Teaching in Higher Ed

Embracing Anger to Find Joyful Agency

with Jamie Moore

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Jamie Moore shares about embracing anger to find joyful agency on episode 565 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Are you a living realization of your values and beliefs?

I was told that that if I showed emotion I would be seen as vulnerable, and my students would be ready to pounce on that vulnerability.
-Jamie Moore

Invisible agreements shadow our classroom interactions and curriculum, capping the potential for connection, feeling, and joy in community with each other.
-Jamie Moore

My favorite thing is learning with my students and humanizing myself.
-Jamie Moore

Are you a living realization of your values and beliefs?
-Jamie Moore

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How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

with John Warner

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John Warner shares about his latest book, More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI on episode 564 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

If we treat the output of large language models as writing, as opposed to syntax generation, which is how I characterize it, then we're allowing the meaning of writing and the experience of writing to be degraded for humans.

If we treat the output of large language models as writing, as opposed to syntax generation, which is how I characterize it, then we're allowing the meaning of writing and the experience of writing to be degraded for humans.
-John Warner

Clearly, this is not feedback that is unique to human beings and unique to how we read.
-John Warner

There is no pivot for humanity. We're going to be humans whether we like it or not, and we are going to live our life through a series of experiences which convey some manner of meaning to ourselves. We still have to live. We still have to have a day to day experience of the world. We still have to have access to our own minds. We still have to relate to other people. This is the stuff of being human.
-John Warner

Every human is a unique intelligence. Developing a unique intelligence is a work of teaching and learning. And honoring that is the highest calling of a teacher.
-John Warner

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Defy – The Power of Saying No in a World That Demands Yes

with Sunita Sah

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Dr. Sunita Sah discusses her book, Defy: The Power of Saying No in a World That Demands Yes on episode 563 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

To defy is simply to act in accordance with your true values when there's pressure to do otherwise.

Defiance is a practice, not a personality.
-Dr. Sunita Sah

Defiance is a skill that's available and necessary for all of us to use.
-Dr. Sunita Sah

For many of us, the distance between who we think we are and what we actually do is enormous.
-Dr. Sunita Sah

To defy is simply to act in accordance with your true values when there's pressure to do otherwise.
-Dr. Sunita Sah

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Supporting Undocumented Students in Higher Education

with Jesus Campos

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Jesús Campos shares his story as an undocumented undergrad/grad student and ways to support others in their educational pursuits on episode 562 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Students are each special and unique, and it is important we get to know them as such.

There is some guilt students have because they feel like they’re not really pulling their weight, or they’re sort of a burden because they’re not producing an income.
-Jesús Campos

Look at scholarships that are open to nonresidents. They're out there.
-Jesús Campos

It’s very important not to put yourself and your own experiences in your student’s shoes. Every student is unique and going through something entirely different.
-Jesús Campos

Individuals from different countries go through different processes. It is not a one size fits all.
-Jesús Campos

Students are each special and unique, and it is important we get to know them as such.
-Jesús Campos

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Disability Is Human

with Stephanie Cawthon

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Stephanie Cawthon shares about her book, Disability Is Human – The Vital Power of Accessibility in Everyday Life, on episode 561 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We all have disability at one time or another, maybe just not right now.
-Stephanie Cawthon

I think that there is still a sense of surprise when a request is made for some kind of modification.
-Stephanie Cawthon

This idea that accommodations and accessibility is coming at some cost to the abled is a false pretense.
-Stephanie Cawthon

If you receive a whole bunch of feedback and you can't do anything about it, that just makes you feel bad.
-Stephanie Cawthon

I was really trying to help us understand our assumptions about disability and accessibility.
-Stephanie Cawthon

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