Teaching in Higher Ed

From Weeding Out to Belonging with Ana Araya-Anchetta, Mar-Elise Hill, and Flower Darby on episode 292 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I pivoted that semester from focusing so much on me giving a lecture to what the students need. -Mar-Elise Hill A challenge builds you up. -Ana Araya-Anchetta In order to be impactful in helping faculty, we must cultivate trust. -Flower Darby Resources Mentioned ESIL: A Learning Lens for the Digital Age Concept Mapping Episode 47 with Todd Zakrajsek on Metacognition

INSERT QUOTE GRAPHIC HERE Quotes from the episode This was a great opportunity to focus people’s ideas on and get them thinking in a different way on the diversity of learners. -Michelle Miller We remember more when we think of something in terms of its meaning or its relevance to ourselves. -Michelle Miller Resources Mentioned Michelle’s sources and suggested reading Reflection questions The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking, Pam A. Mueller, Daniel M. Oppenheimer How Much Mightier Is the Pen than the Keyboard for Note-Taking? A Replication and Extension of Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014), Kayla Morehead Retrieval practice Minds Online, by Michelle D. Miller ChemVR, Virtual Reality Learning Tool Digital natives vs immigrants | Visitors vs residents | David White So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, by Jon Ronson Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, by Sherry Turkle Setting boundaries in your syllabus, by Robert Talbert Three things to leave off of your syllabus, by Robert Talbert Esme Erdynast and Dejah Yansen

Bonni Stachowiak shares about her new book – The Productive Online and Offline Professor on episode 290 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode In terms of productivity, we really have to make these systems work for us. -Bonni Stachowiak If you can proactively create the space and systems before it hits the breaking point, it opens up the doors to do so much more and enjoy the journey so much more. -Dave Stachowiak One of the ways I think I avoid burnout and still am passionate and joyful about the work that I am privileged to get to do is because I have that margin. -Bonni Stachowiak Resources Mentioned The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide, by Bonni Stachowiak* Full Focus Planner* (affiliate link) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, by Stephen Covey* Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen* Episode 34 with Natalie Houston – Practical Productivity Episode 93 with Natalie Houston – Strength Through Habits Essentialism: The Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown Michael Hyatt Productivity Tips (including the big three) “With creativity, open loops are precious gifts, incubating solutions to creative problems in the background” How Open Loops Can Lead You to More Aha Moments Find Your Creative Groove, by Todd Henry for Harvard Business Review Coaching for Leaders (Dave’s podcast)

Angela Jenks on episode 289 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The farther you get in a field, the more differently you read. -Angela Jenks Looking for open education resources is always good, no matter what field you are in. -Angela Jenks I think the most important thing is thinking about the syllabus from a student’s perspective. -Angela Jenks Resources Mentioned Angela Jenks, UCI anthropology, earns an Academic Senate award for teaching in a field she almost didn’t pursue Angela’s Twitter thread about syllabi What information to include in syllabus? Creating Your Syllabus from University of Michigan When will your class meet? Generic Syllabus Maker from Caleb McDaniel Remember the holidays Holiday tool from the University of Iowa How much reading should you assign? Course Workload Estimator from Rice University Center for Teaching Excellence How much do the books/course materials cost? Open access textbooks Suny – open textbooks Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges University of California Luminos How many works are written by women, people of color, or other marginalized authors? Resources for decanonizing anthropology Is your syllabus accessible? Accessible Syllabus website Zoë Wool Conduct a more detailed self-assessment of inclusion in your syllabus and course design with this survey Inclusion By Design: Survey Your Syllabus and Course Design Include a statement on access and inclusion Check Your Syllabus 101: Disability Access Statements Include a basic needs statement Basic Needs Security and the Syllabus, by Sara goldrick-Rab Give a quiz on your syllabus, or make it interactive Interactive Syllabus from Angela Jenks Interactive Syllabus from George F. McHendry, Jr. Perusall Qualtrix Hypothesis

Bryan Alexander shares about his book Academia Next on episode 288 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode “I’m happy to be as open as possible because that makes my work better.” -Bryan Alexander Resources Mentioned Next Generation Digital Learning Environment (NGDLE) A Rape in Cyberspace, by Julian Dibbell Gamergate ‘Ousted’ From Academe, Steven Salaita Says He’s Driving a School Bus to Make Ends Meet, by Emma Pettit for The Chronicle of Higher Education SPARC* The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making, by Adrian Johns* LEGO story AR FlipGrid augmented reality Google maps augmented reality Pokemon GO Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Bone Hall Academia Next, by Bryan Alexander* Episode 272 with Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan Episode 270 with Jaime Hannans How to Engage Students and Support Learners in Large Classes, by Bonni Stachowiak for EdSurge Georgetown Maker Hub

Harriet Schwartz shares about her book Connected Teaching on episode 287 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode   People are at their best when they can engage in healthy growth-fostering relationships. -Harriet L. Schwartz We have to maintain the standards of our profession and the standards of our discipline but at the same time understand that not everybody’s experience is the same as ours. -Harriet L. Schwartz Interactions and relationships are really sites and sources for learning. -Harriet L. Schwartz Resources Mentioned Relational cultural theory Jean Baker Carol Gilligan Paulo Friere Allison Tom Doug Robertson Dear Committee Members, by Julie Schumacher

Jessamyn Neuhas shares about Geeky Pedagogy on episode 286 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Just because you know a lot about something doesn’t mean you know how to teach it. -Jessamyn Neuhas There are a lot of things that student evaluations can’t tell us and a lot of ways that they can be flawed. -Jessamyn Neuhas We have to learn how to be effective teachers. -Jessamyn Neuhas Teaching and learning is a social interaction. We tend to be underprepared for the social interaction part of our job. -Jessamyn Neuhas Resources Mentioned David Sedaris Stephen Brookfield  Robin Williams – Dead Poet Society  The Book of Delights: Essays, Ross Gay* Letter from Gary Larson, asking people to refrain from posting his comics online The Far Side on Wikipedia

Janue Johnson and Bonni Stachowiak share our reflections on the ESCALA HSI Summer Institute on episode 285 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode One of the things that stuck out to me was aligning learning activities with learning goals and assessments. -Janue Johnson Resources Mentioned ESCALA Educational Services And Still I Rise, by Maya Angelou Using our cultural assets – Laura Rendón TILT Luke Wood Brené brown – clear is kind and unclear is unkind Classroom observation TOPSE COPUS Episode 264 with Melissa Salazar from ESCALA NameCoach

Arley Cruthers discusses process over product on episode 283 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode One of the things that my coach used to always say is that in order to focus on winning you have to forget about winning. -Arley Cruthers If you focus on the process, that is when you are going to have a rich and valuable experience. -Arley Cruthers Resources Mentioned Open pedagogy project report How Kwantlen Polytechnic University Can Better Support International Students Pressbooks Episode 225 on Early Beginnings with Open Textbooks with Matt Rhoads and Kelly Robinette

Mimi Benjamin, Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas, and Jody E. Jessup-Anger Share about living-learning communities on episode 283 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode Creating community is really important, it can help students feel connected to both the institution and their academic pursuits. -Mimi Benjamin Faculty have a really great opportunity to reinforce the identity of the living-learning community in the courses. -Mimi Benjamin Resources Mentioned Living-Learning Communities That Work: A Research-Based Model for Design, Delivery, and Assessment (Stylus, 2018) High Impact Educational Practices (HIPs) Residential Learning Community (RLC), Living-Learning Community (LLC), and Living-Learning Program (LLP) https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/elon-statement-on-residential-learning-communities/ John Dewey – responsible for the revisiting of living learning communities. The experimental college Laurie Schreiner – research on thriving Elon University Center for Engaged Learning Statement on Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice