Teaching in Higher Ed

The AI Grief Cycle

with Christopher Ostro

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Christopher Ostro discusses the AI grief cycle on episode 601 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

The fact is there are things we're grieving. Our job has profoundly changed in huge ways in a very short period of time.

The fact is there are things we're grieving. Our job has profoundly changed in huge ways in a very short period of time.
-Christopher Ostro

Our traditional assessments suddenly are not working effectively like we used to think that they did.
-Christopher Ostro

I want my students to view me as a resource and as someone that they can trust.
-Christopher Ostro

When something makes me uncomfortable, I want to lean in and understand it better.
-Christopher Ostro

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6 Pedagogical Practices From 600 Episodes

with Dave Stachowiak

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Dave Stachowiak joins Bonni to explore 6 pedagogical practices from 600 episodes on episode 600 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Practice 1: Start and end small. Practice 2: Build courses around curiosity, not coverage. Practice 3: Prioritize presence over perfection. Practice 4: Focus on relationships. Practice 5: Remember what is yours to do and what is not yours to do. Practice 6: Focus on becoming.

When we stop aiming for perfection, we allow ourselves to then be fully present for others.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Practice 1: Start and end small.
Practice 2: Build courses around curiosity, not coverage.
Practice 3: Prioritize presence over perfection.
Practice 4: Focus on relationships.
Practice 5: Remember what is yours to do and what is not yours to do.
Practice 6: Focus on becoming.
-Bonni Stachowiak

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How Better Teaching Can Make College More Equitable

with David Gooblar

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David Gooblar shares how better teaching can make college more equitable on episode 599 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We get such a small window into our students lives.

Most of our scars are hidden. I think most of the time people don't see the scars that we carry.
-David Gooblar

We get such a small window into our students lives.
-David Gooblar

The imaginary idea of the college student in America is of a privileged student. And that's just not the case when we talk about American college students today.
-David Gooblar

We need to work to earn their trust, to convince our students that we're working for them, that our job is to help them develop, learn, and grow.
-David Gooblar

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Voices on AI: Jeff Young Shares Soundbites of Change

with Jeff Young

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Jeff Young shares clips from his Learning Curve Podcast regarding AI in higher education on episode 598 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I've been really interested in how students are thinking through AI and where their perspectives are. There is not one student view. You can find students that think all kinds of things.

It is crazy to think of how much we've all learned about generative AI just in the last couple years.
-Jeff Young

I've been really interested in how students are thinking through AI and where their perspectives are. There is not one student view. You can find students that think all kinds of things.
-Jeff Young

Students are very aware of AI and they're also very aware of how it's changing the job market that they might enter.
-Jeff Young

One danger of these tools is that they give you such instant gratification. There's a hit of dopamine.
-Jeff Young

Students are using AI tools, not just for academics. They're experimenting with AI.
-Jeff Young

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Go Somewhere: A Game of Metaphors, AI, and What Comes Next

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Bonni Stachowiak shares about her card game, Go Somewhere: A game of metaphors, AI, and what comes next on episode 597 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Continue to learn, reflect, and keep moving. Go somewhere.

A lot of you have been asking me about this game that I've played now and facilitated at over 10 universities and conferences called Go Somewhere.
-Bonni Stachowiak

What the game allows people to do is to be a little bit playful, laugh, and smile as we explore very serious things.
-Bonni Stachowiak

It can be helpful to have a map when we think about all of the different ways that artificial intelligence might impact our teaching.
-Bonni Stachowiak

The other issue that comes up a lot as we start talking about artificial intelligence is how often it bumps up against our sense of identity.
-Bonni Stachowiak

Continue to learn, reflect, and keep moving. Go somewhere.
-Bonni Stachowiak

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