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Why Students Resist Learning

Anton Tolman shares about his book Why Students Resist Learning: A Practical Model for Understanding and Helping Students edited by Anton O. Tolman and Janine Kremling on episode 171 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Everybody who has taught has run into student resistance in one form or another. —Anton Tolman We need to start seeing student resistance as a signal. —Anton Tolman When they’re resisting, they’re telling me something. —Anton Tolman A common error … is to believe that a lot of student resistance is because of the students themselves. —Anton Tolman Resources Mentioned Why Students Resist Learning: A Practical Model for Understanding and Helping Students Edited by Anton O. Tolman and Janine Kremling Episode #169: The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux with Cathy Davidson SQ4R reading method Perry’s Scheme – Understanding the Intellectual Development of College-Age Students Episode #047: Developing metacognition skills in our students with Todd Zakrajsek No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson* Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Sep 21, 201736 min

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 Resources Mentioned Weapons of Math Destruction* by Cathy O’Neil U.S. News and World Report: Best College Rankings Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education College Rankings How Can We Stop Algorithms Telling Lies Big Data is Coming to Health Insurance Why We Need Accountable Algorithms Digital Redlining and Privacy with Chris Gilliard Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Sep 14, 201738 min

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

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 Resources The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux by Cathy Davidson* How a Class Becomes a Community: Theory, Method, Examples (Cathy shares about class constitutions) Quizlet More or Less Technology in the Classroom? We’re Asking the Wrong Question, by Cathy Davidson in FastCompany Revolutionizing the University for the Digital Era, by Michael Roth in The Washington Post An Educator Makes the Case that Higher Learning Needs to Grow Up, by Craig Calhoun Design Learning Outcomes to Change the World, by Cathy N. Davidson American Colleges Will Fail Kids Without These Five Crucial Upgrades, by Pamela Swyn Kripke Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Sep 7, 201741 min

How to Effectively Use Presentation Tools in Our Teaching

Teddy 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 Resources Mentioned Teddy was on: Mac Power Users 383 and Mac Power Users 319 Bonni was on: Mac Power Users 240 (workflow segment) Slide Docs via Nancy Duarte Slideuments via Garr Reyolds Apple Watch Poll Everywhere Simpsons – Star Wipes Example of one way Teddy used animations in explaining sampling distributions: deriving likelihoods Slideology* by Nancy Duarte Teddy’s post: In Praise of Goodnotes More from Teddy on Live Annotation of Student Work with Goodnotes Teddy’s post: A Good Day to Keynote Hard Apple Pencil Surface Pro* Surface Pen Doug McKee’s post: Teaching Online with Zoom, Duet Display, and PDF Expert Attendance2 Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Aug 31, 201738 min

EdTech Across the Disciplines

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 Resources Mentioned University of Portland TechTalk Podcast – What is Digital Pedagogy? Reddit VoiceThread FlipGlid Michelle Pacansky-Brock Kaltura CaptureSpace Tapes SnagIt Jing Padlet Genius Kendrick Lamar Hypothes.is Techtalk: To Reddit or Not to Reddit, That is the Question Techtalk: Bringing Ancient Texts to Modern Life (touches on screencasting and VoiceThread) Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Aug 24, 201742 min

Healing Conversations About Racial Identity

Bruce 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 Resources Mentioned Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher* by Stephen D. Brookfield Sociology in Praxis Strange Fruit Sociology www.brucehoskins.com Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Aug 17, 201739 min

Teaching Lessons from Course Evaluations

Dave Stachowiak and I talk about teaching lessons from my course evaluations on episode 165 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I hope students realize that I’m learning too, and I’m willing to grow and change and adapt. — Dave Stachowiak Is there anything worthwhile you can glean from this [evaluation] that can make you a better teacher? — Bonni Stachowiak Resources Mentioned Betsy Barre talks about Research on Course Evaluations in Episode #089 The Lean Startup* by Eric Ries On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss* by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher* by Stephen Brookfield Stephen Brookfield’s Critical Incident Questionnaire Gardner Campell’s APGAR for Class Meetings Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Aug 10, 201743 min

Setting Students Up for Success from the Start

Joe Hoyle shares his expertise from 46 years of teaching and reflects on how to set students up for success from the start on episode 164 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If you want to become a better teacher, start writing about it. —Joe Hoyle You have to start by knowing what you yourself want to accomplish. —Joe Hoyle There has to be a way to communicate to the students — they can’t read your mind. —Joe Hoyle Be sure that you communicate openly, honestly, and fairly frequently. —Joe Hoyle What I would hope my students write on my tombstone is, “He cared enough about us that he pushed us to be great.” —Joe Hoyle Resources Mentioned Small Teaching* by James Lang Episode 146: James Lang and Ken Bain on Motivation in the Classroom Episode 092: Small Teaching with James Lang Episode 019: Cheating Lessons with James Lang John Wooden: First, How to Put on Your Socks What the Best College Teachers Do* by Ken Bain Apple’s spending on R&D Make it Stick* by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel Joe Hoyle’s office at the University of Richmond Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Aug 3, 201741 min

Games in the Higher Ed Classroom

Stacy Jacob talks about her experience incorporating games in her classes on episode 163 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You really have to be willing to fail. —Stacy Jacob Learn something new every year. —Stacy Jacob They need to trust me; I know where we’re going. —Stacy Jacob Resources Mentioned Row Houses Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher* by Stephen D. Brookfield Episode 122 with Keegan Long-Wheeler Episode 125 with John Stewart When Games Invade Real Life with Jesse Schell Gradecraft at the University of Michigan Episode 091: Choose Your Own Adventure Assessment Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Pt. 1 Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Pt. 2 A Few Gamification Resources from Stacy Jacobs Recommendations Bonni Can’t Stop the Feeling – Dance Like Nobody’s Watching – The Piano Guys Stacy Jacobs Homesick Cookbooks by Lisa Fain* SuperBetter Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jul 27, 201739 min

What We Should Know About APIs

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 Resources Mentioned Episode #074: The Public and Private of Scholarship Part 1: What is an API? Part 2: Why use an API? Part 3: Retrieving Data Through APIs Part 4: Posting to Medium with APIs Data for Democracy Data for Democracy on Medium Mike Caulfield’s blog Mike Caulfield on Episode #138: Digital Literacy, But Which One? Citizenfour Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jul 20, 201738 min

Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in Two Worlds

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 Resources Mentioned Kiva Alfanar Master of Public Health: Sustainability, Health, and the Global Environment Social Franchising Article Amy Collier on Not Yet-Ness Food Truck Film: Soufra and the Refugee Food Truck Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship* by Teresa Chahine Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher* by Stephen Brookfield Alfanar Campaign Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jul 13, 201734 min

Motivating Students in Large Classes

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. Resources Mentioned ACUE’s expert series article with Brenda Gunderson ACUE’s profile of Brenda Gunderson, who is featured in their Course in Effective Teaching Practices Interactive Notes for Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis Stats 250 YouTube Channel Edsurge Article About M-Write Brenda’s Keynote at the LASI conference Learner Analytics Summer Institute 2016: Includes iClicker data and Ecoach Recent publication about How to help students study ‘smarter’ Academic Innovation: University of Michigan M-Write – writing to learn Dancing with the Professors 2016 Dancing with the Professors Facebook Event Page Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jul 6, 201742 min

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 Resources Mentioned Dynamic Lecturing: Research-based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness* by Christine Harrington and Todd Zakrajsek TIHE Episode #090 Reflections on the Lilly Conference TIHE Episode #047 on Metacognition Parker J Palmer Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics* by Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jun 29, 201738 min

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 Resources Mentioned Judy’s Course Wiki on the UBC Wiki Wiki Education Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoked_salmon Robin DeRosa’s post: My Open Textbook: Pedagogy and Practice Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jun 22, 201730 min

Promoting Academic Integrity

Phil Newton talks about promoting academic integrity on episode 157 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode People have cheated forever. —Phil Newton Think about all the good principles of assessment, but do that through the lens of academic integrity. —Phil Newton If you make it easy for things to happen, then they’re more likely to happen. —Phil Newton We don’t design assessments to catch cheaters — we design assessments so that students can show that they’ve learned. —Phil Newton Resources Mentioned TIHE 19: Cheating Lessons with James Lang Cheating Lessons*by James Lang Tricia Bertram Gallant TIHE 100: The Failure Episode International Center for Academic Integrity Contract Cheating and Assessment Design Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jun 15, 201736 min

Setting Boundaries with Students and Other Questions

Kerry Moore joins me to answer a question about setting boundaries with students, along with a few other listener questions, on episode 156 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What am I like in the classroom and does that feel authentic to who I am? — Kerry Moore I would challenge the idea that having difficult conversations isn’t compatible with being a positive and supportive teaching presence. — Kerry Moore What are the ways that I’m going to make sure I’m available for connection to students with different personality styles? — Kerry Moore We can be friendly with our students … but if we call it a friendship, we’re setting up the students and ourselves for frustration and disappointment. — Kerry Moore Resources Mentioned Question #1 Shawn asks about transitioning from being a practitioner to being more of a teacher. Episode 101 on public sphere pedagogy with Thia Wolf Planet Money podcast Question #2 Lydia asks about setting boundaries with students. Episode 099 on Encouraging Accountability with Angela Jenks Episode 117 on The Balancing Act with Kerry Moore April Fool’s joke by a Biola professor Question #3 Steve asks about continuous course-improvement. Question #4 Loic asks about getting things done without hierarchical power. Loic pronunciation Episode 080 The Empowered Manager* by Peter Block French and Raven’s Bases of Power (1959) Question #5 David-John asks about quality management for online programs. Quality Matters Online Learning Consortium

Jun 8, 201741 min

Learning and Assessing with Multiple-Choice Questions

Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro share about learning and assessing with multiple-choice questions in college classrooms on episode 155 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Tests don’t hurt students—people with tests hurt students. —Dawn Zimmaro It’s not the multiple choice question that is problematic … it’s about how the assessment can be used. —Dawn Zimmaro The whole goal here is learning, not assessing. —Jay Parkes Technology has really expanded our ability to do some assessments and diagnostics in ways we haven’t been able to do in the past. —Dawn Zimmaro Resources Mentioned Learning and Assessing with Multiple-Choice Questions in College Classrooms by Jay Parkes & Dawn Zimmaro* Retrieval Practice Retrieval Practice Tools Retrieval Practice with Pooja Agarwal How to Use Cognitive Psychology to Enhance Learning Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jun 1, 201744 min

Teaching Lessons from The Road

Penny MacCormack (ACUE’s Chief Academic Officer) shares her teaching lessons from the road on episode #154 of the Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast. Quotes from the episode Throw away the fixed mindset idea that you’re born smart or not. —Penny MacCormack Struggle in learning is natural. —Penny MacCormack Never forget the power of collegiality. —Penny MacCormack Teaching is a skillset, and it’s a collaboration between teachers and students. —Penny MacCormack Resources Mentioned ACUE website University of Arizona for Active Learning in Large Classes module (John Pollard: the Active Learning Cycle) Kansas State University for Preparing an Effective Syllabus module (Michael Wesch: Big Idea Syllabus) University of Nevada, Las Vegas for Activities and Assignments With Course Outcomes module (Mary-Ann Winkelemes: Transparent Assignments) Butler University for Facilitating Engaging Class Discussions module (Tara Lineweaver: Fishbowl Discussion) José Bowen for Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom module Ece Karayalcin at Miami Dade College Kristina Ruiz-Mesa at Cal State LA Emily Moss at Cal State LA Cat Haras at Cal State LA TIHE #118 with Mike Wesch Fishbowl (conversation) TIHE #136 with Jose Bowen Carol Dweck Dr. M. David Merrill – First Principles of Instruction Christian Freidrich’s Podcasts I Listen to Christian’s Tweet About the Teaching in Higher Ed Theme Music Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

May 25, 201738 min

Pencasting and Other Ways to Incorporate Videos in Your Classes

Brandy Dudas talks about pencasting and other ways to incorporate videos in your classes on episode 153 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode I try not to over-edit. —Brandy Dudas I had to weigh my belief in open educational resources with being scared about what the public was going to say. —Brandy Dudas Give it a try and you’ll be surprised at the positive feedback you’ll get from your students. —Brandy Dudas Resources Mentioned KhanAcademy Autodesk Sketchbook Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Surface Pro* Brandy’s Youtube Channel Adjusted Trial Balance video, viewed almost 16,000 times Powtoon VideoScribe Connectivism Video (created with video scribe) Provincial Instructors Diploma Program at Vancouver Community College Slideuments Nancy Duarte Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

May 18, 201732 min

Open Education Risks and Rewards

Catherine Cronin discusses open education on episode 152 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Twitter has been a big part of my learning and my teaching. –Catherine Cronin One of my key roles is helping learners develop their voice and their agency. –Catherine Cronin Openness is always continuously negotiated. –Catherine Cronin We need to be willing to be criticized ourselves. –Catherine Cronin Having a personal learning network and being able to learn from each other is essential. –Catherine Cronin Resources Mentioned Catherine’s Philosophy: I practice openness by intentionally using and reusing OER, creating and sharing my work openly (learning, teaching and research), and teaching and modeling these open educational practices (OEP). But that’s just the what. The how requires much thought and care. I believe open educational practices can help to increase access to education, contribute towards democratising education, and help to prepare learners —in all contexts— for engaged citizenship in increasingly open, networked, and participatory culture. Martin Weller – open is both risky and vital Henry Jenkins danah boyd Mizuko Ito Surveillance Capitalism Personal Learning Network (PLN) Vivian Rolfe collaborated with Catherine on the GoOPEN wiki Degrees of Openness / Degrees of Ease Four adjectives that describe open: Complex Personal Contextual Continuously negotiated http://wikieducator.org/GoOPEN Digital Storytelling 106 (DS106) course origins Contrafabulists podcast episode #52: Marginalia, on which Audrey Watters shares her decision to un-annotate her blog and her considerations to potentially change her CC license on her site. Catherine also encourages us to work on de-centering our northern epistemology. There are people working openly on all six continents. Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

May 11, 201737 min

Exploring Meaningful Measures of Accountability

Kristen Eshleman explores meaningful measures of accountability on episode 151 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Are there ways we could be accountable for the things we value most? –Kristen Eshleman If we’re going to double down on outcomes-based assessment, are we going to end up designing learning for only the things that can be measured? –Kristen Eshleman Accept the vulnerability that allows for openness in learning. –Kristen Eshleman Teaching has to adjust and adapt. –Kristen Eshleman Resources TIHE episode with Laura Gogia: Connected Learning for the Curious Exploring Meaningful Measures of Accountability TIHE 007: Personal knowledge mastery TIHE Article: My Updated Personal Knowledge Management System W. Brian Arthur Keynote Speech: Combining Complexity Theory with Narrative Research with David Snowdon Harvard Business Review: A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making Santa Fe Institute: Complex Adaptive Systems Cynefin Framework SenseMaker Davidson Digital Learning R + D Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

May 4, 201739 min

All-Recommendations Episode to Celebrate 150 Episodes

Bonni Stachowiak shares community members’ recommendations on episode 150 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Resources James Lang recommends What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain* Ken Bain – What the Best College Teachers Do on TIHE Episode 036 Beth Cougler-Blom recommends Coursera’s Learning How to Learn course from Barbara Oakley Check out Beth Cougler-Blom’s posts on Facebook Live: Part 1 and Part 2 Beth’s post about podcasts Beth’s blog Isabeau Iqbal recommends FitnessBlender Linda Oakleaf recommends The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Teaching College by Anthony D. Fredericks * Steven Michaels recommends the Teaching in Higher Ed Slack Group TIHE Episode 140 with Steven Michaels on Thinking Outside the LMS The Public Domain Review Ken Bain recommends Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang* VoiceThread (unofficial recommendation) Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Apr 27, 201720 min

Giving Voice and Face to the Illness Experience

Rebecca Hogue talks about giving voice and face to the illness experience on this episode of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Some people are inherent share people and other people aren’t. —Rebecca Hogue I’d rather you stumble with a good intention than not try at all. —Rebecca Hogue When you’re going through cancer, humor is a release. —Rebecca Hogue It’s humor in the moment that gets you through it. —Rebecca Hogue Resources Rebecca’s blog (livingpathography.org) One of Rebecca’s posts: It All Started … ShouldIBlog.org Rhizomatic Learning 14 David Elpern defines pathography as “a narrative that gives voice and face to the illness experience. It puts the person behind the disease in the forefront and as such is a great learning opportunity for all care givers and fellow sufferers.” There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love* by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell BAYS Anthology: Agony and Absurdity: Adventures in Cancerland: An Anthology* by Meaghan Calcari Campbell, Laurie Hessen Pomeranz, and Robin Bruns Worona Virtually Connecting Virtually Connecting ePatients Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Apr 20, 201731 min

Literally Unbelievable

Bronwyn Harris shares stories about students who were incredible, some of whom aren’t in our classrooms and some of whom are, on episode 148 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode These were all kids who had voices … but I wanted to amplify their voice. —Bronwyn Harris Kids will live up or down to your expectations. —Bronwyn Harris If we start thinking of all kids as our kids, things are going to be much better. —Bronwyn Harris Resources Literally Unbelievable by Bronwyn Harris* Serial Podcast Urban Promise Academy – Oakland Kevin Gannon on TIHE Episode #52, “Students aren’t our adversaries.”

Apr 13, 201741 min

Racial Identity in the Classroom

Stephen Brookfield discusses racial identity in the classroom on episode 147 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode For the first half of my life I was race blind. –Stephen Brookfield I was colluding in a system and in practices that reinforced racism without consciously being aware of this. –Stephen Brookfield Most white people grow up with these elements in their consciousness but are unaware that they’re there. –Stephen Brookfield We’re here to challenge, rather than to reassure. –Stephen Brookfield We know that we’ll have been successful when … some of our comfortable assumptions are being questioned. –Stephen Brookfield Resources TIHE15: How to get students to participate in discussion with Stephen Brookfield TIHE98: The Skillful Teacher with Stephen Brookfield The Skillful Teacher by Stephen Brookfield* Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates* A Conversation with My Black Son, a New York Times OpEd Video Good White People: The Problem with Middle-Class White Anti-Racism by Shannon Sullivan* Eduard C. Lindeman Michel Foucault Derald Wing Sue’s books* Videos of Derald Wing Sue Presumed Incompetent by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. González, and Angela P. Harris* TIHE123: Presumed Incompetent with Yolanda Flores Niemann Stephen Covey on Trust The Discussion Book: 50 Great Ways to Get People Talking by Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill* David Bohm www.todaysmeet.com Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Apr 6, 201751 min

James Lang and Ken Bain on Motivation in the Classroom

James Lang interviews Ken Bain about motivation in the classroom on episode 146 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It’s the question that the goal entails that becomes so driving for the students. –Ken Bain Students are most likely to take a deep approach to their learning when they’re trying to answer questions. –Ken Bain Teach less, better. –Ken Bain We are currently interested in certain questions because we were once interested in another question. –Ken Bain Resources Mentioned James Lang was previously on Teaching in Higher Ed on: Episode 19: Cheating Lessons Episode 92: Small Teaching Ken Bain was previously on Teaching in Higher Ed on: Episode 36: What the Best College Teachers Do Small Teaching* by James Lang Ken’s books * James’s books* Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Mar 30, 201731 min

When Things Will Just Have to Do

Bonni Stachowiak shares about when things will just have to do on episode 145 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Podcast Answer Man: Equipment Apple AirPods TIHE episode 117: The Balancing Act with Kerry Moore How to Create a Pencast Retrieval Practice Website Retrieval Practice Tools Sabbatical Beauty She Was in a Hippity Hopity Mood: BBC Reporter Breaks Silence Teaching Naked* by Jose Bowen Getting Things Done* by David Allen Patreon Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Mar 23, 201725 min

Digital Literacy – Then and Now

Bryan Alexander shares about digital literacy – then and now – on episode 144 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Most of us were not trained in participatory media, and we haven’t really integrated that into our teaching. —Bryan Alexanderhttps://teachinginhighered.com/wp-login.php?action=logout&_wpnonce=e0b1dd6dc9 A key part of digital literacy in the social age is that it is productive. We make stuff. —Bryan Alexander Technical skills are an unavoidable part of digital literacy. —Bryan Alexander The way we’ve constructed the mobile experience is often apart from the web. —Bryan Alexander Resources Mentioned Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC Web 2.0 and Emergent Multi-literacies Mozilla’s Web Literacy Map ”Creating a digital literacy report: The survey piece, Part 1” by Bryan Alexander Doug Belshaw Laura Gibbs – Teaching with Canvas Blog LinkedIn Pinterest A Rape in Cyberspace by Julian Dibbell Pinboard.in Diigo The Idle Words blog ”Stanford researchers find students have trouble judging the credibility of information online” by Brooke Donald Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning? We Make the Road by Walking* by Myles Horton and Paulo Freire Future Trends in Technology and Education, Bryan’s newsletter Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Mar 16, 201739 min

Keeping Evergreen As Professors and Educators

Teresa Soro provides ideas on how we can keep evergreen as professors and educators on episode 143 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode No brain is very smart alone. –Teresa Soro You go from being the expert to being the one facilitating the learning. –Teresa Soro We need to let go of control — it’s their learning. –Teresa Soro I can have great thoughts on my own, but they always get better with others. –Teresa Soro I think it’s important to be able to allow a little bit more room for mistakes and creativity. –Teresa Soro Resources Mentioned Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world HMI Chat on Twitter TIHE episode 115: Digital Citizenship with Autumm Caines Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Mar 9, 201732 min

Rethinking Assessment (and other reflections on the Lilly Conference)

Dave Stachowiak and Bonni Stachowiak talk about rethinking assessment and other reflections on the Lilly Conference on episode 142 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Curiosity is one of our most deeply rooted mechanisms by which we learn. –Josh Eyler These experiences give people a different view of themselves. –Thia Wolf We don’t give students opportunities to experience and reflect on how the curriculum is part of them and how they are affecting it. –Thia Wolf Resources Mentioned Bonni Stachowiak’s and Naomi Kasa’s Lilly Conference Presentation TIHE 65: Teaching Lessons from Pixar Specifications Grading by Linda B. Nilson* TIHE 29: Specifications Grading ”An update on the specifications grading process” by Robert Talbert TIHE 101: Public Sphere Pedagogy with Thia Wolf Stephen Brookfield’s slides from his talk: ”Five Forms of Becoming a Teacher” Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Mar 2, 201735 min

The Danger of Silence

Clint Smith warns us of the danger of silence on episode 141 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I was failing to speak up on behalf of issues that didn’t directly affect me, and that caused me a deep amount of shame. –Clint Smith What does it look like to be more proactive in being the sort of person that I’m asking my students to be? –Clint Smith What is the role and responsibility of someone given access to a platform of potential power and influence? –Clint Smith There’s a difference between a sort of silence of complicity and a silence of listening. I think it’s important that we differentiate and disentangle the two. –Clint Smith We need to think about the ways in which our identities shape whether or not we should be speaking or listening. –Clint Smith The act of empathy and the act of listening … is going to be more important now than ever. –Clint Smith I believe deeply in the fact that I am a partner in my students’ academic journey. –Clint Smith Resources Mentioned TED Talk – How to Raise a Black Son in America This Viral Trump Syllabus Will Help You Understand How the Mess Was Made Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data TED Talk: The Danger of Silence Glynn Washington (from the Snap Judgment podcast) shared about contextualizing people’s stories when he spoke at the Podcast Movement conference. Kimberlé Crenshaw: The urgency of intersectionality The Four Principles: read critically write consciously speak clearly tell your truth Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Feb 23, 201733 min

Thinking Outside the LMS

Steven Michels helps us think outside the LMS on episode 140 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Every technology suggests how it should be used. –Steven Michels The hub of any class should be the discussion board. –Steven Michels Teaching should be learner-driven, not tool-driven. –Steven Michels Technology is better at bringing the world into the classroom than it is in taking the classroom out into the world. –Steven Michels Anything we can do as faculty members and professors to harness this natural love of learning that our students have … I think is a good thing. –Steven Michels Resources Mentioned Patterns in Course Design: How instructors ACTUALLY use the LMS Using Slack for Teaching (Steven Michels’ video) Slack Hypothes.is QuickTime SnagIt Google Slides Google Sites Page: Foundations of Political Thought Remind Diigo Medium Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Feb 16, 201738 min

Effective Debriefing Approaches

Stephanie Lancaster shares ways to effectively debrief with our students on episode 139 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The role of any educator is to be there for their students: someone to talk to and lean on, or just to be with in times of need. –Stephanie Lancaster I learned the power of reflection in teaching and learning. –Stephanie Lancaster Debriefing is the process of strategically examining and analyzing what happened after the completion of an event or activity, within the context of learning. –Stephanie Lancaster What’s your big takeaway, and how does that connect to what you’re going to be doing in the real world? –Stephanie Lancaster The biggest challenge is that my students tend to want to talk just to me … really what I want them to do is to talk to each other. –Stephanie Lancaster Resources Mentioned Epilogue – Stephanie’s blog post about her dad’s care after his diagnosis The 3D model of debriefing: defusing, discovering, and deepening: Pre-briefing Diffusing Discovering Deepening Wrap Up TIHE episode 98: Stephen Brookfield – The Skillful Teacher TIHE episode 15: Stephen Brookfield – How to Get Students to Participate in Discussion The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom* by Stephen Brookfield Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms * by Stephen Brookfield Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Feb 9, 201739 min

Yes, Digital Literacy, But Which One

Mike Caulfield prescribes a new digital literacy on episode #138 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned American Association of State Colleges and University’s (AASCU’s) The American Democracy Project (ADP) Mike’s Blog Post: Yes, Digital Literacy, But Which One? RADCAB CRAAP Article about Sam Winberg: Stanford researchers find students have trouble judging the credibility of information online Thinking Fast and Slow* by Daniel Kahneman Planet Money Podcast Episode 739 – Finding The Fake-News King Snopes Politifact SciCheck

Feb 2, 201746 min

Teaching Naked Techniques

C. Edward Watson joins me to talk about Teaching Naked Techniques on episode #137 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Teaching Naked Techniques* by Jose Bowen and C. Edward Watson Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers (2013) Measuring Cognitive Distraction in the Automobile III Please read while texting and driving TIHE article: The Invitation Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jan 26, 201746 min

Teaching Naked Techniques

Jose Bowen reveals Teaching Naked Techniques on episode #136 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Good teaching always starts with what matters to your students. —Jose Bowen What I really want is for my students to all find their own voice. —Jose Bowen This is going to be challenging … and I know you can do it. —Jose Bowen Students learn more when they believe the teacher cares about learning. —Jose Bowen Resources Mentioned Episode #030 with Jose Bowen on Teaching Naked Teaching Naked Techniques* by Jose Bowen and C. Edward Watson Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning* by Jose Bowen and C. Edward Watson The New Science of Learning: How to Live in Harmony with Your Brain* by Terry Doyle, Todd Zakrajsek, and Jeannie H. Loeb S.W.E.E.T (sleep, water, eating, exercise, and time) Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jan 19, 201740 min

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. Resources Mentioned Caring isn’t Coddling by Sarah Rose Cavanagh VALUE rubrics from the Association of American Colleges and Universities Planet Money Episode 216: How Four Drinking Buddies Saved Brazil Minds on Fire: How Role-Immersion Games Transform College* by Mark C. Carnes Episode 21: Minds on Fire with Marc Carnes Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning* by James Lang

Jan 12, 201733 min

Teaching Creativity

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 Resources Mentioned TIHE Episode 132: Teach Students How to Learn Edward de Bono’s work on Thinking Tools Creative Problem Solving Tim Brown on creative confidence TED Talk: On Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz Syllabus: Scientific Thinking Course Syllabus: Creative Cairo: Human Centered Design (co-taught with Maha Bali) Slide:ology* by Nancy Duarte Teaching for Critical Thinking: Tools and Techniques to Help Students Question Their Assumptions* by Stephen Brookfield Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (Volume 2) 5th Edition* by Diane Halpem Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Jan 5, 201731 min

My 2017 Someday-Maybe Tech List

Bonni Stachowiak reveals what’s on her someday/maybe tech list on episode 133 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned TIHE Episode #120 with Robert Talbert about Getting Things Done Sanebox Amphetamine (Mac) / Windows alternatives Harvard’s H20 Mother blogs YouCanBook.Me Planboard Kahoot team mode Backdraft for Tweets during presentation IFTTT Expert Level Text Expander Snippets Moom (Mac) Better touch Tool (Mac) Just Dance Now Apple TV game (recommended by Doug McKee) Collaborative Annotating Omnifocus Hotspot for Grading (Mac) Activity (iOS and Apple Watch)

Dec 29, 201625 min

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 Resources Mentioned Teach Students How to Learn* by Saundra Y. McGuire Louisiana State University’s Center for Academic Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success* by Carol Dweck Bloom’s taxonomy Earnest Everest Just ACUE’s Course in Effective Teaching Practices 150 ways to increase intrinsic motivation in the classrooms* by James P. Raffini Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Dec 22, 201637 min

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 Resources Mentioned UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology’s Formative Peer Review of Teaching Resources Isabeau Iqbal’s Publications on Peer Review of Teaching and Dissertation Josh Eyler and others tweet about Faculty Owl Days at Rice University On Being Observed by David Gooblar Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching’s Peer Review of Teaching Post Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Dec 15, 201633 min

Digital Redlining and Privacy

Chris Gilliard talks about digital redlining and privacy on episode 130 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode Unless you have a really keen understanding of how filtering works, you often don’t know what you’re not getting. –Chris Gilliard Both with faculty and students, the awareness of how closely we’re watched when we’re on networks is not high. –Chris Gilliard Digital redlining is tech policies, practices, pedagogy, and investment decisions that reinforce class and race boundaries. –Chris Gilliard Resources Mentioned Black Box Society* by Frank Pasquale Digital Redlining, Access, and Privacy Gross Pointe Blank 8 Mile The Case for Reparations by Ta Nehasi Coates TIHE 130: Undercover Professor Episode (Mike Cross) Sarah Goldrick-Rab Tresse McMillian Cottom Joe Murphy recommended we watch Chris’ talk at Boston University

Dec 8, 201635 min

The Shared Journey

Bill Dogterom shares about mentoring and the shared journey on episode #129 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode If they know that you really do have their best interests at heart, they’ll teach you how to teach them. –Bill Dogterom What I like to do most is to walk with people and to learn from them as much as they learn from me. –Bill Dogterom For me, it’s more of a shared journey than a pure mentor relationship. –Bill Dogterom If they know that you’re actually listening to them, they will let you into their story. –Bill Dogterom Resources Mentioned “People are not problems to solve, but mysteries to explore.” -Eugene Peterson The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth* by Gerald G. May Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Dec 1, 201637 min

Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference Recap

Bonni Stachowiak shares about her experience at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Conference on episode #128 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Resources Mentioned OLC Accelerate 2016 Conference Research in Action podcast Periscope HigherEdScope Learning Lab Show Podcast Recommendations from the #podpanel TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast Women Who Wine in Education DACA Bonni’s OLC Conference Session Materials Minerva Schools Slideology* by Nancy Duarte OpenEd 2016 Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Nov 23, 201629 min

Retrieval Practice Tools

Bonni Stachowiak shares about retrieval practice tools on episode #127 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode When we think about learning, we typically focus on getting information into our students’ heads. What if instead we focus on getting information out of our students’ heads? —Pooja Agarwal Forgetting is the friend of learning. —Robert Bjork As we use our memories, the things that we recall become more recallable. —Robert Bjork Resources Mentioned Episode 194: Retrieval Practice with Pooja Agarwal Episode 072: How to Use Cognitive Psychology to Enhance Learning with Robert Bjork Remind Poll Everywhere Slido Kahoot OLC Conference Session Website and Materials Retrieval Practice website Humorous note from Andrew, our podcast editor, to Bonni, that was too good not to share here: “That ‘get back up again’ song has got nothing on the original inspirational song“

Nov 17, 201622 min

Empathy Toward Greater Inclusion

Jackie and Rob Parke share about empathy toward greater inclusion on episode #126 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Resources Mentioned Even the Rat Was White* Eatwell Tableware Set for people with Alzheimer’s Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Nov 10, 201633 min

Using Open Educational Resources in Your Teaching

John Stewart shares how he uses Open Educational Resources (OER) in his teaching on episode 125 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Any time you’re doing experimental work, you can anticipate some of the problems, but not all of them. –John Stewart Laziness at the faculty level hasn’t been invented recently. –John Stewart It surprised me what amount of control of the course that faculty cede to the textbook industry. –John Stewart Think about how you can take the time both for yourself and for your students to share what you’re doing. –John Stewart Resources Mentioned John Stewart’s Digital Projects Very Bad Wizards Episode #99 iBooks After Newton OU Create FeedPress Rezzly (used to be called 3D Game Lab) MERLOT II eXperience Play GOBLIN  

Nov 3, 201635 min

Intercultural Learning

Maha Bali talks about intercultural learning on episode 124 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode By spending a lot of time with people who are different than yourself, you get to know yourself even better. –Maha Bali When you leave your culture and go to live somewhere else it helps you question your values, what you take for granted, and your assumptions. –Maha Bali You need deep, sustained interaction with a person or a group of people to be able to understand their culture. –Maha Bali Resources Mentioned Maha’s PhD Thesis: Critical Thinking in Context: Practice at an American Liberal Arts University in Egypt Developing Intercultural Competence in Practice* by Michael Byram, Adam Nichols, and David Stevens The Outer Word and Inner Speech: Bakhtin, Vygotsky, and the Internalization of Language by Caryl Emerson Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity by Milton J. Bennett Hannah and the Talking Tree by Elke Weiss The Lion Guard song: We Are the Same Homi K. Bhabha’s Third Space Theory Edward Said  

Oct 27, 201637 min

Presumed Incompetent

Yolanda Flores Niemann dialogs about being presumed incompetent in academia on episode #123 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Quotes from the episode Only about 20% of faculty are people of color. —Yolanda Flores Niemann No matter how you think of yourself, you cease to be the independent scholar … and you become what the environment needs you to be because you are one of the few people of color. —Yolanda Flores Niemann We need to mentor women to not be afraid to negotiate. —Yolanda Flores Niemann The millennials are … one of our most social-justice and equality-minded generations. —Yolanda Flores Niemann The responsibility for knowing about issues of race, class, and gender identity, and being able to mentor students around these issues, is a responsibility that needs to be shared. —Yolanda Flores Niemann Resources Mentioned The Making of a Token by Yolanda Flores Niemann The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo “They Forgot Mammy Had a Brain” by Sherrée Wilson, a chapter in Presumed Incompetent Meg Urry on Teaching in Higher Ed #069, talks at one point about negotiation Inclusive Teaching in the STEM Classroom, a video series by Vanderbilt’s Center for Faculty Development Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Oct 20, 201637 min

Game-based Learning

Keegan Long-Wheeler talks about game-based learning on episode 122 of Teaching in Higher Ed. Resources Mentioned Goblin eXperience Play Open Education Conference 2016 Stephen Colbert’s Escape from the Man-sized Cabinet Healing Words Twine Video of Keegan sharing about his domain of one’s own Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.  

Oct 13, 201636 min