Lecture Breakers

066 - How do you get to know your students? Here are 25 ideas you can use to learn more about your students, build community in your courses, and increase student engagement. Great ideas for the first day or week of class. Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB66

065 - Let's count down the top 12 most downloaded episodes of the Lecture Breakers podcast in 2020! In this episode, Barbi shares her biggest takeaways from each episode and discusses how you can adapt these strategies to your course to increase student engagement.  Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB65

064 - Dr. Courtney Plotts discusses what culturally responsive teaching is, why it’s important, and what we can do in our courses to help all students succeed. We talk about group work, the syllabus, course policies, assessment, and what to ask yourself when planning a lesson, delivering content, and designing activities. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB64

063 – Renee Davis joins us to talk about how to break up your course content and integrate microlearning and mobile learning in your courses to improve retention and increase engagement. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB63

062 - In this episode, Yehoshua Zlotogorski from Alpe joins us to talk about how you can use audio lessons in your course to engage students, improve learning, and give students the opportunity to learn anytime, anywhere. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB62

061 - Dr. Luke Hobson guides us through his step-by-step process for using student feedback to improve your online course. He shares what questions to ask, how to prioritize feedback, tips to save time, and how to make the right changes for you, your students, and your course. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB61

060 - Dr. Travis Thurston joins us to talk about how you can use digital power-ups to create more effective and engaging online discussions. Let's break boring and repetitive discussion forums and create opportunities for students to enhance their critical thinking skills and connect with the course material and with each other. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB60

059 - Dr. Jessica Tinklenberg joins us to talk about how to use the "knowledge sandwich" as an approach to course design that helps you align your goals, learning activities, and assessments, especially in long classes.  Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB59

058 - Dr. Derek Bruff shares active learning strategies you can use in socially distanced in-person classrooms, online courses, and hybrid learning experiences.  Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB58

057 - Tatiana Rodriguez shares tips for teaching on camera, tips to enhance your online presence, and why it matters in teaching. We talk about shifting your mindset about video, facing your fears and insecurities about the camera, and tips for lighting, audio, and setup.  Show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB57