Teaching in Higher Ed

Inclusive Excellence

with Douglas Haynes

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Douglas Haynes shares about inclusive excellence on episode 338 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We’re going to confront anti-blackness as an institutional imperative.

More universities and colleges across the country have articulated a real commitment to diversity in value statements, in offices and programs, and in initiatives and events. That’s a good start.
-Douglas Haynes

It is open to members of the campus community to learn together.
-Douglas Haynes

We’re going to confront anti-blackness as an institutional imperative.
-Douglas Haynes

Resources

Authentic Assignments

with Deandra Little

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Deandra Little Authentic Assignments on episode 337 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Category/tags: Assessment and grading.

Quotes from the episode

A really good assignment, which is also a really good assessment, also teaches you something.

A really good assignment, which is also a really good assessment, also teaches you something.
-Deandra Little

Thinking about the purpose also helps you talk about meaning.
-Deandra Little

Resources

Equity in STEM

with Matthew Paolucci Callahan

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Matthew Paolucci Callahan discusses equity in STEM on episode 336 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Students in STEM receive bias from other students.

I think that for anybody who wants to learn, if they work hard enough, and if the instructor is clear enough, they can rise to their highest level.
-Matthew Paolucci Callahan

Students in STEM receive bias from other students.
-Matthew Paolucci Callahan

We meet students at the undergraduate level to teach about gender bias and sexual harassment early in their career.
-Matthew Paolucci Callahan

Resources

  • New Award National Science Foundation: “Gender Bias Stem” (Drs. Matthew Paolucci-Callahan and Lynn Cominsky)
  • Sex role spillover

 

Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning

with Mays Imad

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Mays Imad discusses trauma-informed teaching and learning on episode 335 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

My goal is to engage students and help them feel empowered and liberated.

I am able to recognize when they are triggered and when they feel disengaged. I also am able to recognize it in myself. We can’t give what we don’t have.
-Mays Imad

I want to acknowledge that we can heal from trauma.
-Mays Imad

My goal is to engage students and help them feel empowered and liberated.
-Mays Imad

We are not just thinking machines; we are feeling machines capable of thinking.
-Mays Imad

Resources Mentioned

Trauma-informed teaching webinar

Leveraging the Neuroscience of Now, by Mays Imad

Learn, Teach… and Satirize with Video

with Andrew Ishak

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Andrew Ishak talks about Learn, Teach… and Satirize with Video on episode 334 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Know what key points you need to hit. Be aware of the time and be aware of your audience.

You’re aware of the audience; you’re aware of the students.
-Andrew Ishak

Know what key points you need to hit. Be aware of the time and be aware of your audience.
-Andrew Ishak

I have 3 or 4 main points I want to hit with some notes underneath each. If I don’t get to some of the notes on some of them, that’s fine. It’s all about hitting the key points.
-Andrew Ishak

Have a backup plan.
-Andrew Ishak

Resources