
Teaching in Higher Ed
Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.
Latest episodes

Oct 6, 2022 • 41min
Leading Lines – A Retrospective
Derek Bruff shares some highlights from the Leading Lines podcast episodes on episode 434 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I am not done podcasting.
-Derek Bruff
Resources
International Podcasting Day
Leading Lines podcast
Celebrating 100 Episodes of the Leading Lines Podcast, by Derek Bruff
Mike Wesch’s ANTH101
Leading Lines Episode 11: Kathryn Tomasek
Leading Lines Episode 54: Mike Caulfield
Mike Caulfield’s SIFT (the four moves)
Loom
Leading Lines Episode 62: Chris Gilliard
Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 170 with Cathy O’Neil: Author of Weapons of Math Destruction
Leading Lines Episode 90: Betsey Barre and Karen Costa
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

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Sep 29, 2022 • 44min
The New College Classroom
Cathy Davidson + Christina Katopodis talk about their new book, The New College Classroom, on episode 433 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Active learning is about structuring class so that students have more autonomy and control of their learning.
-Christina Katopodis
It takes time to unlearn traditional structures that have been ingrained in us.
-Christina Katopodis
Resources
The New College Classroom, by Cathy N. Davidson & Christina Katopodis*
Cathy Davidson Named Senior Adviser on Transformation to CUNY Chancellor
Video: The Backwards Bicycle
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead), by Susan D. Blum*
Charles William Eliot
Sarah J. Schendel
Audre Lorde quote about aphids
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Sep 22, 2022 • 38min
Top Tools for Learning
Dave Stachowiak and Bonni Stachowiak talk about our top tools for learning votes on episode 432 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Each year, I look forward to reviewing the results of Jane Hart’s Top Tools for Learning and to submitting my votes for a personal Top Tools for Learning list.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources
Jane Hart’s Top Tools for Learning
Mike Taylor’s 2022 Top Tools for Learning votes.
Zoom
speaking engagements
How to turn a Zoom chat into a useful summary and a sample summary from an AAEEBL Meetup
Personal knowledge mastery system
Overcast received a major design overhaul in March of 2022
Unread
Inoreader
Mela
Twitter – tv/movie recommendations, or learning from those in the disability community
Raindrop– How Bonni uses Raindrop – Dave’s shared Raindrop.io digital bookmarks
Hypothes.is
PollEverywhere
Karen E. Caldwell’s Learning Out Loud TEDx Talk
Karen E. Caldwell’s Learning Out Loud Workshop
Padlet
Loom – verify your Loom account as an educator
Canva
WordPress
Naomi Kasa – the page she created with all my upcoming and past speaking engagements – my resources page for a recent speaking engagement
Blubrry
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Sep 15, 2022 • 44min
Community and Joy: Lessons from MYFest
Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, and Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh share lessong about community and joy from MYFest on episode 431 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
What educators need most right now is to come together as a community and learn in ways that are different than we ever have before.
-Maha Bali
If we don’t take the time to process and reflect upon the things that have happened to us we lose them.
-Mia Zamora
Resources
Online Does Not Mean Isolated, by Maha Bali, George Station, and Mia Zamora for Inside Higher Ed
MYFest 2022 via Equity Unbound
FOMO
Padlet
Jamboard
Karen Costa
Ungrading track
Digital literacies pathway
Daily Create
Equity Unbound
Community building resources
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Sep 8, 2022 • 19min
How to grade creative assignments
Bonni Stachowiak shares some ideas for how to grade creative assignments on episode 430 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Alternative assignments can often be messy, but the rewards for students and teachers can be transformative.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources
How Do You Grade A Creative Assignment, by Bonni Stachowiak for EdSurge
Episode 36: What the Best College Teachers Do with Ken Bain
What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain
Tweet thread from Corinne Gressang, assistant professor of history at Erskine College about her Holocaust course
Episode 401: The Problem with Grades, by Josh Eyler
You Don’t Have to Wait for the Clock to Strike to Start Teaching, by Peter Newbury
How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching, by Josh Eyler
AAC&U VALUE initiative and rubrics
Harvard’s Project Zero’s Visible Thinking Project
CAST’s UDL Action and Expression Guidelines
Harvard’s Alternative Assignments: Creative and Digital Resource
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Sep 1, 2022 • 28min
Who’s Counting
John Allen Paulos shares about his new book, Who’s Counting, on episode 429 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
We do speak in probabilities our whole lives. Most of us speak it badly, but we do speak it.
-John Allen Paulos
Resources
Who’s Counting? Uniting Numbers and Narratives with Stories from Pop Culture, Puzzles, Politics, and More, by John Allen Paulos
Mathematics cartoon
Pun
Bayes theorem
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Aug 25, 2022 • 17min
Back to School
Bonni Stachowiak shares some ideas and inspiration for the start of the academic year on episode 428 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
If we don’t start small, we can become stuck wherever we are.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, by James Lang
Small Teaching flashcards on Quizlet
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling
Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class, by James Lang
Who’s in Class? Form: A Tool for Fostering Inclusion – Tracie Addy
Episode 101: Public Sphere Pedagogy with Thia Wolf from Chico State
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”

Aug 18, 2022 • 40min
Learning in Uncertainty
Dave Cormier talks about his work in helping students learn in uncertainty on episode 427 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is not about it being right or wrong, it’s about looking at the implications.
-Dave Cormier
We aren’t trying to solve the problem, we are trying to understand the issues we have a little bit deeper.
-Dave Cormier
Find ways to make small, productive change.
-Dave Cormier
We are not solving the problem, we are making it a little better where we can.
-Dave Cormier
Resources
Future Challenges Initiative
SSHRC Future Challenges
Futures Activity – ebook written by University of Windsor’s coop students
Saltaire
Expert Chess Memory: Revisiting the Chunking Hypothesis, by Gobet and Simon
Future of Education Speaker Series Episode 1 – Students Thinking About Future Skills
Teaching for Uncertainty vs Teaching the Basics
Billion Oyster Project
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Aug 11, 2022 • 40min
Inclusive Teaching Visualization and Observation
Tracie Addy talks about the inclusive teaching visualization project and classroom observation protocols on episode 426 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Try not to focus on the observer. Teach like you normally would if they were not there.
-Tracie Addy
Resources
Inclusive Teaching Visualization Project
What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching, by Tracie Marcella Addy, Derek Dube, and Khadijah A. Mitchell
Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning open teaching days
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

Aug 4, 2022 • 49min
Inclusive Teaching
Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan talk about their new book: Inclusive Teaching – Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom on episode 425 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Is there something I can do to invite more students in?
-Kelly Hogan
An inclusive classroom is really intentional in both course design and the in-class environment.
-Kelly Hogan
We hold ourselves back in checking boxes.
-Viji Sathy
How do we help ALL the learners, however they come to us?
-Viji Sathy
How do we design an experience that actually helps students meet their goals?
-Viji Sathy
Our work in inclusive teaching is a journey; there is no final destination.
-Viji Sathy
Inclusive teaching will keep on evolving because people keep evolving, students keep evolving, and topics keep evolving.
-Viji Sathy
We don’t want to leave it to chance that things will go well.
-Kelly Hogan
Resources
Inclusive Teaching by Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling
Understanding by Design, by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe
Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org(https://bookshop.org/shop/teachinginhighered). All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC)(https://bookshop.org/shop/LibroMobile), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia(https://www.cuentosmobile.com/bio).”