
Lecture Breakers
The Lecture Breakers podcast is the place where college professors, instructors, and educators share innovative teaching strategies, practical ideas, teaching tips, and resources to help you break up your lectures, energize your classroom, increase student engagement, and improve learning.
Latest episodes

Aug 11, 2020 • 33min
046 - 1,000 Students, 18 TAs, and 1 Professor: Let's Talk About Large Classes
046 - In episode 46, Dr. Jenel Cavazos shares advice on how she teaches 1000 students, supports 18 teaching assistants, and stays organized. Learn how to organize your large class and create opportunities for engagement without getting overwhelmed. Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB46

Aug 4, 2020 • 28min
045 - Teaching Large Classes: Tips for Engagement and Assessment
045 - In this episode, Dr. Kathleen Lowney shares tips to engage students and assess learning in large classes. She discusses how she uses "tripwires" to help students succeed and how she uses a "Bingo" game as a way to give students more choice and manage the assessment process. Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB45

Jul 28, 2020 • 36min
044 - How to Create a Culture of Connection in Your Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Courses
044 - In this episode, Chad Littlefield shares teaching strategies you can use to promote engagement and encourage connection in your synchronous and asynchronous online courses. lecturebreakers.com Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB44

Jul 21, 2020 • 38min
043 - Teaching Difficult Topics: How to Create a Safe, Supportive, and Engaging Learning Environment
043 - In this episode, Dr. Melissa Wehler joins us to share ways you can encourage engagement and participation while also honoring students’ needs, emotions, and privacy when preparing to work with difficult content in your course. Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB43

Jul 14, 2020 • 36min
042 - Create More Engaging Learning Experiences with The Hidden Code
042 - In this episode, Steve Creffield joins us to talk about how to use The Hidden Code to create more engaging learning experiences and more meaningful interactions with students in online, blended, and in-person courses. Show notes and The Hidden Code link available: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB42

Jul 7, 2020 • 36min
041 - How to Create a Learning Environment Where Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are Valued
041 - In this episode, Dr. Chavella Pittman joins to us talk about how to create a learning environment in which our most vulnerable and marginalized students and faculty are able to participate and benefit fully in the learning and teaching experience. Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB41

Jun 30, 2020 • 37min
040 - How One Professor Used the Flipped Classroom Model and Interteaching in an Intro Course
040 - In this episode, Dr. Caitlin Faas joins us to share her experience using the flipped classroom model and interteaching in an introductory Psychology course. She shares what worked, what didn't work, and what she learned. Caitlin also offers six recommendations to consider when trying something new in your course. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB40

Jun 23, 2020 • 37min
039 - How the Science of Emotion Can Help You Re-Energize Your Lectures and Enhance Student Motivation
039 - In this episode, Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh joins us to talk about how the science of emotion can help you re-energize your lectures and create more meaningful and engaging learning experiences. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB39

Jun 16, 2020 • 53min
038 - How to Break Up Your Lecture Using Role-Playing Games
In this episode, Joshua Archer and Aaron Vanek from The Game Academy join us to talk about how to use role-playing games to break up your lecture. They talk about what to look for when choosing or creating a game, how to manage the game environment, and tips for getting student buy-in. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB38

Jun 9, 2020 • 26min
037 - 10 Ways to Use Podcasts in Faculty Development
037 - In this episode, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt shares 10 creative ways you can use podcasts in faculty development to engage and connect educators and encourage them to try new ideas. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB37 Register for the Lecture Breakers Virtual Summer Conference: http://barbihoneycutt.com/conference