

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
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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

Feb 11, 2021 • 46min
You Must Remember This
Michelle D. Miller discusses why memory is important for learning – even in the age of Google on episode 348 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Ask students to link their learning to their own lives.
-Michelle D. Miller
Resources
As Time Goes By
Tending, befriending, and coping with upending: Takeaways from the first month of mass emergency remote education, by Michelle Miller
Active learning, active pushback, and what we should take away from a new study of student perceptions, by Michelle Miller
Deep Work, by Cal Newport
Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology, by Michelle Miller
Episode 26 with Michelle Miller: Minds Online
Episode 291 with Michelle Miller: Learning Myths and Realities
How to Make Smart Choices About Tech for Your Course, by Michelle Miller
Episode 72 with Robert Bjork: How to Use Cognitive Psychology to Enhance Learning

Feb 4, 2021 • 32min
Online Culture
Courtney Plotts is back on Teaching in Higher Ed to discuss online culture on episode 347 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
When we look at the culture of learning, whether in the online space or in the classroom space, a lot of students experience marginalization.
-Courtney Plotts
Research says that marginalization is a self-selected way to deal with acculturated stress.
-Courtney Plotts
When we look at what successful students do, they are not independent, they are interdependent.
-Courtney Plotts
We have to be honest that campus culture is not the online culture. It is an extension, but it is not the same thing.
-Courtney Plotts
Resources
Community of Inquiry overview from the University of Toronto
Cameras Be Damned, by Karen Costa
The Community of Inquiry website
Janae Cohn

Jan 28, 2021 • 39min
Filling the equity gap in STEM Fields
Archana McEligot discusses filling the equity gap in STEM fields on episode 346 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
You really do need that interdisciplinary perspective when looking at data.
-Archana McEligot
We can’t work in silos, some of the greatest innovations and discoveries have happened through an interdisciplinary perspective.
-Archana McEligot
Many underrepresented students experience imposter syndrome.
-Archana McEligot
Seeing someone that looks like them is so important.
-Archana McEligot
Resources Mentioned
Big Data Discovery and Diversity: Through Research, Education Advancement and Partnership (BD3-REAP)
BD3-REAP Faculty
John Snow

Jan 21, 2021 • 45min
Transforming a University
Adanely Jimenez, Adrian Delgado, + Jenny Vargas shares about transforming a university on episode 345 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It was a big 180 slap in the face thing for me being around a whole diverse group of people and students who were my age, but I really thought everyone my age thought the way I did.
-Jenny Vargas
I was grateful to have professors who took the time to ask me what was wrong, if I was ok, and how it was going. Being able to speak to my professors when I was going through something made it easier for me to be real.
-Adanely Jimenez
Resources
Vanguard University Living Well Community Resource Center
High School Musical
Spreading the Word- Supporting Students’ Basic Needs with a Syllabus Statement and a Welcome Survey
Samson’s Career Pop-Up Closet
Vanguard University Career Services
The Hope Center

Jan 14, 2021 • 35min
Caring for the Whole Person
Sharon Hamill speaks about caring for the whole person on episode 344 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It was an opportunity for these outstanding graduate students at Cal State San Marcos to be able to be on the frontlines actually educating.
-Sharon Hamill
Watching these public health students get in there and do their thing- I was just in awe.
-Sharon Hamill
I think you have to embrace the messiness and recognize that this is probably where the best learning is going to occur.
-Sharon Hamill
Resources
The What Gives Your Life Meaning (WGYLM®) Campaign
Youth Caregivers
Alzheimer’s Association of Orange County
Caregiver Resources

Jan 7, 2021 • 37min
Meeting the Moment Through Inclusive Teaching
Meeting the Moment Through Inclusive Teaching, with Michael Benitez and Meredith Flynn.
Quotes from the episode
Pedagogy is truly a craft. It is an art and requires us to be attentive to it.
-Michael Benitez
As educators, we want to make sure that we create really welcoming environments and that our learning environments promote equitable and successful outcomes for our students.
-Meredith Flynn
Resources
Improve online teaching while learning about anti-racist pedagogy (MSU Denver)
Creating an Inclusive Online Learning Environment: Webinar Recap (ACUE Community)
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead), edited by Susan Blum*
Pasque, P. A., Chesler, M. A., Charbeneau, J., & Carlson, C. (2013). Pedagogical approaches to student racial conflict in the classroom. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 6 (1), 1-16.
Equity-Minded and Culturally-Affirming Teaching and Learning Practices in Virtual Learning Communities with J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris III


