Teaching in Higher Ed

DeRay Mckesson shares about his new book, On the Other Side of Freedom: A Case for Hope, on episode 221 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We should talk about the things that are true as simply as possible. —DeRay Mckesson You can’t fight for people you don’t know. —DeRay Mckesson Resources Mentioned Episode #107 with Gardner Campbell: Engaging Learners Pod Save the People: The Politics of Teeth Pod Save the People On the Other Side of Freedom: A Case for Hope, by DeRay Mckesson* Vested Matters: Why DeRay Mckesson Matters

Jeremy Podany explores career leadership and learning on episode 220 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Circles of trust matter to students. —Jeremy Podany Resources Mentioned Everyday Innovators on The Career Leadership Collective Social Innovation for the Future of College Career Education: The Big Problem Lessons from Early Social Innovators

Rebecca Pope Ruark discusses her book, Agile Faculty, on episode 219 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What if we create experiences rather than courses? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark How do we help our students learn rather than just play school? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark The goal of articulating tasks is to break them down into reasonable chunks. —Rebecca Pope-Ruark Resources Mentioned Agile software development Scrum (rugby) Daily stand up (scrum) meeting The 3 questions that get asked Scrum board – backlog / work in progress / done Examples on Quora Overview of scrum and use of Trello

Alan Levine shares how he creates courses as stories on episode 218 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Instead of thinking about the world through headline news stories, think about it through the experiences that people have living in these different communities. —Alan Levine You get better by just practicing. Not rote practicing, but stuff where you’re free to explore. —Alan Levine Resources Mentioned Alan’s Net Narratives Class Mia Zimora’s story Networked Narratives Spine DS106 – Digital Storytelling class Weekly studio visits Leonardo Flores studio visit Networked Narratives: Digital Alchemy of Storytelling, by Mia Zamora and Alan Levine NetNarr Studio Visit with Emilio Vavarella Virtual bus tours Alan’s choose your own adventure style course and social media setup: Labyrinthus #arganee world Mirror Mirror Arganee Alchemy Lab Cogdog’s Daily Blank WordPress theme DS106 daily create Kevin Hodgson CLMOOC Hypothesis Jim Groom Me on Futzing Alan’s calling card site Alan’s Portfolio site Reflection on most recent NetNarr class

Jesse Stommel shares about how to ungrade on episode 217 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The worst rubrics don’t create space for surprise or discovery. —Jesse Stommel Asking [students] to evaluate themselves ends up being a really important learning experience. —Jesse Stommel Something as complicated as learning can’t be reduced to … rows in a spreadsheet. —Jesse Stommel Just taking the grade off the table doesn’t do the harder work of demystifying that culture we’ve created in education. —Jesse Stommel Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagogy Lab Why I Don’t Grade, by Jesse Stommel How to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel The New Education, by Cathy Davidson* Cathy Davidson on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #169 Peter Elbow Peter Elbow’s Website and Blog Bryan Dewsbury on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #215 Parrish Waters at UMW Blue Pulse

Peter Felten discusses the research on engaging learners on episode 216 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Notes from the episode Shape what our students do and what they think in the most efficient ways possible. —Peter Felten Learning results from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn. (from How Learning Works by Ambrose et al., 2010, p. 1) Five Things Students Need to Do: Time Effort Feedback Practice Reflect Three Things Students Need to Think/Feel: “I belong here.” “I can learn this.” “I find this meaningful.” Resources Mentioned The Heart of Engaged Learning: What Students Do and Think David Perkins: Ladder of Feedback Constructive Criticism: The Role of Student-Faculty Interactions on African American and Hispanic Students’ Educational Gains, Cole, Darnell

Bryan Dewsbury describes teaching as an act of social justice and equity on episode 215 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Mistakes are normal, but how you respond to the challenges is what will make you a better intellectual. —Bryan Dewsbury It is not my job to give them information — it is my job to extract potential they already have. —Bryan Dewsbury Don’t assume you can take a list of suggestions and implement them and assume that inclusion will happen. —Bryan Dewsbury Resources Mentioned The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein* The History of Higher Education, by John R. Thelin* The Soul of My Pedagogy, by Bryan Dewsbury in Scientific American Freshmen “Are Souls that Want to Be Awakened,” by Kelly Field in The Chronicle of Higher Education This I Believe from NPR This I Believe Educator’s Guide

Stephen Finley, Lori Martin, and Biko Mandela Gray share about their article: “Affirming Our Values”: African American Scholars, White Virtual Mobs, and the Complicity of White University Administrators on episode 214 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I try to have very honest conversations with my students. —Stephen Finley You have to have integrity before you stand before these students. —Biko Mandela Gray Integrity and honesty on both sides is absolutely necessary. —Biko Mandela Gray A lot of institutions think diversity is having a woman, having a person of color, on faculty — but not structural change. —Stephen Finley Resources Mentioned George Dewey Yancy Dear White America, by George Yancy in The New York Times The Pain and Promise of Black Women in Philosophy, by George Yancy in The New York Times Should I Give Up on White People? By George Yancy in The New York Times Afro-pessimism Black Lives Matter?: Africana Religious Responses to State Violence. Syracuse Fraternity Suspended for ‘Extremely Racist’ Video, by Maggie Astor in The New York Times The Vel of Slavery: Tracking the Figure of the Unsovereign, by Jared Sexton Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid, by Frank B. Wilderson Red, White & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms, by Frank B. Wilderson Frantz Fanon Black Skin, White Masks, by Frantz Fanon* The Wretched of the Earth, by Frantz Fanon * Jesus turns over tables in anger Brood of vipers Debra Thompson An Exoneration of Black Rage, by Debra Thompson in The Atlantic Quarterly James Baldwin The Religion of White Rage – the book Stephen Finley, Lori Martin, and Biko Mandela Gray are writing

Harold Jarche discusses personal knowledge mastery on episode 213 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You can’t turn data into information until you have the knowledge to understand the data. —Harold Jarche We are the sum of our interactions, our experiences, with others. —Harold Jarche Whatever you do, make it shareable. —Harold Jarche Leadership in the network era is helping make your network smarter. —Harold Jarche Resources Mentioned DIKW framework The Empowered Manager, by Peter Block* Episode 208 Jarche’s PKM story, where he shares about being inspired by Dave Pollard, Denham Gray, and Lilia Efimova Lilia Efimova’s blog: Mathemagenic Working and Learning Out Loud (Jarche) The Fifth Discipline, by Peter Senge* Knowledge and Wisdom (Jarche’s Friday’s Finds) Personal Knowledge Mastery Jarche’s PKM online workshop Jarche’s professional services (speaking, consulting, etc.) Madelyn Blair Riding the Current: How to Deal with the Daily Deluge of Data, by Madelyn Blair* Helen Blunden (@ActivateLearn) Jay Cross Inoreader Jane Hart’s Top Tools for Learning Twitter Slack Harold Jarche’s blog Zoom.us Jarche’s ebooks Diigo Thomas Vander Wal Folksonomy

Bonni Stachowiak answers listener questions on episode 212 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We actually can create motivation in the students we have. —Robert Talbert Motivation is hard work. —Robert Talbert Resources Mentioned Email debt forgiveness day Question 1: Assessing reflective essays Episode 209 with Asao Inoue How to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel Assessing reflection from Depaul Isabeau Iqbal Question 2: Delegation Define done (acceptance criteria) – Asian Efficiency episode on delegation Document processes and workflows – Don McAllister was a guest on MPU and recommended using Podio for workflows Work in the cloud – Dropbox paper, Asana, Google apps Question 3: Quizlet Live Retrieval Practice website My reflections on the AAC&U Webinar: Teaching Techniques to Improve Learning and Ensure Classroom Success Episode 199: Sierra Smith shares about Quizlet Live Question 4: Discussion board metrics Maha Bali Creating Online Learning Experiences: Chapter 9 – Assessment and Grading Issues Question 5: Tuition centers for math classes Episode 207 with Wendy Purcell Question 6: Sexual assault on campus and its ramifications in a journalism class Sandie Morgan Bystander prevention Classroom dialog Question 7: Unmotivated students HybridPod, Ep. 13 – Asking the Right Questions Video – The Sleeper, by Mike Wesch Question 8: Course evaluations Isabeau Iqbal Question 9: The professor as administrator Jesse Stommel Agenda Mac and iOS apps Sweet Setup Review: Things Things Todoist for a non-Mac option (Neglected to mention but recommended) Asana Omnifocus TextExpander* Question 10: Group presentations in live online classes Zoom.us Piktochart

Quotes from the episode The questions that we ask are often not really the questions that we’re asking. —Catherine Haras People learn through emotions. —Catherine Haras People learn when they’re surprised. —Catherine Haras Resources Mentioned Noel Burch and the Four Stages for Learning Any New Skill Sarah Rose Cavanaugh on Teaching in Higher Ed The Spark of Learning by Sarah Rose Cavanaugh*

James Lang shares about teaching the Literature Survey course on episode 210 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What do we expect, in terms of breadth of knowledge within a discipline, and how do you get students to learn that? —James Lang Deep learning is when students create connections between the course material and their own lives. —James Lang Where are the opportunities in my syllabus for students to make their voices heard? —James Lang Resources Mentioned ‘Teaching the Literature Survey Course’ – Editors discuss the way a key teaching role has evolved — and should evolve, by Scott Jaschik in Inside Higher Ed Teaching the Literature Survey Course: New Strategies for College Faculty — Edited by Gwynn Dujardin, James M. Lang, and John A. Staunton Team-based Learning with Jim Sibley on episode 73 The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Ninth Edition) (Vol. 1) Ninth Edition by M. H. Abrams* The Blank Syllabus by Chris Walsh Carnegie Melon Eberly Center  

Asao B. Inoue discusses antiracist writing assessment ecologies on episode 209 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Racism is a set of structures that often are invisible to us because they seem so natural. —Asao B. Inoue We all come from and work in hegemonic systems. —Asao B. Inoue I don’t think that anyone is a bad person … what we have are bad systems. —Asao B. Inoue The engine of learning is labor. —Asao B. Inoue Resources Mentioned Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies: Teaching and Assessing Writing for a Socially Just Future by Asao B. Inoue Toward Writing as Social Justice: An Idea Whose Time Has Come by Mya Poe and Asao B. Inoue A Grade-Less Writing Course That Focuses on Labor and Assessing by Asao Inoue  

Bonni Stachowiak shares the 208 backstory on episode 208 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Do what you can to find out the lay of the land and don’t rely solely on interviews. —Bonni Stachowiak   Resources Mentioned Charlie’s Angels TextExpander* Managing Transitions, 25th anniversary edition: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges* The Way Of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult Moments by William Bridges* OCBJ Book of Lists

Wendy Purcell shares about rethinking higher education on episode 207 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I think you’re seeing that universities now are needing to be much more connected to the society we serve. —Wendy Purcell You really will be learning throughout your life. —Wendy Purcell The very best education should transform you. —Wendy Purcell You are supporting transformation of people, and through people, transformation of society at large. —Wendy Purcell Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. —Socrates To an unprecedented extent, universities must partner with government, business, and civil society to take on the grand challenges of sustainable development that lie ahead. —Jeff Sachs If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. —Antoine de Saint-Exupery Resources Mentioned Envisioning pathways to 2030: Megatrends shaping the future of global higher education and international student mobility. January, 2018 Global universities unprepared for sea change ahead. 26th January, 2018 Future of skills and lifelong learning. 22nd November, 2017 Differentiation of English universities: the impact of policy reforms in driving a more diverse higher education landscape. Purcell, W.M. et al (2016). Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education 20(1): 24-33. Education is the kindling of a flame: How to reinvent the 21st-century university. 5th Jan, 2018; update 8th Jan The 2018 Trends Report (Chronicle of Higher Education) Episode 141: The Danger of Silence with Clint Smith  

Jeffery Galle discusses inquiry-based learning on episode 206 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students get excited when they’re confronted with problems which they have confidence to explore. —Jeffery Galle Being an actively engaged student is not easy. —Jeffery Galle Start small and work outward from there. —Jeffery Galle Resources Mentioned Inquiry-Based Learning for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences by Patrick Blessinger* Expert Dive: Empowering Students Through Inquiry-Guided Learning on the ACUE blog Ways of Inquiry: The Distinctiveness of the Oxford College General Education Program by Jeffery Galle, Brenda Harmon, Alicia Ory DeNicola, and Bridgette Gunnels in Inquiry-based Learning for Faculty and Institutional Development: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators. 2014, 121-146 Small Teaching by James M. Lang* Nancy Chick AAC&U Essential Learning Outcomes AAC&U Value Rubrics Kool-Aid (purple)* How To Make a Simple OREO Vending Machine With Card Hunger by Roxane Gay* Tara Westover on Twitter When Open-Ended Polling Gets Rocky

Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro discuss their book The College Classroom Assessment Compendium: A Practical Guide to the College Instructor’s Daily Assessment Life on episode 205 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We see the need both for that just-in-time answer but also for faculty to do more thinking systematically about why they do what they do. —Jay Parkes Stop and say, “Why does this bother me?” and usually the answer to that is … something a little deeper than that particular student. —Jay Parkes How does extra credit really support their mastery of learning objectives? —Dawn Zimmaro If we’re really focused on the academic welfare of the student then our assessment activity should primarily be focused on promoting learning. —Dawn Zimmaro Resources Mentioned The College Classroom Assessment Compendium by Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro* TextExpander*  

Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book, The Spark of Learning, and more on episode 204 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students are not going to learn if they’re not engaged, if they’re not curious. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh Students will remain engaged … if we initially generate excitement. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be authentically ourselves. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be attentive to the fact that there lots of different ways to portray that passion to be the spark. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh Resources Mentioned Sarah also shared about the Spark of Learning on episode 135 The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion by Sarah Rose Cavanagh* Kentina Smith’s Blog Post on Emotional Hooks Christopher Emdin 5 min TED talk: Teach Teachers How to Create Magic Tweet about Dave Stachowiak’s chemistry teacher HBR Women at Work Podcast Lead with Authenticity episode Derek Bruff Shares about Times for Telling on episode 71 For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood… and the Rest of Y’all Too by Christopher Emdin * Poster at Association for Psychological Science Conference in May Sarah’s New Book – HIVEMIND: The Perils and Promise of Our Collective Social Selves is coming in March of 2019 via Grand Central Publishing  

Jan H. Jensen shares about his flipped classroom on episode 203 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I didn’t flip the whole classroom at once. —Jan H. Jensen If you really have to generate your own teaching material … then videos are the fastest way of doing that. —Jan H. Jensen If you’re starting a course from scratch … it’s not that much more work to flip it. —Jan H. Jensen The boring stuff? That’s kind of a warning sign that the curriculum needs to be addressed. —Jan H. Jensen Resources Mentioned My Flipped Classroom: What I Did and How I Did It Active Learning: Tools and Tips Eric Mazur – Confessions of a Converted Lecturer Robert Bjork on episode 72 Learning and Assessing with Multiple-Choice Questions in College Classrooms by Jay Parkes and Dawn Zimmaro * “Times for telling,” talked about by Derek Bruff on episode 71

Kevin Jones describes ways we can support our students who are veterans on episode 202 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode They feel like it’s very difficult for them to relate to the other students on campus. —Kevin Jones Your education doesn’t end when you finish your degree. —Kevin Jones Work with the community you’re in. —Kevin Jones I think everybody in higher ed needs to be a bit of an entrepreneur right now. —Kevin Jones Resources Mentioned Screencast-O-Matic* Team Red White and Blue Team Rubicon Office of Veteran Success at the University of South Florida Veteran Student Life at the University of Maryland Utah State University Veterans Resource Office The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University Student Veterans of America  

Dave Stachowiak and I talk about frictionless systems on episode 201 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I’ve realized the importance of ending the day well and that having a sense of accomplishment is really important. —Dave Stachowiak Let’s automate all the things we can automate so we can spend more time doing the things we should never automate. —Dave Stachowiak Once the weekly review is done … I’m just following the plan for the week. —Dave Stachowiak Resources Mentioned The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Moran* Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching by Rebecca Pope-Ruark * Trimesterly Planning – Robert Talbert The weekly review TextExpander* Recommended TextExpander back on episode #114 TextExpander.com/podcast* for 20% off your first year Current List of Projects Ulysses Academic Writing in Markdown from Nicholas Cifuentes-Goodbody The MacSparky Markdown Field Guide SaneBox* Airmail Fantastical Paprika (Windows, Android, Kindle Fire Tablet, iOS, Mac) InstaPot* Pinterest Board: Meal Prep Pinterest Board: Instapot Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Color Duplex Desk Scanner for Mac and PC* The MacSparky Paperless Field Guide by David Sparks

Maha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I have learned that I don’t need to defend technology. —Mike Truong What happens if you structurally start to build [courses] around the real-world issues that students are bringing in? —Robin DeRosa In certain times of my life I think better in a synchronous way, talking to someone immediately. And other times I just need to step back and write. —Maha Bali Resources Mentioned AMICAL Tiffany’s blog post The Case for Inclusive Teaching by Kevin Gannon* (mentioned in our chat room, not on the episode) An Affinity for Asynchronous Learning Virtually Connecting Kate Bowles Soliya – Intercultural dialog Chickering & Gamson’s Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education Just in time. Just enough. Just for me. Just do it. (APU’s/Mike’s approach to faculty development) MAGNA Pubs 20 Minute Mentor Commons The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’ by Molly Worthen in The New York Times Virtually Connecting  

Sierra Smith shares a student’s perspective on episode 199 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode College is a lot more traditional than I expected. —Sierra Smith I love a class that allows for natural interactions with other students. —Sierra Smith What you put into an experience is what you get out of it. —Sierra Smith I feel like it’s very non-productive when a professor comes in and they lecture for 50 minutes from paragraphs off a powerpoint. —Sierra Smith Resources Mentioned Quizlet Choose Your Own Adventure Learning, Part 1 Choose Your Own Adventure Learning, Part 2 Episode 91: Choose Your Own Adventure Assessment Teaching and Learning in Higher Education book series from West Virginia University Press: Edited by James M. Lang Cochlear implant Trint: Transcription Reinvented Episode 110: Self-Regulated Learning and the Flipped Classroom with Robert Talbert Episode 106: Undercover Professor with Mike Ross  

Nic Holt shares about the intersections between play, games, and learning on episode 198 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Always try to create those cross-silo engagements. —Nic Holt Before we can all learn together, we have to be nice and good to one another. —Nic Holt If you have a new piece of technology in your class … let everybody play with it. —Nic Holt To learn to take another person’s perspective is something that will transcend whatever content you’re trying to teach. —Nic Holt Resources Mentioned R.E.M Club Penguin Dungeons and Dragons World of Warcraft Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Autotelic – to do something for the love of it Tiki-Toki Bonnie Cramond Leisure and Human Development by Douglas A. Kleiber and Francis A. McGuire Wikipedia Packback Bonni’s never-used 7 Habits badges The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey* Man, Play and Games by Roger Caillois* Bonni’s keynote at UGA 2017 Innovation in Teaching Conference 2018 Innovation in Teaching Conference at University of Georgia’s College of Education on October 19

Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan describe how inclusivity can help close the achievement gap on episode 197 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do I communicate that their work ethic was actually more important than innate ability? —Viji Sathy When I first started teaching, I thought the classroom had to look a certain way. —Kelly Hogan The attention span of a class goes down the larger the class size. —Kelly Hogan Making a mistake is a big part of learning. —Kelly Hogan The more you do it, the more you start to see opportunities for improvement. —Viji Sathy Resources Mentioned Course in Effective Teaching Practices Why We’re Speaking Up About Inclusive Teaching Strategies on ACUE’s ‘Q’ Blog www.inclusifiED.net PollEverywhere Getting Under the Hood: How and for Whom Does Increasing Course Structure Work? (Eddy & Hogan) Classroom sound can be used to classify teaching practices in college science courses SF State researchers create new tool that measures active learning in classrooms Loud and Clear: Study details tool to help professors measure how much active learning is happening in their classrooms.  

Nicholas Hengen Fox shares about his book, Reading as Collective Action, on episode 196 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE Like a lot of faculty members and grad students, I have a lot of privilege. That shapes the way I see the world and interact with texts. —Nicholas Hengen Fox Resources Mentioned September 11 attacks Sep 1, 1939 by W. H. Auden Grapes of Wrath* by John Steinbeck Working class literature The Theory of Communicative Action: Jurgen Habermas’s theory 001: The Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 1: Reason and the Rationalization of Society* Just Mercy* by Bryan Stevenson Can the working-class novel exist today? Maybe by Nicholas Hengen Fox

  Robin DeRosa discusses considering open education with an interdisciplinary lens on episode 195 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do we make higher education more accessible to learners by rethinking the structures of our programs? —Robin DeRosa It’s really about empowering learners. —Robin DeRosa Design structures that reflect the fact that universities are in the real world. —Robin DeRosa Resources Mentioned Robin’s posts about interdisciplinary studies The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature Episode 179 – Paul Blowers connects the Disneyland Legionnaires’ Disease to His Class OER: Bigger Than Affordability The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux by Cathy Davidson* Episode 169 – The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux with Cathy Davidson Evergreen State College Prescott College Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies, by Allen F. Repko, Rick Szostak, & Michele Phillips Buchberger Ch. 18 Fruit: A Metaphor for Understanding Interdisciplinarity by Moti Nissani in Interdisciplinary Studies: A Connected Learning Approach  

James Wilson on episode 194 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast shares about Interactive Theatre in the classroom. Quotes from the episode Humans are hardwired for learning by doing. —James Wilson Everybody in everyday life is an actor … it shouldn’t be deemed an untouchable art form. —James Wilson I haven’t come across a medium of teaching which attaches a higher state of emotion to learning experiences. —James Wilson Resources Mentioned Dementia Reconsidered: the Person Comes First by Tom Kitwood* Choose Your Own Adventure Posts and Podcasts on Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 163 with Stacy Jacob Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande* Episode 117 with Kerry Moore Games for actors and non-actors by Augusto Boal Article about our experience using Forum Theatre Meetoo Turning Technologies Three filmed projects Turning a crisis into an interactive drama: An introductory paper of a ‘clickers theatre’ in nurse education

Amer Ahmed shares how higher ed rates in diversity and inclusion on episode 193 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Are we healing when we’re in a constant state of frustration? —Amer F. Ahmed Getting people off the defensive is really important. —Amer F. Ahmed People don’t just snap their fingers … and then be a fundamentally different person. —Amer F. Ahmed The moment I stepped out of my home I was stepping into a different culture. —Amer F. Ahmed Resources Mentioned ACUE Classroom Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy on ACUE’s Expert Series blog

Eric Loepp discusses how he uses data to stimulate student learning on episode 192 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Beyond Polls: Using Science and Student Data to Stimulate Learning FiveThirtyEight New York Times Washington Post You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama’s Presidency Qualtrics Parks and Recreation

Ric Montelongo describes how he creates immersive learning experiences in online classes on episode 191 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If you experiment, look at what support your institution has to offer. —Ric Montelongo Technology isn’t limited to online classes. —Ric Montelongo Be very mindful of privacy — not everyone likes to be recorded. —Ric Montelongo Resources Mentioned Episode 163 with Stacy Jacob GoPro HERO6 Black* Roller Coaster Database Roller Coaster POV Ride GoPro Example Salsa, Soul, & Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age – Juana Bordas Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) SHSU Online SHSU Digital Education Summit Texas A&M University Galveston Campus & Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Harvey Blog post for ACPA 2018 Convention Virtual Reality – CBS This Morning Planet Money podcast Marketplace podcast VoiceThread

Eddie talks about studying our teaching and his new book: Playing to Learn with Reacting to the Past: Research on High Impact, Active Learning Practices* on episode 190 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We should take teaching … as seriously as we take researching. —C. Edward Watson Are students learning what we are trying to ensure that they learn? —C. Edward Watson Resources Mentioned Role immersion games in the higher ed classroom on Episode 21 with Mark Carnes in October of 2014 Minds on Fire, How Role-Immersion Games Transform College* by Mark Carnes Playing to Learn with Reacting to the Past: Research on High Impact, Active Learning Practices* by C. Edward Watson and Thomas Chase Hagood State of flow Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate* by Ernest L. Boyer Published games: Reacting site at Barnard College High-Impact Educational Practices Association of American Colleges and Universities Meetings and Events Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy at Virginia Tech Lilly Conferences Journal of Chemical Education Journal of Engineering Education  

Judith Boettcher shares her expertise designing online experiences for learners on episode 189 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Autonomy really means helping students have their own sense of self. —Judith Boettcher What we really want to do is structure experiences where we don’t have the answers. —Judith Boettcher Review your courses and see where you can take the answers out and put the challenges in. —Judith Boettcher The best way to check whether or not you understand something is to teach it to someone else. —Judith Boettcher Resources Mentioned ACUE 3 Ways to Enhance Your Online Instruction on ACUE’s “Q” Blog InstaPot The Making of an Expert Thinking Collaboratively: Learning in a Community of Inquiry* by D. Randy Garrison 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Anastasia Salter on episode 188 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast discusses designing inclusive games for the Higher Ed classroom. Quotes from the episode What comes out of it is what someone imagines. —Anastasia Salter The first thing to decide is why you are making the game. How do you want people to encounter this concept you have? —Anastasia Salter Start out trying to build the thing that brought you to games. —Anastasia Salter Resources Mentioned Thanks to John Stewart for Recommending Anastasia Salter as a Guest Jane Jenson Roberta Williams ReplyAll episode #105 At World’s End Animal Crossing games ProfHacker: Digital Distractions: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Shiro Dream Daddy Professor Layton Game Series Emotional Intelligence 2.0* by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves Porpentine (Game Designer) Twine (Software) With Those We Love Alive http://www.playthepast.org/ Keegan Long-Wheeler Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games, by Zach Whalen and Laurie N. Taylor* Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media: Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing, by Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett* Shippers/Shipping (Fandom) Steven Moffat Gamergate Rabid and Sad Puppies’ attacks on the Hugo Awards “Fake Geek Girls” Sherlock (BBC TV Series) 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Todd Zakrajsek discusses laptops – friend or foe? – on episode 187 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Laptops weren’t the problem to begin with — attention was the problem. —Todd Zakrajsek Banning the problem doesn’t change the attention to you — it changes it to something else. —Todd Zakrajsek We live in a better system of thinking than dichotomies. —Todd Zakrajsek You can’t ban bacon thoughts. —Todd Zakrajsek Resources Mentioned Paul Blowers on Episode 179 No laptops in the lecture hall, by Seth Godin Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness, by Christine Harrington and‎ Todd Zakrajsek* 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Eddie Watson shares about assessing the impact of open educational resources on episode 186 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Episode 137 – Eddie talked about Teaching Naked Techniques Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes by Antonio Bowen and‎ C. Edward Watson* OpenStax at Rice University National Survey of Student Engagement Chemistry – OpenStax U.S. History – OpenStax Salt Lake Community College’s research: Open Educational Resources and Student Course Outcomes: A Multilevel Analysis by Jessie R Winitzky-Stephens and Jason Pickavance 2018 Annual Meeting: Can Higher Education Recapture the Elusive American Dream? Watson, C. E., Domizi, D., & Clouser, S. A. (2017). Student and faculty perceptions of OpenStax in high enrollment courses International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(5), 287-304. 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Christian Friedrich shares about privacy and safety in online learning on episode 185 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Privacy and safety are not the same thing. —Christian Friedrich Safety and privacy usually are contextual. —Christian Friedrich Notes Nishant Shah: Making Safe (you look different, gender is different, so let’s invent something that prevents people like you from being harassed) Keeping Safe Being Safe Safeguarding Feeling Safe: agency, negotiation, making learners (and teachers) stakeholders in the creation of their own safety Resources Mentioned OER17: Safety in Open Online Learning OEB16: Can we be safe in online learning? 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence: protecting your online privacy in 16 steps Sean Michael Morris – Not Enough Voices keynote I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy by Lori Andrews * Guardian article – I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets by Judith Duportail So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Paperback by Jon Ronson * Episode 18 of the ReplyAll podcast: Silence and Respect 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Pooja Agarwal discusses the science of retrieval practice on episode 184 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Lyle, K. B., & Crawford, N. A. (2011). Retrieving essential material at the end of lectures improves performance on statistics exams. Teaching of Psychology, 38(2), 94-97. Roediger III, H. L., & Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Test-enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention. Psychological science, 17(3), 249-255. Kromann, C. B., Bohnstedt, C., Jensen, M. L., & Ringsted, C. (2010). The testing effect on skills learning might last 6 months. Advances in health sciences education, 15(3), 395-401. Roediger III, H. L., Agarwal, P. K., McDaniel, M. A., & McDermott, K. B. (2011). Test-enhanced learning in the classroom: long-term improvements from quizzing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 17(4), 382. Agarwal, P. K., Karpicke, J. D., Kang, S. H., Roediger, H. L., & McDermott, K. B. (2008). Examining the testing effect with open‐and closed‐book tests. Applied cognitive psychology, 22(7), 861-876. Retrieval Practice website

Robin DeRosa inspired us through open education on episode 183 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What is invisible to me about my teaching that could be better? —Robin DeRosa I had taught my students to devalue their work. —Robin DeRosa Open is not the opposite of private. —Robin DeRosa How do we need to build it differently to get different participation? —Robin DeRosa Resources Mentioned This American Life – Episode 511: The Seven Things You’re Not Supposed to Talk About Bryan Alexander’s Podcast Favorites Jesse Stommel Sean Michael Morris Glisser iAnnotate Is Back to School Night Still Relevant? by Malikah Nu-Man Liks  

Christian Friedrich discusses equity in learning design on episode 182 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I always try to work with the learners themselves. —Christian Friedrich Lots of faculty fall into the trap of judging people’s contexts by looking at their own … that’s how we work as humans. —Christian Friedrich There are many layers where you cannot be “right” in your course design and where you have to make tough choices. —Christian Friedrich Resources Mentioned Episode 130 – Digital Redlining and Privacy with Chris Gilliard OpenCon2017 OpenCon Resources Do-a-thon at OpenCon Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Re-thinking Design for the Inclusion of Marginalised Learners – a Provocational Learning Café Web Safe Colors The Family Book by Todd Parr* Virtually Connecting 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Dave and Bonni Stachowiak share ideas for holiday gifts on this special 181st episode of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Greetabl* (15% off link) Blinkist* (free trial) Kindle* Audible* (2 free books + 30 days free) Article on digital reading Amazon Fresh* (free trial) Blue Apron* Acuity Scheduling* (free trial) Sanebox* (free trial and $15 off) Apple Watch Apple AirPods The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning Best Year Ever course* 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Katie Linder and Bonni Stachowiak talk about returning to the role of the student on episode 180 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We can become a student to become a better teacher. —Katie Linder People like to learn in different ways. —Katie Linder Returning to being a student helps you to have empathy. —Katie Linder Resources Mentioned The Blended Course Design Workbook by Katie Linder* Power Your Podcast with Storytelling on CreativeLive* Master Zoom Course with Andy Traub Igniting Our Imagination in Digital Learning and Pedagogy with Remi Kalir Why I Don’t Grade by Jesse Stommel MailChimp Course Coaching Certification You’ve Got This episodes: How Coaching Training is Going The Academic Book Promotion Toolkit 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Paul 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 Resources Mentioned ACUE Three Misconceptions About Using Active Learning in STEM by Paul Blower for ACUE Richard M. Felder Turning Technologies Disneyland Shuts Down 2 Cooling Towers After Legionnaires’ Disease Sickens Park Visitors Attendance 2 iOS App 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Remi 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 Resources Mentioned On Being: Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness, with Ellen Langer Remi’s recent keynote about leadership, equity and creativity for Metropolitan State University’s 2017 Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium Theatre of the Oppressed Digital Pedagogy Lab ThinqStudio at the University of Colorado Denver Episode 75 of the Very Bad Wizards podcast “Overconfidence is really associated with a failure of imagination. When you cannot imagine an alternative to your belief, you are convinced that your belief is true.” – Daniel Kahneman Thinking, Fast and Slow* by Daniel Kahneman On Being: Why We Contradict Ourselves and Confound Each Other, with Daniel Kahneman Ignorance: How it Drives Science* by Stuart Firestein Mosaic Web Browser Hypothes.is Educator Innovator Marginal Syllabus Writing Our Civic Futures Remi’s Research: Educator Learning and Open Web Annotation 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Maria 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 Resources Mentioned Thanks to George Woodbury for recommending Maria to be a guest on Teaching in Higher Ed busynessgirl.com Mobile apps for education Wolfram Alpha Maria’s Speaking / talk menu Vilma Mesa’s Publications at University of Michigan Episode #168 with Teddy Svoronos Video: Why is math different now 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Bonni Stachowiak shares her experience attending OpenEd17, as well as other teaching lessons, on episode 176 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Open Education 2017 Conference Student Panel – Santa Ana college American Concrete Institute’s Annual Conference Robin DeRosa’s Open Textbooks post Pressbooks Matthew Bloom Scottsdale CC The Ohio State University Open Educational Resources Recommendations Take a look at the varied reasons people use Twitter via Storify Advice on giving teaching demos: From Josh Eyler From Adam Wilsman From Peter Newbury

Bonni and Dave Stachowiak answer listener questions on episode 175 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Choose Your Own Adventure Learning, Part 1 Choose Your Own Adventure Learning, Part 2 Choose Your Own Adventure Assessment National Center on Universal Design for Learning 159: Dynamic Lecturing with Todd Zakrajsek UDL guidelines – version 2.0 – Examples and resources CAST’s UDL resources Getting Things Done Fork Your Syllabus, You Slackers Annotating DML www.learnhowtopodcast.com The Showrunner 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

Laura Gogia shares how to develop learning objectives for the 21st century on episode 174 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode There are people out there who live and die by learning objectives, and there are people who think they are the work of the devil. —Laura Gogia Knowledge is a dynamic, creative process. —Laura Gogia There are going to be times when it needs to be one way, and there are going to be times when it needs to be other ways. And that’s okay. —Laura Gogia It’s not about measuring as much as defining what you’re trying to measure. —Laura Gogia Resources Mentioned www.lauragogia.com 116: Connected Learning for the Curious Robin DeRosa (@actualham) – post on open textbooks Service-learning A Listener Question: Catching Up Domain of One’s Own Sean Michael Morris Virtually Connecting 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 (Apple Podcasts, 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.

  David Webster and Nicola Rivers resist resilience and share other unpopular opinions on episode 173 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode A very human approach to learning sees students as individuals. —David Webster I’m increasingly concerned with how anxious our students are. —Nicola Rivers This well-intentioned discourse is not as benign as it seems. —Nicola Rivers Try to think more broadly about how we define success and how we define failure. —Nicola Rivers Resources Mentioned Postfeminism(s) and the Arrival of the Fourth Wave by Nicola Rivers* A list of things millennials have ruined Critiquing Discourses of Resilience in Education How to Better Control Your Time By Designing Your Ideal Week by Michael Hyatt*

John Warner shares about values, interdisciplinary knowledge, and pedagogy on episode 172 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I realized I could make choices consistent with what I think is important. —John Warner What we think is best is highly dependent on our values. —John Warner Attention by itself is not a function of learning. —John Warner The classroom belongs to the student as much as the instructor. —John Warner Resources Mentioned Chicago Tribune’s Biblioracle McSweeney’s Internet Tendency A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace My “Last” Class by John Warner, Inside Higher Ed I Miss Teaching by John Warner, Inside Higher Ed I’m Never Assigning an Essay Again by John Warner, Inside Higher Ed Moving Students Away From Their Phones by John Warner, Inside Higher Ed The False God of Attention by John Warner, Inside Higher Ed Considering Student Silences by John Warner, Inside Higher Ed Teaching Sentences, Not “Grammar” by John Warner, Inside Higher Ed The Invitation by Bonni Stachowiak, Teaching in Higher Ed Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other* by Sherry Turkle 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.