Teaching in Higher Ed

The Alchemy of Us

with Ainissa Ramirez

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Ainissa Ramirez shares about her new book, The Alchemy of Us, on episode 318 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Professors and teachers have a profound impact on people’s lives.

It’s just these little things that add up and eventually they completely dispirit a person.
-Ainissa Ramirez

Professors and teachers have a profound impact on people’s lives.
-Ainissa Ramirez

If we can learn from the past and see our reflection, we can make decisions about our present and make better decisions about our future.
-Ainissa Ramirez

It’s a burden to have to be perfect.
-Ainissa Ramirez

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Mental Health on the College Campus

with Laura Horne

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Laura Horne shares about student mental health – creating a culture of caring on episode 317 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I don’t think that we really always realize how common mental health issues are.

I don’t think that we really always realize how common mental health issues are.
-Laura Horne

We all have some degree of personal experience with what it is like to struggle emotionally.
-Laura Horne

Learning is curiosity, it is relational, it is alive.
-Laura Horne

Asking for help is a sign of strength and it is necessary.
-Laura Horne

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Designing for the Uncertain Fall

with Maria Andersen

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Maria Andersen discusses how to design courses for the uncertain Fall semester on episode 316 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Maria Andersen

Even when we are told what is going to be happening, nobody believes it anymore.
-Maria Andersen

This lack of knowledge for what is concretely going to happen is a barrier for a lot of people.
-Maria Andersen

Better to go deep than to go wide.
-Maria Andersen

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Theory vs Practice

with Viviana Pezzullo

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Viviana Pezzullo shares about theory versus practice in pedagogy on episode 315 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

It was interesting to see how the same technique may be applied in different fields.

It was interesting to see how the same technique may be applied in different fields.
-Viviana Pezzullo

Sometimes for students it may not be comfortable to share videos, but I think it is important for the professor to do it.
-Viviana Pezzullo

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Culturally Responsive Online Teaching

with Courtney Plotts

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Courtney Plotts discusses culturally-responsive online teaching on episode 314 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

If I really want to connect with you, I need to learn more about you and really define the space for you.

How well are we really reaching our students? How is that authenticity coming through?
-Courtney Plotts

Show me community and I will participate. Show me that I am safe. Show me you understand my concerns.
-Courtney Plotts

If I really want to connect with you, I need to learn more about you and really define the space for you.
-Courtney Plotts

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