Teaching in Higher Ed

Teaching Change

with Jose Bowen

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José Bowen shares about his new book, Teaching Change, on episode 382 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

College students are aware of the fact that they change.

College students are aware of the fact that they change.
-José Bowen

What are the important questions that our discipline answers?
-José Bowen

Diverse groups do better work and outperform groups of highly competent homogenous groups. They also take longer because they have more conflict because they question assumptions.
-José Bowen

It is a hard position to be the person in the group who questions assumptions.
-José Bowen

We think the opposite of conflict is harmony. The opposite of conflict is apathy.
-José Bowen

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How to Use Podcasts in Teaching

with Barbi Honeycutt

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Barbi Honeycutt and Bonni Stachowiak talk about how to use podcasts in teaching on episode 381 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Ask yourself, “how does this support my learning outcomes and help my students be successful in this course and beyond?”

Ask yourself, “how does this support my learning outcomes and help my students be successful in this course and beyond?”
-Barbi Honeycutt

Audio is a powerful medium.
-Barbi Honeycutt

Find podcasts that are already out there that integrate with your course learning outcomes, course goals, and course topics and leverage those.
-Barbi Honeycutt

Podcasts are hard work.
-Barbi Honeycutt

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How to Discuss Race, Racism, and Politics in Education

with Marcus Croom

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Marcus Croom shares about How to Discuss Race, Racism, and Politics in Education on episode 380 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

It is vital to know the difference between concluding a real talk and resolving a public issue. Those are not the same thing.

It is vital to know the difference between concluding a real talk and resolving a public issue. Those are not the same thing.
-Marcus Croom

Educators who take up this challenge will need to listen and learn and unlearn and relearn as human beings in addition to who they may be as professionals.
-Marcus Croom

You are going to listen and learn and process through the real talk along with the participants.
-Marcus Croom

This is not a checklist, but a protocol that sets up the possibilities and conditions for success.
-Marcus Croom

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Reducing Fear in Learning Contexts

with Shawna Rodabaugh & Ian Wolf

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Shawna Rodabaugh and Ian Wolf talk about reducing fear in learning context on episode 379 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

You have absolutely no idea what people are capable of until you put them in a situation where they can flourish.

You have absolutely no idea what people are capable of until you put them in a situation where they can flourish.
-Shawna Rodabaugh

The true measure of whether I can teach or not is if I can bring it down to the level where someone who has never seen it before will understand it.
-Shawna Rodabaugh

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Common Ground

with Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton

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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

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