Jody Greene discusses the faculty's role in student success, emphasizing the importance of multiple elements for student thriving. She challenges gender expectations in classrooms and advocates for a generous reading approach. The podcast explores non-dualistic thinking in academia and the significance of empathy and kindness in higher education discourse.
Faculty should focus on both student success and well-being in higher education.
Encouraging non-binary thinking can enhance inclusivity and adaptability in academia.
Deep dives
The Faculty Role in Student Success
Balancing faculty success and student success is crucial in higher education. Jodi Green shares insights on shifting the institutional focus towards faculty balancing research productivity with effective teaching. The discussion highlights the importance of addressing faculty success alongside student success in structuring university priorities.
Challenging Dualistic Thinking
Jodi Green discusses challenging binary thinking and the relationship between rights and responsibilities. Reflecting on non-dualistic philosophies, Green emphasizes the importance of responsiveness over flexibility. By encouraging non-binary approaches, Green navigates the complexities of balancing structure with adaptability in education.
Reframing Student Evaluations
Jodi Green advocates for reframing student evaluations to focus on the student experience of teaching rather than subjective judgments of faculty qualifications. By shifting the narrative from quantitative ratings to qualitative feedback, Green aims to mitigate gender and racial biases in evaluations, fostering a more inclusive learning environment.
Promoting Kindness and Observation
Encouraging kindness in interactions and advocating for mindful observation, Jodi Green promotes self-reflection and collective understanding in academic settings. Green emphasizes the value of noticing intricacies in the learning environment and fostering a culture of compassion to enhance student and faculty well-being.
Jody Greene discusses faculty’s role in student success on episode 515 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
The special power of literature comes from that capacity to have one foot in the factual or the real and one foot in the imagination or the fictional.
-Jody Greene
We know that there are so many other important elements to students’ success, their well-being, their thriving, their career pathways, their ability to pursue interests and curiosities, their engagement, their activism, and all of these multiple measures.
-Jody Greene
I think people care about what the institution has told them they need to care about.
-Jody Greene
I don’t think we should have expectations based on people’s gender in a classroom.
-Jody Greene