Angela Jenks on episode 289 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
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
Bryan Alexander shares about his book Academia Next on episode 288 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
“I’m happy to be as open as possible because that makes my work better.”
-Bryan Alexander
Harriet Schwartz shares about her book Connected Teaching on episode 287 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
Jessamyn Neuhas shares about Geeky Pedagogy on episode 286 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
Janue Johnson and Bonni Stachowiak share our reflections on the ESCALA HSI Summer Institute on episode 285 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
One of the things that stuck out to me was aligning learning activities with learning goals and assessments.
-Janue Johnson