Teaching in Higher Ed

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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