"You have absolutely no idea what people are capable of until you put them in the situation where they can flourish," he says. "We're going to get good at helping people learn, part of that learning is going to be uncomfortable." Haseldine: It's 100% communication. You'll know if they want you to stop talking. Just need to look them in the eye and figure it out".
Shawna Rodabaugh and Ian Wolf talk about reducing fear in learning context on episode 379 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
You have absolutely no idea what people are capable of until you put them in a situation where they can flourish.
-Shawna Rodabaugh
The true measure of whether I can teach or not is if I can bring it down to the level where someone who has never seen it before will understand it.
-Shawna Rodabaugh