Amanda Coolidge talks about open education and growing up open on episode 299 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
David Peña-Guzmán discusses how to help rediscover the joy of reading on episode 298 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
Christina Zambrano-Varghese and Marcus Flax shares about transformative learning experiences on episode 297 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
Matthew Cheney describes Cruelty-Free Syllabi on episode 296 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
Travis Thurston shares how to engage learners with digital powers on episode 295 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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
