Teaching in Higher Ed

How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching

with Josh Eyler

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Josh Eyler shares about his book How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching on episode 231 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

How Humans LearnPart of the purpose of college is to help students develop the skills to ask really great questions.
—Josh Eyler

People are conditioned to fear failure.
—Josh Eyler

How do we build in opportunities for mistakes and errors?
—Josh Eyler

Part of the work of college is to help our students figure out what they find meaningful in their lives and pursue that.
—Josh Eyler

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Teaching with Compassion

with Peter Kaufman

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Peter Kaufman discusses teaching with compassion on episode 230 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Teaching with CompassionSocial interaction is the foundation of our society.
—Peter Kaufman

If we can’t interact well, then we can’t have a strong society.
—Peter Kaufman

I think we’ve lost a good understanding of what it means to treat each other like humans.
—Peter Kaufman

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Growing a Culture of Learning

with Michael Ralph

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Michael Ralph shares about building a culture of learning on episode 229 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

culture of learningEarn mastery on some of the things, or cover a lot and have mastery on many fewer things.
—Michael Ralph

Mastery feels good at a biological level.
—Michael Ralph

Active learning is more a description of the cognitive activities that are going on with my students.
—Michael Ralph

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How to Create Engaging Online Classes

with Laura Gibbs

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Laura Gibbs discusses how to create engaging online classes on episode 228 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Online LearningGood work takes time.
—Laura Gibbs

Meaningful writing can happen in any kind of class … but you have to design the class to make that happen.
—Laura Gibbs

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Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone

with Thomas Tobin

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Thomas Tobin talks about his book Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education on episode 227 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Reach Everyone, Teach EveryoneLearning styles are not fixed characteristics.
—Thomas Tobin

It’s an iterative practice that allows students to cement things from short-term learning into long-term memory.
—Thomas Tobin

You don’t get a prize for knowing the answer … but you definitely get a prize for being able to apply it.
—Thomas Tobin

We’re lowering the barrier to access but we’re not lowering the rigor of the content itself.
—Thomas Tobin

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