Teaching in Higher Ed

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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Changing Our Minds About Teaching

with Robin DeRosa, Mike Truong & Maha Bali

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Changing our minds about teaching

Maha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I have learned that I don’t need to defend technology.
—Mike Truong

What happens if you structurally start to build [courses] around the real-world issues that students are bringing in?
—Robin DeRosa

In certain times of my life I think better in a synchronous way, talking to someone immediately. And other times I just need to step back and write.
—Maha Bali

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