Teaching in Higher Ed

Ainissa Ramirez shares about her new book, The Alchemy of Us, on episode 318 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It’s just these little things that add up and eventually they completely dispirit a person. -Ainissa Ramirez Professors and teachers have a profound impact on people’s lives. -Ainissa Ramirez If we can learn from the past and see our reflection, we can make decisions about our present and make better decisions about our future. -Ainissa Ramirez It’s a burden to have to be perfect. -Ainissa Ramirez Resources Mentioned The Alchemy of Us, by Ainissa Ramirez Black in the Ivory – Co-founded by @DrShardeDavis and @smileitsjoy Madonna Material Girl Ruth Belville Groundhog Day SaneBox

Laura Horne shares about student mental health – creating a culture of caring on episode 317 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I don’t think that we really always realize how common mental health issues are. -Laura Horne We all have some degree of personal experience with what it is like to struggle emotionally. -Laura Horne Learning is curiosity, it is relational, it is alive. -Laura Horne Asking for help is a sign of strength and it is necessary. -Laura Horne Resources Mentioned Active Minds Report: Creating a Culture of Caring ACUE and Active Minds Collaborate to Strengthen Support of Student Mental Health 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey 8-second Rule – Episode 6 Brené Brown – Over/under-functioning podcast episode

Maria Andersen discusses how to design courses for the uncertain Fall semester on episode 316 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Even when we are told what is going to be happening, nobody believes it anymore. -Maria Andersen This lack of knowledge for what is concretely going to happen is a barrier for a lot of people. -Maria Andersen Better to go deep than to go wide. -Maria Andersen Resources Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 234: A New Lens to Support Learning Outcomes (ESIL) Graphs in the World on Instagram Bringing the Real World to Your Math Class Every Day, by Maria Andersen CoursePlan

Viviana Pezzullo shares about theory versus practice in pedagogy on episode 315 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It was interesting to see how the same technique may be applied in different fields. -Viviana Pezzullo Sometimes for students it may not be comfortable to share videos, but I think it is important for the professor to do it. -Viviana Pezzullo Resources Reaching Out to Struggling Students, Virtually FlipGrid in Higher Education Engaging Students Using FlipGrid with Ramesh Laungani

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