Teaching in Higher Ed

What We Should Know About APIs

with Kris Shaffer

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APIs in Higher Education

Kris Shaffer shares what we should know about APIs on episode 162 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

APIs are how computers talk to each other.
—Kris Shaffer

APIs are the bones of the internet.
—Kris Shaffer

It’s interesting to see how different services offer different levels of openness.
—Kris Shaffer

You can’t blame the computers, because the computers are programmed by people too.
—Kris Shaffer

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Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in Two Worlds

with Teresa Chahine

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Social Entrepreneurship

Teresa Chahine shares about teaching social entrepreneurship in two worlds on episode 161 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

There is definitely a mental barrier between traditional charity and traditional commerce.
—Teresa Chahine

Social entrepreneurship is everything that lies between charity and commerce.

—Teresa Chahine

If you’re giving people money, you’re not actually changing the status quo, you’re helping them endure the status quo.
—Teresa Chahine

Teaching, practice, and research all inform each other.
—Teresa Chahine

Embrace failure as part of the process.
—Teresa Chahine

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Motivating Students in Large Classes

with Brenda Gunderson

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Brenda Gunderson

Brenda Gunderson shares approaches for motivating large classes on episode 160 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I’m always looking for one new thing, one new idea to try in an upcoming term.

I think it’s important that I keep learning. And not just learning inside my own discipline, but learning outside my discipline.

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Dynamic Lecturing

with Todd Zakrajsek

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Dynamic Lecturing

Todd Zakrajsek shares about his new book Dynamic Lecturing on episode 159 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

You can’t just take bad examples of something and claim that the whole concept is bad.
—Todd Zakrajsek

If bad teaching were considered a crime, I think we’ve arrested the wrong suspect.
—Todd Zakrajsek

We always have to be mindful of how attentive the audience is at any given moment.
—Todd Zakrajsek

I can’t find any evidence that says lecturing is bad.
—Todd Zakrajsek

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Teaching with Wikipedia

with Judy C. K. Chan

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Teaching with Wikipedia

Judy Chan shares how to teach using Wikipedia on episode 158 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

My students like teamwork now because I structure it in a way that is very supportive for everyone.
—Judy Chan

Students may not notice it’s a different tool, and it gives them a more seamless environment from one course to another.
—Judy Chan

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