Teaching in Higher Ed

The College Classroom Assessment Compendium

with Jay Parkes & Dawn Zimmaro

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assessmentJay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro discuss their book The College Classroom Assessment Compendium: A Practical Guide to the College Instructor’s Daily Assessment Life on episode 205 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We see the need both for that just-in-time answer but also for faculty to do more thinking systematically about why they do what they do.
—Jay Parkes

Stop and say, “Why does this bother me?” and usually the answer to that is … something a little deeper than that particular student.
—Jay Parkes

How does extra credit really support their mastery of learning objectives?
—Dawn Zimmaro

If we’re really focused on the academic welfare of the student then our assessment activity should primarily be focused on promoting learning.
—Dawn Zimmaro

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The Spark of Learning Reprise

with Sarah Rose Cavanagh

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The Spark of Learning
Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book, The Spark of Learning, and more on episode 204 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Students are not going to learn if they’re not engaged, if they’re not curious.
—Sarah Rose Cavanagh

Students will remain engaged … if we initially generate excitement.
—Sarah Rose Cavanagh

We need to be authentically ourselves.
—Sarah Rose Cavanagh

We need to be attentive to the fact that there lots of different ways to portray that passion to be the spark.
—Sarah Rose Cavanagh

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My Flipped Classroom

with Jan H. Jensen

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flipped classroom

Jan H. Jensen shares about his flipped classroom on episode 203 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I didn’t flip the whole classroom at once.
—Jan H. Jensen

If you really have to generate your own teaching material … then videos are the fastest way of doing that.
—Jan H. Jensen

If you’re starting a course from scratch … it’s not that much more work to flip it.
—Jan H. Jensen

The boring stuff? That’s kind of a warning sign that the curriculum needs to be addressed.
—Jan H. Jensen

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Supporting Students Who are Veterans

with Kevin Jones

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Students Who are Veterans

Kevin Jones describes ways we can support our students who are veterans on episode 202 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

They feel like it’s very difficult for them to relate to the other students on campus.
—Kevin Jones

Your education doesn’t end when you finish your degree.
—Kevin Jones

Work with the community you’re in.
—Kevin Jones

I think everybody in higher ed needs to be a bit of an entrepreneur right now.
—Kevin Jones

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Frictionless Systems

with Dave Stachowiak

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Frictionless systems

Dave Stachowiak and I talk about frictionless systems on episode 201 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I’ve realized the importance of ending the day well and that having a sense of accomplishment is really important.
—Dave Stachowiak

Let’s automate all the things we can automate so we can spend more time doing the things we should never automate.
—Dave Stachowiak

Once the weekly review is done … I’m just following the plan for the week.
—Dave Stachowiak

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