Teaching in Higher Ed

Karen Costa discusses how to support ADHD learners on episode 384 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode UDL is not a magic cure for all of our ills. -Karen Costa Individual accommodations can provide more personalized, specific, structured, and robust support. -Karen Costa We need to hear the voices of ADHD learners. -Karen Costa Resources Mentioned Russell Barkley Women with Attention Deficit Disorder 2nd Edition, by Sari Solden* Universal Design for Learning (UDL) OneFocus App Landmark College Dr. Hallowell ADHD 2.0, by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. & John J. Ratey M.D. (Author)

Jennifer Imazeki talks about implicit bias in our teaching on episode 383 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is not about changing the bias or stopping the bias. It is about getting in between your internal reaction and your external reaction. -Jennifer Imazeki There is so much going on with our students that we can’t possibly know. -Jennifer Imazeki Resources Dr. Jennifer Imazeki’s Home Page Econ for Teachers Blog SDSU Center for Inclusive Excellence ACUE Implicit Bias video excerpt featuring Jennifer Imazeki Daniel Kahneman Peanut Butter, Jelly and Racism (NYT Interactive) Expectations of Brilliance Underlie Gender Distributions Across Academic Disciplines – Science Magazine

José Bowen shares about his new book, Teaching Change, on episode 382 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode College students are aware of the fact that they change. -José Bowen What are the important questions that our discipline answers? -José Bowen Diverse groups do better work and outperform groups of highly competent homogenous groups. They also take longer because they have more conflict because they question assumptions. -José Bowen It is a hard position to be the person in the group who questions assumptions. -José Bowen We think the opposite of conflict is harmony. The opposite of conflict is apathy. -José Bowen Resources Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers Using Relationships, Resilience, and Reflection (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021), by José Bowen (30% off with Code HTWN) Stephen Brookfield Michael Sandel’s Justice Course Change the question(s) Teaching Naked Teaching Half-Naked

Barbi Honeycutt and Bonni Stachowiak talk about how to use podcasts in teaching on episode 381 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Ask yourself, “how does this support my learning outcomes and help my students be successful in this course and beyond?” -Barbi Honeycutt Audio is a powerful medium. -Barbi Honeycutt Find podcasts that are already out there that integrate with your course learning outcomes, course goals, and course topics and leverage those. -Barbi Honeycutt Podcasts are hard work. -Barbi Honeycutt Resources International Podcast Day How to Level Up Your In-Home Recording Studio 10 Ways You Can Use Podcasts in Your Course to Engage Students (Lecture Breakers blog post) 10 Ways to Use Podcasts to Break Up Your Lecture (Lecture Breakers podcast episode) Lecture Breakers podcast A Guide to Academic Podcasting Additional Podcast Resources from Amplify Lecture Breakers Podcast Duke Learning Innovation’s Using Podcasts in Your Classroom 27: The Most Perfect Album Podcast Episode: 27: The Most Perfect Album The Rewatchables Podcast

Marcus Croom shares about How to Discuss Race, Racism, and Politics in Education on episode 380 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is vital to know the difference between concluding a real talk and resolving a public issue. Those are not the same thing. -Marcus Croom Educators who take up this challenge will need to listen and learn and unlearn and relearn as human beings in addition to who they may be as professionals. -Marcus Croom You are going to listen and learn and process through the real talk along with the participants. -Marcus Croom This is not a checklist, but a protocol that sets up the possibilities and conditions for success. -Marcus Croom Resources Has It Already Happened? by Marcus Croom for Indiana University Bloomington’s Center for Innovative Teaching  Real Talk? How to Discuss Race, Racism, and Politics in 21st Century American Schools, by Marcus Croom Marcus Croom, Indiana University Bloomington Recommendations Bonni Evaluate Your Puppies Marcus Croom 5th Annual CITL Reading List NYC EPICENTERS 9/11-2021 ‎Entrepreneurial Appetite’s Black Book Discussions ‎The Dancing Monk by Eric Reed ‎A Love Supreme, Pt. IV – Psalm (Live) by John Coltrane ‎Hymn to Freedom by Oscar Peterson ‎I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free by Nina Simone ‎Misrepresented People by Stevie Wonder ‎Religion (feat. Lecrae) by PJ Morton ‎a p p l y i n g . p r e s s u r e by J. Cole Free RealTalk Protocol Template

Shawna Rodabaugh and Ian Wolf talk about reducing fear in learning context on episode 379 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You have absolutely no idea what people are capable of until you put them in a situation where they can flourish. -Shawna Rodabaugh The true measure of whether I can teach or not is if I can bring it down to the level where someone who has never seen it before will understand it. -Shawna Rodabaugh Resources Center for Faculty Development at Fayetteville Technical Community College Ian Wolf was on Episode 222 Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play

Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton talks about the common ground on episode 378 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It was the big questions that gripped me. -Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton When you give them something interesting that they want to know about, they will do the reading. -Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton We need to recognize that the hard questions are usually philosophical at their root. -Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton We are all philosophers. -Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton Resources Retrieval Philosophy Parker Palmer Michelle D. Miller Michael Sandel’s Justice Course Journal of Public Philosophy Public Philosophy Society Public Philosophy Press Incentivizes Note-Taking with Open-Notes Assessments Video: Open Assessments

Lauren Bellaera discusses critical thinking in theory and practice on episode 377 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When you’re teaching students, you have limited time. So all of the time you’re making particular pedagogical choices about where to focus. -Lauren Bellaera When teaching, we tend to like to put things in a dichotomy. -Lauren Bellaera Critical thinking is a really important life skill. -Lauren Bellaera The bridging between research and practice is very important. -Lauren Bellaera Resources Mentioned Making Connections That Matter: Critical Thinking in Theory and Practice by Lauren Bellaera for AAC&U Critical Thinking in Practice: The Priorities and Practices of Instructors Teaching in Higher Education by Lauren Bellaera for Science Direct Albert Bandura Self Efficacy Bloom’s Taxonomy Mind Map The Brilliant Club Developing Critical Thinking Skills with Tine Reimers | Episode 37

Dan Levy returns to talk about improving our teaching on episode 376 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I no longer trust myself to know how much my students are understanding. -Dan Levy Resources Mentioned Teaching Effectively with Zoom (2e), by Dan Levy Invisible Teaching, by David Franklin Teachly.me Info about Dan Levy’s Teaching Teaching Effectively with Zoom, Second Edition, by Dan Levy  Ezra Klein Podcast (Ezra Klein asks the people he interviews, what’s something you have changed your mind about?) Coaching for Leaders (Dave Stachowiak also asks people what they have changed their minds about) Episode 23 with Jay Howard on How to Engage Students in the Classroom and Online Tea for Teaching: The Active Learning Initiative at Cornell with Doug McKee The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande Understanding by Design (Backward Design) from Vanderbilt University’s Center for Teaching 1-minute Paper – Ongoing Feedback Resources from Harvard’s Center for Teaching and Learning Teddy Svoronos

Betsy Barre talks about how (and why) to use a course workload estimator on episode 375 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The difference between an expert reader and a student reader is that an expert reader will slow down when they don’t know a word. -Betsy Barre Students are reading, they just aren’t reading well. -Betsy Barre Is this activity really worth it given my outcomes of the course? -Betsy Barre We all need to be talking more about time. -Betsy Barre Resources Course Workload Estimator 2.0 Course Workload Estimator How Much Should We Assign? Estimating Out of Class Workload, by Betsy Barre So Much to Read, So Little Time: How Do We Read, and Can Speed Reading Help?, by Keith Rayner et al R Studio Janet Evanovich’s Stephenie Plum novels