Teaching in Higher Ed

The Spark of Learning

with Sarah Rose Cavanagh

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The Spark of Learning

Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion* on episode #135 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Teaching Creativity

with Hoda Mostafa

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Creativity in Teaching

Hoda Mostafa discusses teaching creativity on episode 134 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Relevance and meaning are so important for the students I teach.
—Hoda Mostafa

I had to figure out ways to learn things without relying too much on memorization.
—Hoda Mostafa

You have to guide students through the process of learning how to think.
—Hoda Mostafa

Students get engaged when it’s meaningful to them.
—Hoda Mostafa

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My 2017 Someday-Maybe Tech List

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maybe-someday tech list

Bonni Stachowiak reveals what’s on her someday/maybe tech list on episode 133 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Teach Students How to Learn

with Saundra McGuire

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Teach Students How to Learn

Saundra Y. McGuire discusses how to teach students how to learn on episode 132 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Learning is a process, not an activity.
–Saundra Y. McGuire

Physical activity is really important to having the brain operate at peak efficiency.
–Saundra Y. McGuire

Pretending that you’re teaching information is a great way to practice retrieval of that information.
–Saundra Y. McGuire

Students who may be failing our courses miserably are not failing because they are not capable; they are failing because they don’t have strategies to successfully manage the information.
–Saundra Y. McGuire

When we believe it’s possible, then we can help students believe it’s possible.
–Saundra Y. McGuire

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Peer Review of Teaching

with Isabeau Iqbal

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Peer review of teaching

Isabeau Iqbal shares about the peer review of teaching on episode #131 of Teaching in Higher Ed.

Quotes from the episode

Formative peer reviews of teaching offer the opportunity for growth for both the reviewer and the reviewee.
–Isabeau Iqbal

Despite the fact that you might have decades of experience and high student evaluations of teaching, it’s still nerve-wracking.
–Isabeau Iqbal

There are best practices in peer review, but often those don’t get followed.
–Isabeau Iqbal

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