Teaching in Higher Ed

Active Learning in STEM Courses

with Paul Blowers

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Active learning in STEM coursesPaul Blowers discusses active learning in STEM courses on episode 179 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I am very open about my own failures.
—Paul Blowers

I tell students right up front: I will not be defeated. And I try to get them in that same mindset.
—Paul Blowers

My goal is to know every student name by the first week of class.
—Paul Blowers

My goal is to create a series of tasks and questions that force even the best students to make tough choices.

—Paul Blowers

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Igniting Our Imagination in Digital Learning and Pedagogy

with Remi Kalir

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Web annotationRemi Kalir talks about igniting our imagination in digital learning and pedagogy on episode 178 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Play is not a synonym for fun.
—Remi Kalir

Our ability to change our minds … is very important.
—Remi Kalir

Just because a research article has been finished and put out there … doesn’t mean the conversation is over.
—Remi Kalir

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Learning Is Not a Spectator Sport

with Maria Andersen

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learningMaria Andersen shares about how learning is not a spectator sport on episode 177 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I feel like we’ve made online learning really transactional.
— Maria Andersen

We’ve taken the joy and excitement out of learning.
— Maria Andersen

The world is not as cut and dried as the problems we see in text.
— Maria Andersen

You don’t actually learn until you engage with it.
— Maria Andersen

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OpenEd17 Recap and Other Teaching Lessons

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OpenEd17Bonni Stachowiak shares her experience attending OpenEd17, as well as other teaching lessons, on episode 176 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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GTD, UDL, and Other Listener Questions

with Dave Stachowiak

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GTD

Bonni and Dave Stachowiak answer listener questions on episode 175 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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