Teaching in Higher Ed

The Heart of a Teacher

with Jeff Hittenberger

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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

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Satire from McSweeney’s

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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

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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

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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

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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