Lecture Breakers

Dr. Bryan Dewsbury joins us to talk about how he creates engaging and welcoming learning experiences for ALL students - even with a class size of 155 students! He talks about the importance of building relationships, supporting and motivating students, and breaking away from the traditional sage on the stage lecture model. Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB106

In episode 105, Dr. Silviana Falcon joins us to talk about how to integrate more play into your lectures. We talk about why play is important, how it can influence learning, and what types of playful activities you can try as you integrate more play into your lectures. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB105

Dr. Minna Ng joins us to talk about service-learning. In this case study episode, Dr. Minna Ng joins ut to talk about teaching her first service-learning course (during COVID!). We dig into the learning outcomes for her course, the service-learning project, the community partners, and how things went overall. Show Notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB104

In episode 103, Dr. Jess Lucero joins us to talk about community engaged learning, or what is also known as service-learning. We discuss what it is, how to integrate this approach into your courses, how to create strong connections with community partners, and how to introduce students to the community engaged learning experience.  Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB103

In episode 102, Dr. Katharine Dill shares recommendations and advice for making team teaching work. Team teaching can be a great way to leverage the collective intelligence and expertise of a group of colleagues. But, it's also important to understand what's involved in making these collaborative approaches work well so you can create a successful learning experience for students.  Show Notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB102

Episode 101: Welcome to Season 2 of the Lecture Breakers podcast! Dr. Jenae Cohn joins us to talk about how to create more effective and engaging reading activities. How do you design engaging reading assignments? How do you encourage students to read and apply what they've learned? What do you need to know about the differences between reading on paper vs. a screen?  Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB101

100 - We're celebrating episode 100 of the Lecture Breakers podcast! Yay! Thank you for listening and sharing the show with your colleagues! In this episode, I'm flipping the script and answering your questions about teaching, learning, and what's next for the show. I share a few big announcements about the podcast, the virtual summer conference, and more.  Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB100

099 - Dr. Barbi Honeycutt shares an easy 4-step lesson planning framework you can use to plan any lesson for any course in any format. She explains each step and takes you through an example lesson so you can apply the process to any course, workshop, webinar, or presentation you are preparing to teach. Free guide included in the show notes. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB99

097 - Dr. Lauren Vicker and Dr. Tim Franz share strategies you can use to create more successful group projects. In part 1, they discuss the one mistake most of us make when creating group projects and what you need to consider when working with virtual teams. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB97

098 - In part 2 of our conversation, Dr. Lauren Vicker and Dr. Tim Franz share recommendations and tips for assessing and grading team projects. We also discuss why group work is important and how to help students understand the value of group projects. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB98