

Teaching in Higher Ed
Bonni Stachowiak
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 22, 2021 • 35min
Sneaky Assignments
Matt Reed shares about sneaky assignments and student speak outs on episode 358 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I used the pseudonym Dean Dad because those were the two roles that I spent most of my waking hours doing.
-Matt Reed
Covid changed the whole experience of time and space.
-Matt Reed
Resources Mentioned
Friday Fragments, by Matt Reed
Pre-Mad, by Matt Reed
Dreaming from a Distance, by Matt Reed
Matt Reed’s columns on Inside Higher Ed
Research Report: How Does Hyflex Work in a Large Course? by Robert Talbert

Apr 15, 2021 • 37min
An Interdisciplinary Legacy
Sandie Morgan and Warren Doody share about Elizabeth Leonard’s interdisciplinary legacy on episode 357 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
She was very intentional about introducing faculty, colleagues, and students to people from outside that would bring different perspectives.
-Sandie Morgan
She could fight if she had to. She could stand her ground if she had to. What was so wonderful about her was she always fought the right fight.
-Warren Doody
She was a one-size-fits-all person. She could do so many different things.
-Warren Doody
She knew so much from such a broad spectrum of disciplines and she wanted her students to have that kind of competency.
-Sandie Morgan
Resources Mentioned
Warren’s website
Life Without Parole
Olivia Klaus
Brendan Kennelly
Note: I (Bonni) misspoke multiple times in the episode regarding the unwritten rules/customs of an organization’s culture (in this case, a university). I said “doca” in the episode, when the correct word is “doxa”
Pierre Bourdieu and doxa

Apr 8, 2021 • 18min
One Year In
Bonni Stachowiak reflects on learnings as we cross the year COVID mark on episode 356 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Reflection is such an important part of our process as teachers.
-Bonni Stachowiak
I had no idea what was in store.
-Bonni Stachowiak
We have witnessed immense inequities.
-Bonni Stachowiak
While there have been so many difficult aspects, there have also been many discoveries.
-Bonni Stachowiak
I have witnessed incredible lessons of independence.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources Mentioned
TikTok: J&J One-Shot
Global Vaccine Apartheid
A Year of Remote Teaching, by Michelle Miller in The Chronicle
Ass_Deans Status
Structuring Synchronous Classes for Engagement
How Do You Make Zoom Rooms Less Boring? Bonni Stachowiak writes for EdSurge
Google Jamboard
Brené on Anxiety, Calm + Over/Under Functioning
Grief is Good? by Laura Pasquini

Apr 1, 2021 • 27min
Coffee, Community, and Curriculum
Barbara Rodriguez, Jodi Robson, and Michelle Levine talk coffee, community, and curriculum on episode 355 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is important to find out early in the semester what our students need in order to be successful.
-Jodi Robson
Resources Mentioned
Audible*
The Coffee Shop YouTube Channel
Coffee, Community, and Curriculum: ACUE Partner Schools in Florida Join Together to Build Community of Professional Practice
Entrance tickets
Helping students persist
Video assessments

Mar 25, 2021 • 44min
Advancing Online Teaching
Todd Zakrajsek and Kevin Kelly talk about their book Advancing Online Teaching on episode 354 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
There is a human at the other end of that internet connection.
-Kevin Kelly
I look for the people who are not like me.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Resources Mentioned
Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments, by Kevin Kelly & Todd Zakrajsek
Dee Fink
Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Episode 316 with Maria Andersen: learn. explore. apply.
The Community of Inquiry
Students Who Don’t Participate in Class Discussions: They Are Not All Introverts, by Todd Zakrajsek
Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, and Guidelines, by D. Randy Garrison Norman D. Vaughan

Mar 18, 2021 • 43min
How to bring art and science into online teaching
Stephanie Moore shares how to bring art and science into online teaching on episode 354 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Online learning gets boxed in quite often.
-Stephanie Moore
What does the college experience mean? And for whom?
-Stephanie Moore
Our teaching practices are continually improving and evolving.
-Stephanie Moore
You’re not failing, you’re learning.
-Stephanie Moore
Resources
Planning for Resilience, Not Resistance, by Stephanie Moore and Phil Hill
The Difference Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning, by Charles Hodges, Stephanie Moore, Barb Lockee, Torrey Trust and Aaron Bond
So You Want to Temporarily Teach Online, by Stephanie Moore and Charles B. Hodges
American Factory

Mar 11, 2021 • 44min
Invisible Learning
David Franklin shares about his book, Invisible Learning, on episode 352 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is as much about the student’s relationship with statistics as it is about statistics itself.
-David Franklin
How do our biases affect the way that we think?
-David Franklin
He encourages an atmosphere in which he can be questioned.
-David Franklin
Resources Mentioned
Invisible Learning, by David Franklin
The Spark of Learning, by Sarah Rose Canavagh
What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain
Ken Bain on Episode 36 of Teaching in Higher Ed
PollEverywhere
Coaching for Leaders
Good teaching is about having students answer questions or solving problems that they find intriguing, interesting, or beautiful. – Ken Bain

Mar 4, 2021 • 33min
Hyflex: Create Engaging Asynchronous Activities
Bonni Stachowiak shares how to create engaging asynchronous activities for Hyflex courses on episode 351 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Curation is an essential skill for me to practice.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources
Episode 309: Hyflex Learning with David Rhoads
Episode 327: Misconceptions about Hyflex with David Rhoads
Banking Model of Education on Wikipedia
Harold Jarche’s Personal Knowledge Mastery model
Community of Inquiry on Wikipedia
Chapter: Community of Inquiry Framework in Online Learning: Use of Technology, by Lindita Bektashi
Quizlet
Loom
Episode 347: Online Culture with Courtney Plotts
Michael Sandel’s Justice Course Videos and Discussion Guides
Mike Caulfield’s SIFT modules
Ethics for A-Level, by Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher
The True Cost
American Factory
This I Believe
NPR audio series: This I Believe
This I Believe in the Classroom
Episode 215: Teaching as an Act of Social Justice and Equity with Bryan Dewsbury

Feb 25, 2021 • 43min
Ungrading
Susan Blum shares about ungrading on episode 350 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Genuine education isn’t simply this points game.
-Susan Blum
If the learning is interesting, people will do it.
-Susan Blum
Think about your students as people who are learning things for purposes. If they are not learning for a grade, why else are they learning?
-Susan Blum
The goal is learning. Learning can be for the purpose of use or interest.
-Susan Blum
Resources
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead), by Susan D. Blum
Alfie Cohen
Human Synergistics Ethical Challenge
I Love Learning; I Hate School”: An Anthropology of College, by Susan Blum*
Universal Design for Learning
Derek Bruff shares about times for telling on his blog
Schwartz, Daniel L. and Bransford, John D.(1998)’A Time For Telling’

Feb 18, 2021 • 49min
Community Building Activities
Maha Bali, Autumm Caines, and Mia Zamora share about community building activities on episode 349 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is not enough to tell students I want to listen to you. You have to build the trust so they will talk to you and be candid with you.
-Maha Bali
Community is more than just a gathering of people in a room. It is a sense of caring about one another and for something.
-Autumm Caines
It is something really powerful when we learn together in community.
-Autumm Caines
You can’t insist upon trust. It has to be something that emerges from moments.
-Mia Zamora
Resources
Maha’s story regarding: OPPORTUNIYISNOWHERE
Community Building Resources
OneHE
Equity Unbound
Do unto students as they would have done to them, by Maha Bali
Synchronish learning (referenced in this Inside Higher Ed article, which quotes Sean Michael Morris)
An Ethic of Caring and Its Implications for Instructional Arrangements, by Nel Noddings
The Language of Care Ethics, by Nel Noddings
From Twitter Thread to Model to Keynote #OpenEd20 & #MandL20, by Maha Bali
Intentionally Equitable Hospitality in Hybrid Video Dialogue: The context of virtually connecting, by Maha Bali, Autumm Caines, Rebecca J. Hogue, Helen J. Dewaard, Christian Friedrich
Liberating Structures
The Zoom Gaze, by Autumm Caines
Spiral journal
TROIKA
Pass the paper
Surrealist Free Drawing Introductions
Some safety considerations for online community building, by Kate Bowles