Teaching in Higher Ed

How to create flexibility for students and ourselves

with Kevin Kelly

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Kevin Kelly shares about how to create flexibility for students and ourselves on episode 406 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

The importance of the prompt is to make sure that students who are learning in different modalities can adopt the right strategies in order to be successful in reaching the outcomes.

People are used to using tags as a way to filter information.
-Kevin Kelly

Creating a checklist in advance creates a lower cognitive load for you as an instructor to remember all of these different tasks.
-Kevin Kelly

We can give prompts where students can be successful learners no matter what modality they are in.
-Kevin Kelly

The importance of the prompt is to make sure that students who are learning in different modalities can adopt the right strategies in order to be successful in reaching the outcomes.
-Kevin Kelly

Resources

Open Education as a Way of Being

with Alan Levine

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Alan Levine and Bonni Stachowiak start a conversation about open education as a way of being on episode 405 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

For me, openness has always been an attitude and a way of being.

You have to find and develop your personality.
-Alan Levine

I like to model being imperfect.
-Alan Levine

For me, openness has always been an attitude and a way of being.
-Alan Levine

Resources Mentioned

Annotation is

with Remi Kalir

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Remi Kalir discusses his #Annotate22 project and the impact of annotation in the world on episode 404 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Annotation is all around us.

Annotation is all around us.
-Remi Kalir

Annotation is an everyday literacy practice and you are an annotator.
-Remi Kalir

Annotation provides information.
-Remi Kalir

This is an act of public pedagogy.
-Remi Kalir

Resources

Demystifying Online Group Projects

with Rebecca Hogue

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Rebecca Hogue talks about Demystifying Online Group Projects on episode 403 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Assume good intentions.

Get rid of the competition and become a team player.
-Rebecca Hogue

Assume good intentions.
-Rebecca Hogue

Resources

Playful Learning and Virtual Escape Rooms

with Rachelle O'BrienNicola Whitton

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Rachelle O’Brien and Nicola Whitton talk about playful learning and virtual escape rooms on episode 402 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Be open to putting yourself in a position to try something that can potentially fail.

Be open to putting yourself in a position to try something that can potentially fail.
-Rachelle O’Brien

Have an idea that you can explain in a sentence. If it goes beyond that, it is probably too complex.
-Rachelle O’Brien

Resources

The Problem with Grades

with Josh Eyler

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Josh Eyler discusses the problem with grades on episode 401 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

The more we focus on grades, the less we focus on learning.

The more we focus on grades, the less we focus on learning.
-Josh Eyler

The grades are not the end of the story. They are not even the bulk of your story. They are a chapter of your story.
-Josh Eyler

Resources

The Heart of a Teacher

with Jeff Hittenberger

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Jeff Hittenberger helps Bonni culminate her 400th episode by talking about the heart of a teacher on episode 400 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I am on fire for how much more we can collectively learn and wrestle with together.

I had some assumptions coming into teaching
-Bonni Stachowiak

I never knew how much my textbooks cost.
-Bonni Stachowiak

I care about other people and that I like to make meaningful progress towards a goal, I try to celebrate those parts of me.
-Bonni Stachowiak

I think we are all just continually trying to figure stuff out. Nobody really has it all together.
-Bonni Stachowiak

An episode has aired every single week since June of 2014. That is a kind of discipline I feel grateful for.
-Bonni Stachowiak

I am on fire for how much more we can collectively learn and wrestle with together.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources

Satire from McSweeney’s

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Bonni Stachowiak shares some satire from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency on episode 399 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I hope that brought you a little bit of laugher in what I do know is a difficult time for so many.

I hope that brought you a little bit of laugher in what I do know is a difficult time for so many.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources Mentioned

Pedagogy of the Depressed

with Christopher Schaberg

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Christopher Schaberg talks about his book, Pedagogy of the Depressed, on episode 398 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Just talking to students once or twice a week is so important.

Just talking to students once or twice a week is so important.
-Christopher Schaberg

Resources

Teaching Machines

with Audrey Watters

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Audrey Watters shares about her book, Teaching Machines, on episode 397 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

If we have a better understanding of the history of educational technology, there is hope.

When people try to erase history, they do that to foreclose hope.
-Audrey Watters

If we have a better understanding of the history of educational technology, there is hope.
-Audrey Watters

I do not think that the future is already written.
-Audrey Watters

Resources

Contingency and Pedagogy

with Amy Lynch-Biniek

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Amy Lynch-Biniek discusses the ways in which contingency can impact pedagogy on episode 396 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Begin advocacy by listening.

To be a teacher in the 21st century, you also have to be a bit of an activist.
-Amy Lynch-Biniek

As teachers we have to find ways to advocate for ourselves, for our students, for our campuses, and for our classrooms.
-Amy Lynch-Biniek

We have to remind ourselves to speak with, not for, others.
-Amy Lynch-Biniek

Begin advocacy by listening.
-Amy Lynch-Biniek

Resources

Sandra (Sandi) M. Leonard

Paula Patch on Twitter

Alex Venet was on Episode 372, talking about Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education

Episode 272: Inclusified Teaching Evaluation with Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan

Episode 89: The Research on Course Evaluations with Betsy Barre

Twitter Thread: Contingent faculty

Indianapolis Resolution

Conference on College Composition

Ungrading: An FAQ, by Jesse Stommel

Jesse Stommel

PlayForge’s Wooden Dice Spinner for RPGs

The End of Burnout

with Jonathan Malesic

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Jonathan Malesic shares about his book, The End of Burnout, on episode 395 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

The data seems to suggest that around half of workers are somewhere on the burnout spectrum.

The data seems to suggest that around half of workers are somewhere on the burnout spectrum.
-Jonathan Malesic

In our culture we put a lot of expectations on work to fufill us.
-Jonathan Malesic

We need to see work as the support to whatever is at the center of our lives.
-Jonathan Malesic

Resources

What Inclusive Instructors Do

with Tracie Addy

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Tracie Addy talks about what inclusive instructors do on episode 394 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Inclusive teaching is being responsive to the diversity of our class and designing learning environments that include all of our students.

Inclusive teaching is being responsive to the diversity of our class and designing learning environments that include all of our students.
-Tracie Addy

Inclusive teaching allows students to be engaged in an equitable learning environment and feel a sense of belonging.
-Tracie Addy

We can think about our students in terms of the different strengths they bring to the classroom.
-Tracie Addy

I had a lot of experiences as a black female that had a profound impact on me.
-Tracie Addy

Resources

Aligning Our Values Through Accessibility

with Ann Gagne

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Ann Gagnè talks about how to align our values through accessibility on episode 393 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Alt text allows you to put a description of what you are tweeting in terms of the image, gif, or infographics.

Alt text allows you to put a description of what you are tweeting in terms of the image, gif, or infographics.
-Ann Gagné

On a foundational level alt text is there to help increase information to the most amount of people as possible.
-Ann Gagné

Resources

Identity, Belonging, and Hispanic/Latin American Culture

with Norlan Hernandez

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Norlan Hernández shares about identity, belonging, and Latin American culture on episode 392 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Are we being intentional in thinking about how we are nurturing their sense of identity and belonging?

Are we being intentional in thinking about how we are nurturing their sense of identity and belonging?
-Norlan Hernández

Resources

Learning That Matters

with Caralyn Zehnder, Cynthia Alby, JuliA Metzker & Karynne Kleine

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Caralyn Zehnder, Cynthia Alby, JuliA Metzker, Karynne Kleine talk about their book, Learning That Matters, on episode 391 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I ask myself, what matters to me and why? And am I living that in my teaching?

I ask myself, what matters to me and why? And am I living that in my teaching?
-JuliA Metzker

Resources Mentioned

Music and Academic Growth

with joshuah whittinghill

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

joshuah whittinghill discusses his research on the relationships with music, academic, social, and emotional learning on episode 385 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

It doesn’t seem like a lot of our courses in higher education have a lot of social or emotional curriculum built in to help students on their journey as they are growing.

I just jumped in. And it saved my life.
-joshuah whittinghill

It doesn’t seem like a lot of our courses in higher education have a lot of social or emotional curriculum built in to help students on their journey as they are growing.
-joshuah whittinghill

Students aren’t the only people. We also have colleagues.
-joshuah whittinghill

Let’s meet students where they’re at.
-joshuah whittinghill

Resources Mentioned

Feeling Grateful for Podcasts

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Bonni Stachowiak shares her gratitude for past podcast conversations on episode 389 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I am feeling even more grateful for this community of people who care about teaching and learning.

I’m feeling grateful for podcasts.
-Bonni Stachowiak

I am feeling even more grateful for this community of people who care about teaching and learning.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources Mentioned

Fostering a Sense of Belonging

with KaSondra Toney & Angel Herring

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Angel Herring and KaSondra Toney discuss how to foster a sense of belonging on episode 388 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I see everyone as a contributor in the education process. As a student, you have as much of a say as I do as your instructor.

I see everyone as a contributor in the education process. As a student, you have as much of a say as I do as your instructor.
-Angel Herring

Once I started focusing on my education more, I realized that my opportunities were endless.
-KaSondra Toney

Resources

Translating Intentions into Action

with Dave Stachowiak

| | TwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail

Dave and Bonni Stachowiak talks about translating intention into action on episode 387 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Pick one thing, try it, and see what happens.

Be mindful about what things you are trying to hold in your brain.
-Dave Stachowiak

Pick one thing, try it, and see what happens.
-Dave Stachowiak

Resources