opportunity to think about someone other than themselves that they want to build for.
-Rob Parke

I market my class every semester.
-Rob Parke

Video is a great medium of communication.
-Rob Parke

I am trying to convey to students who I am and what they can do in my class.
-Rob Parke

How are students going to benefit from your class?
-Rob Parke

Resources

  • Course Trailer: Making Smart Devices – Introduction to Wearable Devices
  • Smart Devices course site
  • Creating Accessible Open Educational Resources, by Rob Parke
  • Making Smart Devices, OER by Rob Parke
  • Peace to the People (Jackie Parke’s video course)
  • GitHub
  • Markdown
  • Arduino
  • Derek Bruff on Episode 277: Intentional Tech
  • A Time for Telling, Schwartz and Bransford
  • SparkFun
  • Episode 38 with Steve Wheeler: Learning with ‘E’s (when he spoke about banana pies and other devices)
  • Still | Late Migrations – A Natural History of Love and Loss, by Margaret Renkl

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

How to Not Be Perfect in Teaching and Learning

with Rebecca Price

| January 26, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Rebecca Price shares how to not be perfect in teaching and learning on episode 450 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Perfection does not mean learning.

When is it ok to say I made a mistake?
-Rebecca Price

I embrace mistakes.
-Rebecca Price

Perfection does not mean learning.
-Rebecca Price

Resources

  • Lucy (Australopithecus)
  • Apple Fitness+ Time to Walk with Anderson Cooper
  • The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind, by Patricia K Kuhl, Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff*
  • The paleobiology database
  • Becca's Science Methods and Practice Course Syllabus
  • Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty time, by Linda Nilson
  • Episode 443 with David Clark: Arbitrary Limits (including due dates)
  • A Time for Telling, Schwartz and Bransford
  • Classroom sound can be used to classify teaching practices in college science courses, Melinda T. Owens, Shannon B. Seidel, Mike Wong, and Kimberly D. Tanner
  • TextExpander’s public groups – with ready-made snippets you can add to your collection and use
  • TextExpander Physics-Greek Symbols snippets

Teaching Writing in an Age of AI

with John Warner

| January 19, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

John Warner shares how to teach writing in an age of AI on episode 449 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Writing is thinking.

As a tool, it is most useful in the hands of people who already have the skills and knowledge to write well.
-John Warner

Writing is thinking.
-John Warner

When we write, we are both expressing and exploring an idea.
-John Warner

Resources

  • Why They Can’t Write, by John Warner
  • The Writer’s Practice, by John Warner
  • Freaking Out About ChatGPT (Part I), by John Warner for Inside Higher Ed
  • ChatGTP
  • Craft app
  • Tessie McMillan Cottom’s newsletter for New York Times subscribers
  • Clippy (Microsoft Office Assistant)

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

How Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Higher Education

with Cynthia Alby

| January 12, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Cynthia Alby discusses how artificial intelligence (like ChatGPT) is impacting higher education on episode 448 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

When students are doing work that matters to them, they don’t turn to AI for anything other than a little help.

If AI can do it well, it is possible that we could hand things over to AI that would allow us to do other things that we wouldn’t have had time to do.
-Cynthia Alby

When students are doing work that matters to them, they don’t turn to AI for anything other than a little help.
-Cynthia Alby

How can we ask students to do things that are worth doing?
-Cynthia Alby

Resources

  • Learning That Matters Book Resources Page
  • Marguerite Koepke
  • Bryan Dewsbury on Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 215
  • This I Believe Essays
  • ChatGPT: Understanding the New Landscape and Short-Term Solutions
  • The Nail in the Coffin: How AI Could Be the Impetus to Reimagine Education
  • I Interview ChatGPT
  • Craft.do

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Reflections on a New Year

| January 5, 2023 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Bonni Stachowiak shares some reflections on a new year on episode 447 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.

We need to be rooted in our values when teaching.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Remember to have fun and keep a sense of curiosity.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources

  • Meyer lemon
  • Maha Bali
  • Awareness & Action in Intentionally Equitable Hospitality 
  • Intentionally Equitable Hospitality series for facilitators/teachers
  • Kelly Corrigan Wonders Podcast
  • Everything Happens with Kate Bowler Podcast

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

How to Create an Author/Speaker Media Kit

with Dave Stachowiak

| December 29, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Dave Stachowiak on episode 446 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Start small so that you start somewhere.

Start small so that you start somewhere.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Check that the language that you are using aligns with your authentic self.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources

  • Naomi Kasa’s website
  • Tom Tobin
  • What does aspect ratio mean?
  • Color theory design from Hubspot

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Personal Knowledge Mastery (PKM) Reboot

with Dave Stachowiak

| December 22, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Dave Stachowiak and Bonni share an update on our PKM systems on episode 445 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Think about where you are sourcing information from.

I am using Twitter with more intentionality than I have in the past.
-Dave Stachowiak

Think about where you are sourcing information from.
-Dave Stachowiak

Resources

  • Harold Jarche PKM
  • Inoreader
  • Raindrop.io
  • Loom – Education
  • Substack

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Growing a Positive Learning Community

with Todd Zakrajsek

| December 15, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Todd Zakrajsek talks about how to grow a positive learning community on episode 444 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Community is what drives learning.

Community is what drives learning.
-Todd Zakrajsek

Students are not going to learn if they don’t believe they can learn.
-Todd Zakrajsek

My job is to help students be the best possible learners they can be.
-Todd Zakrajsek

It is important to know that everyone you meet can be fighting something at any given moment.
-Todd Zakrajsek

Resources

  • Tracie Addy’s (and colleagues) Who’s in class survey
  • Tuckman’s stages of team development
  • Teaching Within the Rhythms of the Semester, by Donna Killian Duffy and Janet Wright Jones
  • ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.' – Ian MacLaren
  • The New Science of Learning 3e, by Todd Zakrajsek
  • Zotero

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Arbitrary limits in our classes

with David Clark

| December 8, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

David Clark discusses arbitrary limits in our classes on episode 443 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I am a big believer in structure with flexibility.

I am not deadline free, but I have gone to total flexibility for deadlines.
-David Clark

I am a big believer in structure with flexibility.
-David Clark

I have flexibility within my deadlines.
-David Clark

Humans work well with structure.
-David Clark

Resources

  • David’s website
  • AnneMarie Perez on Teaching in Higher Ed
  • Episode 399 satire from McSweeneys
  • Elicit

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom

with Rob Eaton & Bonnie Moon

| December 1, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom, with Bonnie Moon and Robert Eaton.

Quotes from the episode

Studies show a strong correlation between fixed mindset and depression

Studies show a strong correlation between fixed mindset and depression.
-Robert Eaton

In addition to our students suffering from mental health concerns, some of our professors are also suffering from mental health concerns.
-Bonnie Moon

Resources

  • Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom, by Robert Eaton, Steven V. Hunsaker, and Bonnie Moon
  • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein
  • The Influence of Teaching: Beyond Standardized Test Scores – Engagement, Mindset, and Agency; by Ronald F. Ferguson, et al
  • BYU-Idaho’s THRIVE program

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

How to Create an Authentic Personal Brand

| November 23, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Bonni Stachowiak shares about how to have an authentic personal brand on episode 441 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Show up. Go deep. Start small.

We need to reflect on who we really are.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Personal presence is how we show up in the world.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Show up. Go deep. Start small.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources

  • Resources page: Authentic Personal Branding
  • Episode 427 | Learning in Uncertainty with Dave Cormier
  • Sandie Morgan | Vanguard University

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Rethinking Office Hours

| November 17, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Bonni Stachowiak rethinks office hours on episode 440 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

What can you authentically do to be more welcoming in your office hours?

We should bring an emphasis on transparency into office hours.
-Bonni Stachowiak

We should be clear with students about the purpose of office hours.
-Bonni Stachowiak

What can you authentically do to be more welcoming in your office hours?
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources

  • Office Hours EdSurge Column, by Bonni Stachowiak
  • Dr. Booth; Chapman University
  • TILT Higher Ed
  • Dr. Viji Sathy’s office hours
  • Dr. Roger Heuser, Vanguard University
  • Dr. Jiang, San Francisco State University

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Education for Love and Wisdom

with Jeff Hittenberger

| November 10, 2022 | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Jeff Hittenberger reflects on education for love and wisdom on episode 439 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Education without love is an education that does not focus on the learner.

Education without love is an education that does not focus on the learner.
-Jeff Hittenberger

Education without love causes students to feel a lack of value.
-Jeff Hittenberger

Your influence as a teacher is going to be most profound based on who you are as a person.
-Jeff Hittenberger

It is who we are and who we are becoming as people that will have the greatest impact on our students.
-Jeff Hittenberger

Resources

  • The Path, by Laurie Beth Jones
  • Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year, by Anne Lamott
  • Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community
  • Education for Love and Wisdom Podcast
  • Show page: Education for Love and Wisdom
  • Episode 1: Love and Wisdom in the Time of COVID
  • Episode 2: Overcoming Fear and Anger with Love and Wisdom
  • Episode 3: L-O-V-E – Learning Opportunities Valuing Everyone
  • The Deeper Learning Podcast: Ep. 01 | Mendez v. Westminster
  • The Deeper Learning Podcast: Ep. 02 | Aki’s (Munemitsu) Story – Relocation and Resilience

Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

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