Tea for Teaching

How can we address controversial issues such as gun control in our classes in the aftermath of a mass shooting? What can we do to help keep ourselves and our students safe? In this episode, we discuss these and related issues with Jaclyn Schildkraut, a public justice professor who specializes in research on mass shootings. A transcript and show notes are available at teaforteaching.com

Casey Raymond, the 2017 winner of the President's Award for Teaching Excellence at the State University of New York at Oswego, joins us again in this episode to discuss how he uses Excel spreadsheets to generate algorithmic questions in Blackboard Learn.  A transcript and show notes are available at teaforteaching.com

In this episode, we examine the role that student success specialists may play in helping students develop more effective learning habits. Our guests are Allison Peer and Alicia King, who are both Student Success Specialists at the State University of New York at Oswego. A transcript and show notes are available at teaforteaching.com

In this episode we discuss the metacognitive cafe online discussion forums developed by Judith Littlejohn, an instructional designer and historian from Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York. These discussion forums are designed to help students improve their metacognition and learning skills while also fostering an increased sense of community in the course. Judith is a 2014 recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service and the 2016 recipient of the State University of New York’s FACT2 Award for Excellence in Instruction.  A transcript and show notes are available at teaforteaching.com

In this episode, we talk with Casey Raymond, the 2017 winner of the President's Award for Teaching Excellence at the State University of New York at Oswego, about his use of an iPad to create, display, and disseminate live digital notes in his chemistry classes. A transcript and show notes are available at teaforteaching.com

An introduction to the Tea for Teaching podcast series, hosted by Rebecca Mushtare and John Kane from the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the State University of New York at Oswego.