Arley Cruthers discusses process over product on episode 283 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
One of the things that my coach used to always say is that in order to focus on winning you have to forget about winning.
-Arley Cruthers
If you focus on the process, that is when you are going to have a rich and valuable experience.
-Arley Cruthers
Mimi Benjamin, Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas, and Jody E. Jessup-Anger Share about living-learning communities on episode 283 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Creating community is really important, it can help students feel connected to both the institution and their academic pursuits.
-Mimi Benjamin
Faculty have a really great opportunity to reinforce the identity of the living-learning community in the courses.
-Mimi Benjamin
Michael Wesch shares about using challenges to motivate learners on episode 282 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
You have to live your way into a new way of thinking.
-Michael Wesch
How do you be completely yourself while also being of great value to your students?
-Michael Wesch
Teaching doesn’t just happen in the classroom, it is a constant meditation.
-Michael Wesch
Shared difficulty creates tremendous community.
-Michael Wesch
Bonni Stachowiak discusses homelessness and housing insecurity in higher education with Rashida Crutchfield and Jennifer Maguire on episode 281 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Some of our students just don't want to be seen as being “in need”.
-Rashida Crutchfield
It is that mobility and constant insecurity that is a trauma experience.
-Rashida Crutchfield
It is that fear and stress response that has short and long term impacts on our physiology that manifests in many different ways.
-Rashida Crutchfield
Making the time to do something that is different has given me so much more energy, creativity, and ability to be present to my students.
-Jennifer Maguire
Todd Zakrajsek and Bonni Stachowiak discuss how to sustain our joy of teaching on episode 280 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Don’t look for people who are like you, look for the people who are like the people you would like to be.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Schedule time and figure out ways to take care of yourself.
-Todd Zakrajsek
If you understand the importance and value of what you’re doing, it has more value for you.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Teach the students you have.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Brian LaDuca shares about applied creativity for transformation on episode 279 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
How do you take the concept of novel new knowledge and those aha moments and give them purpose?
-Brian LaDuca
We have to find a way to find these micro campuses on the campus to create pivots.
-Brian LaDuca
It’s the ambiguity that is the lock and key to the content and the resulting action is the tension.
-Brian LaDuca
The right and wrong answer isn’t nearly as important as your ability to filter down ideas, work together in ideas, and move ideas back into the system again.
-Brian LaDuca
Applied creativity inevitably has to be applied to something.
-Brian LaDuca
Meet the student where they are, in what they do, and how they think.
-Brian LaDuca
Nicola Ulibarri explores Design Thinking in Teaching, Research, and Beyond on episode 274.
Design thinking is a creative problem solving methodology that starts from understanding and addressing human needs.
-Nicola Ulibarri
Innovation is a learnable process.
-Nicola Ulibarri
Derek Bruff discusses his book, Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching.
We’re learning from and with each other- and that is what I liked to call a learning community.
-Derek Bruff
I love using technology to help students bring their unique perspectives and experiences to the conversation.
-Derek Bruff
There is a different level of student engagement that happens when students know they are writing or creating for the public.
-Derek Bruff
Our pedagogy needs to inform how we use our technology.
-Derek Bruff
We learn better when we encounter new things through multiple modalities.
-Derek Bruff
Edward Leach shares about Reaching All Learners Through Innovation and Teaching Excellence on episode 276 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
There isn’t a lot of focus on what it means to teach at a community college, which is totally different than being at a four-year institution.
-Edward Leach
The most critical aspect of the teaching and learning process are the faculty members in the classroom.
-Edward Leach
NISOD – National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development
Melanie Sage, Nancy Smyth, and Laurel Iverson Hitchcock share how they wrote a book with people they met on Twitter on episode 275 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Twitter had sort of a democratizing impact across our ranks.
—Melanie Sage
What does it mean to be connected as humans across technology?
—Melanie Sage
Technology is just a tool — we’re trying to do relationships like we would in any other space.
—Melanie Sage
Sarah Cavanagh shares about her new book, HIVEMIND, on episode 274 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
We can enter a state of mind in which we join our social partners almost in a collective sort of consciousness.
—Sarah Cavanagh
Our ideas about the world are collectively sourced almost as much as they are individual.
—Sarah Cavanagh
We’re dividing into different camps and I think that’s dangerous.
—Sarah Cavanagh
Bonni Stachowiak shares about engaging learners in large classes on episode 273 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
The act of predicting can enhance our learning.
—Bonni Stachowiak
Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan share about inclusified evaluation of our teaching on episode 271 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
We want structure built into the way we teach, not just in the course design and facilitation.
—Viji Sathy
When we don’t have structure in place, certain people are disadvantaged.
—Viji Sathy
We think students should have a voice … but how that information is used is really important to think about.
—Viji Sathy
How do we actually know that they’re learning what we intend for them to learn?
—Viji Sathy
David Gooblar shares about his new book, The Missing Course*, on episode 279 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
The students are the material.
—David Gooblar
We don’t teach material, we teach human beings.
—David Gooblar
It’s less about a technique and more about your mindset.
—David Gooblar
How you think is ten times more important to me than what you think.
—David Gooblar
Jaime Hannans shares about empathy and extended reality on episode 270 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
I saw I could make a bigger impact if I taught.
—Jaime Hannans
Knowing how to navigate your space is a hurdle when you’re going into a new semester.
—Jaime Hannans
The debriefing is the key area where you can reflect on your learning.
—Jaime Hannans
Extended Reality:
Jennifer Pusateri discusses Removing Learning Barriers with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) on episode 269 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
We are unintentionally putting barriers in place for certain students.
—Jennifer Pusateri
They were modifying how they taught in the classroom to accommodate the kinds of students they had.
—Jennifer Pusateri
When we have a classroom that’s built around one specific way of teaching we’re leaving people out.
—Jennifer Pusateri
Christine Renaudin shares about Sonoma State’s Second Year Research & Creative Experience on episode 268 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Model attentive listening, active listening.
—Christine Renaudin
We can enhance each other’s efficiency and creativity by listening, learning, and supporting each other.
—Christine Renaudin
Don Saucier discusses trickle-down engagement on episode 267 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Our emotions are absolutely contagious.
—Don Saucier
What we need to do is challenge our students.
—Don Saucier
I tell my students there is nothing more powerful than their voice.
—Don Saucier
Being an expert is not the same as being an excellent teacher.
—Don Saucier
Stephanie Bianco shares about experiential learning through healthy communities on episode 266 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
They’re seeing firsthand with these kids the high need they have.
—Stephanie Bianco
Not having an internship and just hiring someone would be a mistake.
—Stephanie Bianco
CSU, Chico's Center for Healthy Communities (CHC)(https://www.csuchico.edu/chc/%20%0A)
CHC's Primary program- CA Higher Ed CalFresh (aka SNAP) Outreach Contract (with 40+ subciontracting campuses)(https://www.csuchico.edu/calfresh/index.shtml)
CHC's Internship Program(https://www.csuchico.edu/chc/internship-resources/index1.shtml)
Peter Senge Ladder of Inference(https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC91.htm)
Jianjun Wang describes his Relentless Serving and Learning on episode 265 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
It is important for us to engage our students and help them create life-changing opportunities and thus make the world a better place.
—Jianjun Wang
Online is still relatively new, but new doesn’t mean it’s bad.
—Jianjun Wang
It’s always important to make sure you don’t just work on things alone.
—Jianjun Wang