Teaching in Higher Ed

Rashida Crutchfield discusses meeting the needs of our students on episode 237 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The gap between what financial aid covers and the actual cost of higher education is getting wider. —Rashida Crutchfield Instability over a long period of time creates trauma. —Rashida Crutchfield Resources Mentioned Student Emergency and Wellness Program at CSULB Swipe Out Hunger Basic Needs Study Rashida’s Faculty Profile Video Profile of Rashida’s work 1 in 10 students struggling with homelessness CSULB Professor discusses research on food and housing insecurity across CSU system

Hakan Ozcelik shares about his arts-based studio pedagogy on episode 236 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Once people start being perfectionists, they are less likely to take feedback from others. —Hakan Ozcelik Imagination is so important for human beings. —Hakan Ozcelik If you make a difference in someone’s life they don’t forget it. —Hakan Ozcelik Resources Mentioned CBA Film Festival Video: CBA Film Festival CBA Organizational Wisdom Studio Project No Employee is an Island

Annemarie Perez and Douglas Dowland share about how to be a generous professor in precarious times on episode 235 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We need to be able to listen to the vulnerability of others in order to be generous to them. —Douglas Dowland A key element of generosity is being able to be in a listening space. —Annemarie Perez Resources Mentioned A Radical Idea About Adjuncting: Written for Those with Tenure (or on the Tenure Track), by Annemarie Perez Quit Lit Thesis Hatement: Getting a literature Ph.D. will turn you into an emotional trainwreck, not a professor, by Rebecca Schuman How to be a generous professor in precarious times Hybrid Pedagogy

Maria Andersen discusses a new lens to support learning outcomes on episode 234 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How much of the information … needs to be memorized versus knowing it exists? —Maria Andersen [Memorization] is eating away at the time that would give you the chance to spend more time on context. —Maria Andersen Too often we’ve fallen into the habit of basing our curriculum on some resource. —Maria Andersen Resources Mentioned Maria’s last visit to Teaching in Higher Ed: Episode 177 When the iPhone Launched Bonni’s Pinboard Bookmarks on Note-taking Smartphone Ownership in the U.S. Quadratic Equation 7 Comma Rules Oxford Comma Memes ESIL: A Learning Lens for the Digital Age Taking the Algebra Out of College Algebra

John Warner shares about his new book, Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, on episode 233 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Declaring students defective is kind of a dead end. —John Warner We know what to do — we’re just not doing it. —John Warner If you don’t target somebody, you’re not targeting anybody. —John Warner Resources Mentioned Dave Stachowiak interviews Seth Godin on Coaching for Leaders Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, by John Warner (Use promo code: htwn for 20% off) The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in Your Non-Fiction Writing, by John Warner

Kimberly L. Mitchell discusses her book, Experience Inquiry, on episode 232 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Inquiry is getting the students to do a lot of the question asking. —Kimberly L. Mitchell Making mistakes is an integral part of curiosity. —Kimberly L. Mitchell How do we create authentic curiosity in these places called schools? —Kimberly L. Mitchell Resources Mentioned Experience Inquiry, by Kimberly L. Mitchell* Inquiry Partners Just wondering blog The power of ummmm… Eight Seconds That Will Transform Your Teaching Question Formulation Technique Episode 138: Digital Literacy with Mike Caulfield

Josh Eyler shares about his book How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching on episode 231 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Part of the purpose of college is to help students develop the skills to ask really great questions. —Josh Eyler People are conditioned to fear failure. —Josh Eyler How do we build in opportunities for mistakes and errors? —Josh Eyler Part of the work of college is to help our students figure out what they find meaningful in their lives and pursue that. —Josh Eyler Resources Mentioned The Scientist in the Crib, by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, and Patricia K. Kuhl* The Gift of Failure, Jessica Lahey* Robin DeRosa on Teaching in Higher Ed Hoda Moftosa on Teaching in Higher Ed Retrieval practice Video: Why is Math Different Now What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain*

Peter Kaufman discusses teaching with compassion on episode 230 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Social interaction is the foundation of our society. —Peter Kaufman If we can’t interact well, then we can’t have a strong society. —Peter Kaufman I think we’ve lost a good understanding of what it means to treat each other like humans. —Peter Kaufman Resources Mentioned Questionable Authorities Questionable Authorities on Facebook Lojong The Zero Sum Game of Denigrating Students, by Peter Kaufman Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paolo Freire* A Leaf Falls by e.e. cummings Learning to be Human From My Dog, by Peter Kaufman  Margaret Mead Quote Starfish Story 

Michael Ralph shares about building a culture of learning on episode 229 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Earn mastery on some of the things, or cover a lot and have mastery on many fewer things. —Michael Ralph Mastery feels good at a biological level. —Michael Ralph Active learning is more a description of the cognitive activities that are going on with my students. —Michael Ralph Resources Mentioned “Active Learning” Has Become a Buzzword (and Why That Matters), by Josh Eyler Anatomy of STEM teaching in North American universities UKanTeach – KU Center for STEM Learning Webinar: KS Sci. Ed. PD Resources First Class:Collectively Writing a Constitution, by Cathy Davidson

Laura Gibbs discusses how to create engaging online classes on episode 228 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Good work takes time. —Laura Gibbs Meaningful writing can happen in any kind of class … but you have to design the class to make that happen. —Laura Gibbs Resources Mentioned The Meaningful Writing Project Laura’s course weekly routine: Sample MythFolklore Projects Laura’s course blog stream Rotate content on a site Alan Levine Kevin Hodgson Alan Levine on Teaching in Higher Ed DS106 Flipgrid James Lang on Teaching in Higher Ed talking about Cheating Lessons Cheating Lessons, by James Lang\*