Teaching in Higher Ed

Weapons of Math Destruction

with Cathy O'Neil

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Weapons of Math Destruction

Cathy O'Neil shares about her book, Weapons of Math Destruction, on episode 170 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

This has very little to do with technical knowledge and everything to do with power.
—Cathy O'Neil

They think that because something is mathematical … it’s inherently more fair than a human process.
—Cathy O'Neil

There’s absolutely no reason to think that algorithms are inherently fair.
—Cathy O'Neil

It doesn’t make sense for all colleges to be measured by the same yardstick.
—Cathy O'Neil

There are ethical choices in every single algorithm we build.
—Cathy O'Neil

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The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux

with Cathy Davidson

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prepare students

Cathy Davidson shares about her book, A New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux on episode 169 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We’ve divided things up into very strange and restrictive categories in a world where those categories are completely merged and mixed and changing every minute.
—Cathy N. Davidson

Every generation has some new technology which we’re convinced is going to destroy us.
—Cathy N. Davidson

I believe in being skeptical about technology and therefore learning how to use it well.
—Cathy N. Davidson

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How to Effectively Use Presentation Tools in Our Teaching

with Teddy Svoronos

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presentation toolsTeddy Svoronos talks about how to effectively use presentation tools in our teaching on episode 168 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

A real tech win to me is a device that both enhances the student experience and also reduces friction.

—Teddy Svoronos

Think very carefully about what will enhance the learning of the people watching the presentation.

—Teddy Svoronos

When we adopt technology, there are are two considerations: how valuable it is and how much friction is it going to introduce.
—Teddy Svoronos

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EdTech Across the Disciplines

with Maria Erb & Ben Kahn

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education technology

Maria and Ben share about educational technology across the disciplines on episode 167 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

There’s really no end to the ways screencasting can be used.
—Ben Kahn

Don’t try to go it alone, because there’s such a great community out there that wants to help.
—Ben Kahn

What’s often driving these really unique, innovative uses of technology is a desire to connect with students.

—Maria Erb

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Healing Conversations About Racial Identity

with Bruce Hoskins

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racial identityBruce Hoskins and I attempt to model how to have healing conversations about racial identity on episode 166 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

People are not necessarily the problem, it’s what people are taught that is the problem.
—Bruce Hoskins

If we want to create different behavior, we have to change the behavior at the institutional level rather than on the individual level.
—Bruce Hoskins

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