Teaching in Higher Ed

The intersections between play, games, and learning

with Nicholas Holt

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play, games and learningNic Holt shares about the intersections between play, games, and learning on episode 198 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Always try to create those cross-silo engagements.
—Nic Holt

Before we can all learn together, we have to be nice and good to one another.
—Nic Holt

If you have a new piece of technology in your class … let everybody play with it.
—Nic Holt

To learn to take another person’s perspective is something that will transcend whatever content you’re trying to teach.

—Nic Holt

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Interactivity and inclusivity can help close the achievement gap

with Viji Sathy & Kelly Hogan

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Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan describe how inclusivity can help close the achievement gap on episode 197 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

inclusivity and the achievement gap

Quotes from the episode

How do I communicate that their work ethic was actually more important than innate ability?
—Viji Sathy

When I first started teaching, I thought the classroom had to look a certain way.
—Kelly Hogan

The attention span of a class goes down the larger the class size.
—Kelly Hogan

Making a mistake is a big part of learning.
—Kelly Hogan

The more you do it, the more you start to see opportunities for improvement.
—Viji Sathy

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Reading as Collective Action

with Nicholas Hengen Fox

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Reading as Collective Action

Nicholas Hengen Fox shares about his book, Reading as Collective Action, on episode 196 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

Like a lot of faculty members and grad students, I have a lot of privilege. That shapes the way I see the world and interact with texts.
—Nicholas Hengen Fox

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Considering Open Education with an Interdisciplinary Lens

with Robin DeRosa

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Robin DeRosa discusses considering open education with an interdisciplinary lens on episode 195 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Considering Open Education with an Interdisciplinary Lens

Quotes from the episode

How do we make higher education more accessible to learners by rethinking the structures of our programs?
—Robin DeRosa

It’s really about empowering learners.
—Robin DeRosa

Design structures that reflect the fact that universities are in the real world.
—Robin DeRosa

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Interactive Theatre Enters the Classroom

with James Wilson

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Interactive Theatre Enters the Classroom

James Wilson on episode 194 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast shares about Interactive Theatre in the classroom.

Quotes from the episode

Humans are hardwired for learning by doing.
—James Wilson

Everybody in everyday life is an actor … it shouldn’t be deemed an untouchable art form.
—James Wilson

I haven’t come across a medium of teaching which attaches a higher state of emotion to learning experiences.
—James Wilson

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