Teaching in Higher Ed

Critical Pedagogy in STEM

with Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh & Sean Michael Morris

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Rissa Sorensen-Unruh and Sean Michael Morris discuss critical pedagogy in STEM on episode 303 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Critical pedagogy sort of insists on a human connection in teaching and learning.

Critical pedagogy sort of insists on a human connection in teaching and learning.
-Sean Michael Morris

Active learning and critical pedagogy have a lot of overlap.
-Rissa Sorensen-Unruh

I’ve always felt that critical pedagogy itself is very flexible and has to be able to grow and change with the times, with technology, with audiences, and with our new awareness of social justice.
-Sean Michael Morris

Learning is really their journey. We can go together and I can be part of that…. But in the journey, itself, I’m a bystander.
-Rissa Sorensen-Unruh

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OpenEd and EdTech Reflections

with Tannis Morgan

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Tannis Morgan reflects on OpenEd and EdTech on episode 302 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

If you want open ed practices, you need open tools.

I think it’s important to approach things as fun.
-Tannis Morgan

What is your purpose to migrate towards open?
-Tannis Morgan

If you want open ed practices, you need open tools.
-Tannis Morgan

It is not the outcome, it is the doing part.
-Tannis Morgan

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Positive Work-Life Spillover

with Andrew Stenhouse

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Andrew Stenhouse shares about positive work-life spillover on episode 301 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

There is always a fine line between engagement and burning ourselves out.

We spend more of our waking hours at work than we do anyplace else.
-Andrew Stenhouse

There is always a fine line between engagement and burning ourselves out.
-Andrew Stenhouse

When we have control over our rhythm, that is where we tend to thrive.
-Andrew Stenhouse

If we are more engaged at work, we bring that positive energy, dedication, and sense of accomplishment back into our family life.
-Andrew Stenhouse

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A Curious Milestone

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Bonni Stachowiak celebrates a curious milestone on episode 300 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Josh Eyler

When you burn to know what comes next, you are feeling curious.
-Sara Rose Cavanagh in The Spark of Learning

Curiosity is an essential part of the way human beings learn and it always has been.
-Josh Eyler in How Humans Learn

Everybody has this hidden desire to want to do something meaningful in the world.
-Karina Garbezi in Episode #246

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Growing Up Open

with Amanda Coolidge

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Amanda Coolidge talks about open education and growing up open on episode 299 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Change builds resilience in people.

There is nothing ever static, it is always growing or building or changing.
-Amanda Coolidge

Change builds resilience in people.
-Amanda Coolidge

What we are trying to do is create a more equitable society.
-Amanda Coolidge

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Restoring a Love of Reading

with David Peña-Guzmán

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David Peña-Guzmán discusses how to help rediscover the joy of reading on episode 298 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I began to notice the extent to which my own reliance on technology was getting in the way of my reading.

It all began with a realization that it was not just my students, but also me who were struggling with reading.
-David Peña-Guzmán

I began to notice the extent to which my own reliance on technology was getting in the way of my reading.
-David Peña-Guzmán

My students’ lives are infinitely more complex than I could ever imagine.
-David Peña-Guzmán

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Move Over, Laptop Ban.

The Reading Experiment

Transformative Learning Experiences for Teachers and Students

with Marcus Flax & Christina Zambrano-Varghese

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Christina Zambrano-Varghese and Marcus Flax shares about transformative learning experiences on episode 297 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I’ve come to see how critical the first day of class is.

You can get burnt out but when you get into a classroom where it is more of a community feeling, it is a lot easier to participate, think, and do your best.
-Marcus Flax

I was engaging with the information rather than just trying to study it.
-Marcus Flax

I’ve come to see how critical the first day of class is.
-Christina Zambrano-Varghese

I think about the main takeaway I want my students to get out of a class.
-Christina Zambrano-Varghese

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Toward Cruelty-Free Syllabi

with Matthew Cheney

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Matthew Cheney describes Cruelty-Free Syllabi on episode 296 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Students don’t enter a classroom immediately trusting a teacher.


A lot of my work, a lot of my career, and a lot of the moments that were most tense were moments where I had forgotten to trust students.
-Matthew Cheney

Respect students as human beings.
-Matthew Cheney

Students don’t enter a classroom immediately trusting a teacher.
-Matthew Cheney

We get used to a bureaucratic academic language that we oftentimes just inherit .
-Matthew Cheney

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Online Engagement Through Digital PowerUps

with Travis N Thurston

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Travis Thurston shares how to engage learners with digital powers on episode 295 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

It is really important for our learners to know why we are having them engage in something.

The virtual classroom doesn’t necessarily signal to students how the interaction is going to take place.
-Travis Thurston

It is really important for our learners to know why we are having them engage in something.
-Travis Thurston

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25 Years of EdTech

with Martin Weller

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Martin Weller on episode 294 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Groups who are marginalized in society are even more marginalized and persecuted online.

Groups who are marginalized in society are even more marginalized and persecuted online.
-Martin Weller

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Inclusive Practices Through Digital Accessibility

with Christina Moore

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Christina Moore discusses inclusive practices through digital accessibility on episode 293 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We need to make sure that our classrooms are places that students can come as they are and be appreciated for the experiences and strengths that they bring.

We need to make sure that our classrooms are places that students can come as they are and be appreciated for the experiences and strengths that they bring.
-Christina Moore

Our web environments can be wonderful places of accessibility.
-Christina Moore

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From Weeding Out to Belonging

with Ana Araya-Anchetta, Mar-Elise Hill & Flower Darby

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From Weeding Out to Belonging with Ana Araya-Anchetta, Mar-Elise Hill, and Flower Darby on episode 292 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I pivoted that semester from focusing so much on me giving a lecture to what the students need.
-Mar-Elise Hill

A challenge builds you up.
-Ana Araya-Anchetta

In order to be impactful in helping faculty, we must cultivate trust.
-Flower Darby

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Learning Myths and Realities

with Michelle Miller

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Quotes from the episode

This was a great opportunity to focus people’s ideas on and get them thinking in a different way on the diversity of learners.

This was a great opportunity to focus people’s ideas on and get them thinking in a different way on the diversity of learners.
-Michelle Miller

We remember more when we think of something in terms of its meaning or its relevance to ourselves.
-Michelle Miller

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The Productive Online and Offline Professor

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Bonni Stachowiak shares about her new book – The Productive Online and Offline Professor on episode 290 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

One of the ways I think I avoid burnout and still am passionate and joyful about the work that I am privileged to get todo is because I have that margin.

In terms of productivity, we really have to make these systems work for us.
-Bonni Stachowiak

If you can proactively create the space and systems before it hits the breaking point, it opens up the doors to do so much more and enjoy the journey so much more.
-Dave Stachowiak

One of the ways I think I avoid burnout and still am passionate and joyful about the work that I am privileged to get to do is because I have that margin.
-Bonni Stachowiak

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Syllabus Resources

with Angela Jenks

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Angela Jenks on episode 289 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I think the most important thing is thinking about the syllabus from a student's perspective.

The farther you get in a field, the more differently you read.
-Angela Jenks

Looking for open education resources is always good, no matter what field you are in.
-Angela Jenks

I think the most important thing is thinking about the syllabus from a student's perspective.
-Angela Jenks

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Angela Jenks, UCI anthropology, earns an Academic Senate award for teaching in a field she almost didn’t pursue

What information to include in syllabus?

When will your class meet?

Remember the holidays

How much reading should you assign?

How much do the books/course materials cost?

How many works are written by women, people of color, or other marginalized authors?

Is your syllabus accessible?

Conduct a more detailed self-assessment of inclusion in your syllabus and course design with this survey

Include a statement on access and inclusion

Include a basic needs statement

Give a quiz on your syllabus, or make it interactive

Academia Next

with Bryan Alexander

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Bryan Alexander shares about his book Academia Next on episode 288 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

“I’m happy to be as open as possible because that makes my work better."

“I’m happy to be as open as possible because that makes my work better.”
-Bryan Alexander

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Connected Teaching

with Harriet Schwartz

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Harriet Schwartz shares about her book Connected Teaching on episode 287 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

 

Interactions and relationships are really sites and sources for learning.

People are at their best when they can engage in healthy growth-fostering relationships.
-Harriet L. Schwartz

We have to maintain the standards of our profession and the standards of our discipline but at the same time understand that not everybody’s experience is the same as ours.
-Harriet L. Schwartz

Interactions and relationships are really sites and sources for learning.
-Harriet L. Schwartz

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Geeky Pedagogy

with Jessamyn Neuhaus

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Jessamyn Neuhas shares about Geeky Pedagogy on episode 286 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Just because you know a lot about something doesn’t mean you know how to teach it.

Just because you know a lot about something doesn’t mean you know how to teach it.
-Jessamyn Neuhas

There are a lot of things that student evaluations can’t tell us and a lot of ways that they can be flawed.
-Jessamyn Neuhas

We have to learn how to be effective teachers.
-Jessamyn Neuhas

Teaching and learning is a social interaction. We tend to be underprepared for the social interaction part of our job.
-Jessamyn Neuhas

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Reflections on the ESCALA HSI Summer Institute

with Janue Johnson

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Janue Johnson and Bonni Stachowiak share our reflections on the ESCALA HSI Summer Institute on episode 285 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

One of the things that stuck out to me was aligning learning activities with learning goals and assessments.

One of the things that stuck out to me was aligning learning activities with learning goals and assessments.
-Janue Johnson

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Process Over Product in Open Education

with Arley Cruthers

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Arley Cruthers discusses process over product on episode 283 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

One of the things that my coach used to always say is that in order to focus on winning you have to forget about winning.

One of the things that my coach used to always say is that in order to focus on winning you have to forget about winning.
-Arley Cruthers

If you focus on the process, that is when you are going to have a rich and valuable experience.
-Arley Cruthers

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