Teaching in Higher Ed

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

Resources Mentioned

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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