Teaching in Higher Ed

Thomas Tobin talks about his book Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education on episode 227 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Learning styles are not fixed characteristics. —Thomas Tobin It’s an iterative practice that allows students to cement things from short-term learning into long-term memory. —Thomas Tobin You don’t get a prize for knowing the answer … but you definitely get a prize for being able to apply it. —Thomas Tobin We’re lowering the barrier to access but we’re not lowering the rigor of the content itself. —Thomas Tobin Resources Mentioned Edyburn, D. L. (2010). Would you recognize Universal Design for Learning if you saw it? Ten propositions for new directions for the second decade of UDL. Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 33(1), 33-41. Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice (2104) – Get it FREE (click “create an account”) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Co-author: Kirsten Behling | Director, Student Accessibility Services | Tufts University UDL-IRN –Implementation & Research Network Ally: Create multiple versions of content automatically Higher Education and UDL Purchase Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone (Use code REACHTEACH to save 25%)

Rajiv Jhangiani shares about critical open pedagogy on episode 226 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We can actually modify our instructional resources to serve our pedological goals. —Rajiv Jhangiani The magic of open pedagogy is when you open it to not just faculty members but also students. —Rajiv Jhangiani Critical conversations are the ones happening at the margins. —Rajiv Jhangiani It’s difficult when we leave it to the marginalized to always have to advocate for themselves. —Rajiv Jhangiani Resources Mentioned The 4Rs of Open Content, by David Wiley The Access Compromise and the 5th R, by David Wiley Reuse, revise, remix, retain, and redistribute Stanford Marshmallow Experiment Video: The Marshmallow Test Hypothesis: Annotate the web, with anyone, anywhere Pressbooks: Create Books – Print and eBooks H5P – Create, Share, and Reuse Interactive HTML5 Content in Your Browser Paulo Freire  Chris Gilliard’s blog Digital Redlining, Access, and Privacy, by Chris Gilliard Chris Gilliard on Teaching in Higher Ed #130 Amy Collier Audrey Watters Jesse stommel Hybrid Pedagogy Digital Pedagogy Lab Episode #221 with DeRay Mckesson The banking model of education  Henry Giroux Ohio State University’s Environmental Science Bites UC Davis’ Chemistry LibreTexts  Wiki Education Foundation  An Urgency of Teachers: The Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy, by Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris Open Faculty Patchbook The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science, by Rajiv Jhangiani, Robert Biswas-Diener (eds) Open Pedagogy Notebook: Sharing Practices, Building Community A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students

Quotes from the episode Sometimes we’re going to take a few steps back, but most days we’re going to take a step forward. —Matt Rhoads If you’re willing to put in the work … then you’re going to have a successful book. —Matt Rhoads What can you do better than a textbook publisher other than the fact that you can be free? —Kelly Robinette What is it that I want my students to walk away from the class knowing that they’re not going to get from a publisher? —Kelly Robinette Resources Mentioned Beyond the Cloud: Supporting the 6Cs with Educational Technology, Co-editors Kelly Robinette and Bonni Stachowiak On Amazon for purchase* On Pressbooks for online reading On Anchor.fm Website with additional resources Igniting Your Teaching with Educational Technology: A Resource for New Teachers (2017), Co-editors Matt Rhoads and Bonni Stachowiak* On Amazon for purchase* On Pressbooks for online reading Website with additional resources Michael Fullen’s 6Cs Google docs Google Team Drives Pressbooks Zoom Canva Pexels anchor.fm Good Morning Vietnam (1987) Beyond the Cloud Podcast on Anchor.fm Jade Davis’ HASTAC Release / Privacy Blog Post

Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris share about An Urgency of Teachers on episode 224 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Having a kid, especially such a young child who’s seeing the world for the first time, makes me understand education in a completely different way. —Jesse Stommel When we’re teaching online, we’re not teaching to a screen — we’re teaching through a screen. —Sean Michael Morris What is it about the world we live in where teachers and the work of teaching is so urgent, so vital, so necessary —Jesse Stommel We have to be willing to let [teaching] be a process and not a finished product. —Sean Michael Morris Resources Mentioned Audrey Watters (Who wrote the forward to the book) An Urgency of Teachers: The Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy Digital Pedagogy Lab Hybrid Pedagogy My Caterpillar Life, by Sean Michael Morris Harold Jarche – Personal Knowledge Mastery

Karen Cangialosi on episode 223 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast discusses open education in STEM. Quotes from the episode I love when my students are surprised at what I’m asking them to do. —Karen Cangialosi We have such an opportunity to use our classrooms as experimental places where we can really affect change. —Karen Cangialosi Rigor comes from the students themselves. —Karen Cangialosi Resources Mentioned Miranda Dean’s “What an Open Pedagogy class taught me about myself” OpenStax Biology OpenTextbook University of California Berkley’s – Understanding Evolution OpenTextbook University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center Digital Pedagogy Lab (where Jesse Stommel offered his writing workshop that Karen mentions) But you can’t do that in a STEM course, by Karen Cangialosi Karen’s Blog

Ian Wolf shares his reflections on listening to all the episodes of Teaching in Higher Ed on episode 222. Quotes from the episode You have to make your expectations abundantly clear because nobody can meet an imaginary expectation. —Ian Wolf Put learning as the focus as opposed to the teaching as a focus. —Ian Wolf Resources Mentioned Reacting to the Episode 21 with Marc Carnes Twitter Linda Nilsen Shares About Specifications Grading on Episode 29 Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time, by Linda Nilsen The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World of Flux, by Cathy N. Davidson* Asao Inoue Describes That the Vehicle of Learning is Labor on Episode 209 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen* The weekly review on Episode 64 Peter Felten on Engaging Learners on Episode 216 Lemniscate – Infinity Symbol  Jesse Stommel on Episode 57 Kevin Gannon on Episode 52 Video Course Trailers Jesse Stommel on Twitter Kevin Gannon on Twitter Designing a Motivational Syllabus: Creating a Learning Path for Student Engagement, by Christine Harrington & Melissa Thomas* Next Draft: The Day’s Most Fascinating News from Dave Pell Frictionless Systems with Dave Stachowiak on Episode 201 Delta Rae Fast Romantics – Julia Fast Romantics – Why We Fight

DeRay Mckesson shares about his new book, On the Other Side of Freedom: A Case for Hope, on episode 221 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We should talk about the things that are true as simply as possible. —DeRay Mckesson You can’t fight for people you don’t know. —DeRay Mckesson Resources Mentioned Episode #107 with Gardner Campbell: Engaging Learners Pod Save the People: The Politics of Teeth Pod Save the People On the Other Side of Freedom: A Case for Hope, by DeRay Mckesson* Vested Matters: Why DeRay Mckesson Matters

Jeremy Podany explores career leadership and learning on episode 220 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Circles of trust matter to students. —Jeremy Podany Resources Mentioned Everyday Innovators on The Career Leadership Collective Social Innovation for the Future of College Career Education: The Big Problem Lessons from Early Social Innovators

Rebecca Pope Ruark discusses her book, Agile Faculty, on episode 219 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What if we create experiences rather than courses? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark How do we help our students learn rather than just play school? —Rebecca Pope-Ruark The goal of articulating tasks is to break them down into reasonable chunks. —Rebecca Pope-Ruark Resources Mentioned Agile software development Scrum (rugby) Daily stand up (scrum) meeting The 3 questions that get asked Scrum board – backlog / work in progress / done Examples on Quora Overview of scrum and use of Trello

Alan Levine shares how he creates courses as stories on episode 218 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Instead of thinking about the world through headline news stories, think about it through the experiences that people have living in these different communities. —Alan Levine You get better by just practicing. Not rote practicing, but stuff where you’re free to explore. —Alan Levine Resources Mentioned Alan’s Net Narratives Class Mia Zimora’s story Networked Narratives Spine DS106 – Digital Storytelling class Weekly studio visits Leonardo Flores studio visit Networked Narratives: Digital Alchemy of Storytelling, by Mia Zamora and Alan Levine NetNarr Studio Visit with Emilio Vavarella Virtual bus tours Alan’s choose your own adventure style course and social media setup: Labyrinthus #arganee world Mirror Mirror Arganee Alchemy Lab Cogdog’s Daily Blank WordPress theme DS106 daily create  Kevin Hodgson CLMOOC Hypothesis Jim Groom  Me on Futzing Alan’s calling card site Alan’s Portfolio site Reflection on most recent NetNarr class