Nicholas Hengen Fox shares about his book, Reading as Collective Action, on episode 196 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE Like a lot of faculty members and grad students, I have a lot of privilege. That shapes the way I see the world and interact with texts. —Nicholas Hengen Fox Resources Mentioned September 11 attacks Sep 1, 1939 by W. H. Auden Grapes of Wrath* by John Steinbeck Working class literature The Theory of Communicative Action: Jurgen Habermas’s theory 001: The Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 1: Reason and the Rationalization of Society* Just Mercy* by Bryan Stevenson Can the working-class novel exist today? Maybe by Nicholas Hengen Fox

  Robin DeRosa discusses considering open education with an interdisciplinary lens on episode 195 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do we make higher education more accessible to learners by rethinking the structures of our programs? —Robin DeRosa It’s really about empowering learners. —Robin DeRosa Design structures that reflect the fact that universities are in the real world. —Robin DeRosa Resources Mentioned Robin’s posts about interdisciplinary studies The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature Episode 179 – Paul Blowers connects the Disneyland Legionnaires’ Disease to His Class OER: Bigger Than Affordability The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux by Cathy Davidson* Episode 169 – The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux with Cathy Davidson Evergreen State College Prescott College Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies, by Allen F. Repko, Rick Szostak, & Michele Phillips Buchberger Ch. 18 Fruit: A Metaphor for Understanding Interdisciplinarity by Moti Nissani in Interdisciplinary Studies: A Connected Learning Approach  

James Wilson on episode 194 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast shares about Interactive Theatre in the classroom. Quotes from the episode Humans are hardwired for learning by doing. —James Wilson Everybody in everyday life is an actor … it shouldn’t be deemed an untouchable art form. —James Wilson I haven’t come across a medium of teaching which attaches a higher state of emotion to learning experiences. —James Wilson Resources Mentioned Dementia Reconsidered: the Person Comes First by Tom Kitwood* Choose Your Own Adventure Posts and Podcasts on Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 163 with Stacy Jacob Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande* Episode 117 with Kerry Moore Games for actors and non-actors by Augusto Boal Article about our experience using Forum Theatre Meetoo Turning Technologies Three filmed projects Turning a crisis into an interactive drama: An introductory paper of a ‘clickers theatre’ in nurse education

Amer Ahmed shares how higher ed rates in diversity and inclusion on episode 193 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Are we healing when we’re in a constant state of frustration? —Amer F. Ahmed Getting people off the defensive is really important. —Amer F. Ahmed People don’t just snap their fingers … and then be a fundamentally different person. —Amer F. Ahmed The moment I stepped out of my home I was stepping into a different culture. —Amer F. Ahmed Resources Mentioned ACUE Classroom Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy on ACUE’s Expert Series blog

Eric Loepp discusses how he uses data to stimulate student learning on episode 192 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Resources Mentioned Beyond Polls: Using Science and Student Data to Stimulate Learning FiveThirtyEight New York Times Washington Post You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama’s Presidency Qualtrics Parks and Recreation

Ric Montelongo describes how he creates immersive learning experiences in online classes on episode 191 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If you experiment, look at what support your institution has to offer. —Ric Montelongo Technology isn’t limited to online classes. —Ric Montelongo Be very mindful of privacy — not everyone likes to be recorded. —Ric Montelongo Resources Mentioned Episode 163 with Stacy Jacob GoPro HERO6 Black* Roller Coaster Database Roller Coaster POV Ride GoPro Example Salsa, Soul, & Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age – Juana Bordas Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) SHSU Online SHSU Digital Education Summit Texas A&M University Galveston Campus & Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Harvey Blog post for ACPA 2018 Convention Virtual Reality – CBS This Morning Planet Money podcast Marketplace podcast VoiceThread

Eddie talks about studying our teaching and his new book: Playing to Learn with Reacting to the Past: Research on High Impact, Active Learning Practices* on episode 190 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We should take teaching … as seriously as we take researching. —C. Edward Watson Are students learning what we are trying to ensure that they learn? —C. Edward Watson Resources Mentioned Role immersion games in the higher ed classroom on Episode 21 with Mark Carnes in October of 2014 Minds on Fire, How Role-Immersion Games Transform College* by Mark Carnes Playing to Learn with Reacting to the Past: Research on High Impact, Active Learning Practices* by C. Edward Watson and Thomas Chase Hagood State of flow  Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate* by Ernest L. Boyer Published games: Reacting site at Barnard College High-Impact Educational Practices Association of American Colleges and Universities Meetings and Events Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy at Virginia Tech Lilly Conferences Journal of Chemical Education Journal of Engineering Education   

Judith Boettcher shares her expertise designing online experiences for learners on episode 189 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Autonomy really means helping students have their own sense of self. —Judith Boettcher What we really want to do is structure experiences where we don’t have the answers. —Judith Boettcher Review your courses and see where you can take the answers out and put the challenges in. —Judith Boettcher The best way to check whether or not you understand something is to teach it to someone else. —Judith Boettcher Resources Mentioned ACUE 3 Ways to Enhance Your Online Instruction on ACUE’s “Q” Blog InstaPot The Making of an Expert Thinking Collaboratively: Learning in a Community of Inquiry* by D. Randy Garrison Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Anastasia Salter on episode 188 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast discusses designing inclusive games for the Higher Ed classroom. Quotes from the episode What comes out of it is what someone imagines. —Anastasia Salter The first thing to decide is why you are making the game. How do you want people to encounter this concept you have? —Anastasia Salter Start out trying to build the thing that brought you to games. —Anastasia Salter Resources Mentioned Thanks to John Stewart for Recommending Anastasia Salter as a Guest Jane Jenson Roberta Williams ReplyAll episode #105 At World’s End Animal Crossing games ProfHacker: Digital Distractions: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Shiro Dream Daddy Professor Layton Game Series Emotional Intelligence 2.0* by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves Porpentine (Game Designer) Twine (Software) With Those We Love Alive http://www.playthepast.org/ Keegan Long-Wheeler Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games, by Zach Whalen and Laurie N. Taylor* Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media: Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing, by Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett* Shippers/Shipping (Fandom) Steven Moffat Gamergate Rabid and Sad Puppies’ attacks on the Hugo Awards “Fake Geek Girls” Sherlock (BBC TV Series) Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Todd Zakrajsek discusses laptops – friend or foe? – on episode 187 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Laptops weren’t the problem to begin with — attention was the problem. —Todd Zakrajsek Banning the problem doesn’t change the attention to you — it changes it to something else. —Todd Zakrajsek We live in a better system of thinking than dichotomies. —Todd Zakrajsek You can’t ban bacon thoughts. —Todd Zakrajsek Resources Mentioned Paul Blowers on Episode 179 No laptops in the lecture hall, by Seth Godin Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness, by Christine Harrington and‎ Todd Zakrajsek* Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.