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Common Ground

with Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton

| September 9, 2021 | XFacebookLinkedInEmail

Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton talks about the common ground on episode 378 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We are all philosophers.

It was the big questions that gripped me.
-Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton

When you give them something interesting that they want to know about, they will do the reading.
-Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton

We need to recognize that the hard questions are usually philosophical at their root.
-Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton

We are all philosophers.
-Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton

Resources

  • Retrieval Philosophy
  • Parker Palmer
  • Michelle D. Miller
  • Michael Sandel’s Justice Course
  • Journal of Public Philosophy
  • Public Philosophy Society
  • Public Philosophy Press
  • Incentivizes Note-Taking with Open-Notes Assessments
  • Video: Open Assessments

Critical Thinking in Theory and Practice

with Lauren Bellaera

| September 2, 2021 | XFacebookLinkedInEmail

Lauren Bellaera discusses critical thinking in theory and practice on episode 377 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

When teaching, we tend to like to put things in a dichotomy.

When you’re teaching students, you have limited time. So all of the time you’re making particular pedagogical choices about where to focus.
-Lauren Bellaera

When teaching, we tend to like to put things in a dichotomy.
-Lauren Bellaera

Critical thinking is a really important life skill.
-Lauren Bellaera

The bridging between research and practice is very important.
-Lauren Bellaera

Resources Mentioned

  • Making Connections That Matter: Critical Thinking in Theory and Practice by Lauren Bellaera for AAC&U
  • Critical Thinking in Practice: The Priorities and Practices of Instructors Teaching in Higher Education by Lauren Bellaera for Science Direct
  • Albert Bandura
  • Self Efficacy
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Mind Map
  • The Brilliant Club
  • Developing Critical Thinking Skills with Tine Reimers | Episode 37

On Improving Our Teaching

with Dan Levy

| August 26, 2021 | XFacebookLinkedInEmail

Dan Levy returns to talk about improving our teaching on episode 376 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I no longer trust myself to know how much my students are understanding.

I no longer trust myself to know how much my students are understanding.
-Dan Levy

Resources Mentioned

  • Teaching Effectively with Zoom (2e), by Dan Levy
  • Invisible Teaching, by David Franklin
  • Teachly.me
  • Info about Dan Levy’s Teaching
  • Teaching Effectively with Zoom, Second Edition, by Dan Levy
  •  Ezra Klein Podcast (Ezra Klein asks the people he interviews, what’s something you have changed your mind about?)
  • Coaching for Leaders (Dave Stachowiak also asks people what they have changed their minds about)
  • Episode 23 with Jay Howard on How to Engage Students in the Classroom and Online
  • Tea for Teaching: The Active Learning Initiative at Cornell with Doug McKee
  • The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande
  • Understanding by Design (Backward Design) from Vanderbilt University’s Center for Teaching
  • 1-minute Paper – Ongoing Feedback Resources from Harvard’s Center for Teaching and Learning
  • Teddy Svoronos

How to Use a Course Workload Estimator

with Betsy Barre

| August 19, 2021 | XFacebookLinkedInEmail

Betsy Barre talks about how (and why) to use a course workload estimator on episode 375 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

The difference between an expert reader and a student reader is that an expert reader will slow down when they don’t know a word.

The difference between an expert reader and a student reader is that an expert reader will slow down when they don’t know a word.
-Betsy Barre

Students are reading, they just aren’t reading well.
-Betsy Barre

Is this activity really worth it given my outcomes of the course?
-Betsy Barre

We all need to be talking more about time.
-Betsy Barre

Resources

  • Course Workload Estimator 2.0
  • Course Workload Estimator
  • How Much Should We Assign? Estimating Out of Class Workload, by Betsy Barre
  • So Much to Read, So Little Time: How Do We Read, and Can Speed Reading Help?, by Keith Rayner et al
  • R Studio
  • Janet Evanovich’s Stephenie Plum novels

Small Teaching Reprised

with James Lang

| August 12, 2021 | XFacebookLinkedInEmail

James Lang shares about the second edition of Small Teaching on episode 374 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Small changes can absolutely lead to revolutionary changes.

Small changes can absolutely lead to revolutionary changes.
-James Lang

Students have to be introduced and conditioned to accept different types of teaching approaches.
-James Lang

I love having my students try to teach things they have learned to another audience.
-James Lang

My most fundamental principal about teaching is vary what you’re doing.
-James Lang

Resources

  • Should We Stop Grading Class Participation?
  • Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class
  • On Not Drawing Conclusions About Online Teaching Now — or Next Fall
  • Small Changes in Teaching: Making Connections
  • What I Am Learning About My Students During an Impossible Semester
  • Turn Your Classroom Irritation Into Compassion
  • Pedagogies of Care: Open Resources

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