Teaching in Higher Ed

EPISODE SPONSORS: Courtney Plotts discusses culturally-responsive online teaching on episode 314 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How well are we really reaching our students? How is that authenticity coming through? -Courtney Plotts Show me community and I will participate. Show me that I am safe. Show me you understand my concerns. -Courtney Plotts If I really want to connect with you, I need to learn more about you and really define the space for you. -Courtney Plotts Resources On the Folly of Rewarding A While Hoping for B, by Steven Kerr Teaching Connectedness Webinar The Space Between – Identifying Cultural Canyons in Online Spaces and the Use of LatinX Culture to Bridge the Divide, by Dr. Courtney Plotts What Do Our Most Vulnerable Students Need This Fall? To Be on Campus, by James M. Lang TextExpander SaneBox

José Luis Vilson discusses race, class, and education on episode 313 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Either you get ashamed of your identity or you are proud of your identity. -José Luis Vilson I just didn’t realize that all that information I was gathering was going to become something that would eventually make me whole. -José Luis Vilson So many of us feel like education is a matter of life and death. -José Luis Vilson Resources This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education, by José Luis Vilson* The José Vilson website A Justice Letter to Educators of Color and Conscience, by José Luis Vilson A Note About Identity and the Light That Guides Us, by José Luis Vilson José Luis Vilson’s speeches and workshops Our Profession Requires Hope, Now And Ever Since, by José Luis Vilson

David White shares about digital visitors and residents on episode 312 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Fundamentally it is about motivation to engage. -David White That is what education is about, it is encouraging people to make connections. -David White A set of practices or literacies that exist in one context don’t necessarily easily translate over to another context. -David White The digital environment is as much where people live as the physical environment. -David White Resources Mentioned Digital visitors and residents Marc Prensky Video: Residents and visitors Video: Mapping activity George Siemens Ireland All Aboard Digital Literacies Social work example blog from Dr. Amanda ML Taylor-Beswick

Robin DeRosa and Martha Burtis about the new ACE framework to guide instructional planning in responses to COVID-19 on episode 311 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Faculty would be well served by using their instructional missions more in their course designs. -Robin DeRosa I think reflecting the human condition is part of the job and the work of universities and colleges. -Martha Burtis We should be showing people how we survive a situation like this by embracing the human condition. -Martha Burtis We really need to keep broader humanity in mind right now and not be myopic in our vision. -Robin DeRosa Resources Mentioned Values-Centered Instructional Planning, by Robin DeRosa on Inside Higher Ed ACE Framework Cooperative Games from Lillian Nave  Peaceable Kingdom Race to the Treasure! Award Winning Beat the Ogre Cooperative Game for Kids* Hoot Owl Hoot Board Game* Think UDL Podcast with Lillian Nave – Transcripts, Taxonomies, and Podcast Websites with Bonni Stachowiak JackBox Games CoLab Rule of 2s: Keeping it Simple as You Go Remote for COVID19 Bill Dogterom on Teaching in Higher Ed – The Shared Journey Laura Gibbs on Twitter Summer 2020 Blogging Fest, by Laura Gibbs Peter Kaufman on Episode 230: Teaching with Compassion Article about Missouri Western State University Faculty Cuts in The Chronicle F the Bread. The Bread Is Over., by Sabrina Orah Mark Linda’s Tweet About Missouri Western State University Faculty Cuts “I didn’t even know that my pre-spring break class would be my last lecture, maybe ever.” – Linda Oakleaf

Remi Kalir shares about teaching and learning in a time of pandemic on episode 310 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The so-called “normal” that existed did not work for many students to begin with. -Remi Kalir We will privilege care. -Remi Kalir The challenges facing every institution are going to be different. -Remi Kalir Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagogy Lab 2020 Inquiry-based learning Ungrading Open Letter to Learning Design & Technology Students at CU Denver The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande* Professional Learning in a Time of Pandemic

David Rhoads shares about his doctoral research on hyflex learning on episode 309 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I would have wished that I would have had some of the flexibility that we are now trying to design in our university. -David Rhoads Every type of professor and every type of course needs to be reevaluated towards learning outcomes. -David Rhoads Resources Hybrid-Flexible (Hyflex) Course Design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes, Edited by Brian J. Beatty Maria Anderson – A New Lens to Support Learning Outcomes – ESIL Lens PKM Qwickly Attendance Pro Jay Howard – Civil Engagement  The HyFlex Option for Instruction if Campuses Open This Fall, by Doug Lederman via Inside Higher Ed SaneBox 

Ryan Straight shares ways to use EdTech to help students feel engaged, connected, safe, and productive on episode 308 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode Leave the LMS to deal with the management portion of things and bring the community elsewhere, because that is where the engagement comes from. -Ryan Straight You have to be engaged first. -Ryan Straight The number one thing that I want students to do is be a person rather than just a username. -Ryan Straight Pedagogy comes first. The tool is just a tool. -Ryan Straight Resources Mentioned Inkademic YouTube Channel Slack Episode 140: Thinking Outside the LMS with Steven Michels Steven’s video on organizing a class structure in Slack What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain* Ken Bain on Teaching in Higher Ed: What the Best College Teachers Do Chris Gilliard Chris Gilliard on Teaching in Higher Ed

Dale Hoffman shares about a commitment to change on episode 307 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It took me about 5 years to get comfortable talking in front of an audience of people. -Dale Hoffman Trust is important. -Dale Hoffman Students need to like you before they can accept the idea that their education is relevant to you. -Dale Hoffman We need to make the prison experience a transformational one. -Dale Hoffman Resources Mentioned Experienced educator revives her classroom to meet the needs of 21st century students Dr. Hoffman’s Speech at Folsom Lake College ACUE Pinning Ceremony  Folsom Lake College Program Facilitator Caleb Fowler on Partnering and Advocating for a Stronger Workforce: Remarks from the CCCAOE Spring Conference 2019 Commitment to Change blog on ACUE’s site Little House on the Prarie 7 Habits of Highly Effective People* Her grandpa did the Lindberg trial Brené Brown’s Podcast: Unlocking Us Brené on Anxiety, Calm + Over/Under-Functioning

Martha Burtis shares about agency, learning, and purpose on episode 306 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Make space for people to find their agency. -Martha Burtis There is so much trauma among our students that we don’t realize. -Martha Burtis We need to rethink the opportunities we give students to demonstrate what they know. -Martha Burtis All of us can probably tell stories of that teach we had who changes our life. -Martha Burtis Resources Mentioned Drive: The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink* Autonomy Mastery Purpose Video: Drive – The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us Twitter thread by Rissa Sorensen-Unruh Domain of One’s Own A Brief History of Domain of One’s Own UMW Blogs Reclaim Hosting DS106 Alan Levine Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein * Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, by William Bridges* CoLab Website Website for Martha’s Course Resources From an Ungrading Workshop University as a Wicked Problem

David White and Jose Bowen share about inspiration, failures and everything in between on episode 305 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The current situation has really brought people together. -David White Whilst it is difficult times, it has also been exhilarating. -David White I’m really hopeful that we are forming working relationships that we can carry on with through this. -David White This is ultimately the time to rethink what we do. -Jose Bowen Resources Mentioned A theme song, movie, or book Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel* (José) Groundhog Day (Bonni) The Association of Jesse James Soundtrack (Dave) A tool MERLOT Teaching and Learning Mini Site (José) Digital Calendars and Analog Planners* (Bonni) The Web; No More Nails Household Wood Glue* (Dave) A Failure/Struggle Cognitive Bandwidth (José) Beginner’s Mind (Bonni) Transition From Work to Home (Dave) A Source of Inspiration The Garden; Social Media (José) Jen Heemstra (Bonni) Seeing the Best in Other People (Dave) A Challenge Put Students First (José) Shift the Focus to What’s Possible (Bonni) Trust Our Students (Dave) A Hope We Use This as a Moment for Revitalization (José) More of a Sense of Our Collective Selves (Bonni) The Erosion of Individualism (Dave)