Teaching in Higher Ed

Jesse Stommel shares about how to ungrade on episode 217 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The worst rubrics don’t create space for surprise or discovery. —Jesse Stommel Asking [students] to evaluate themselves ends up being a really important learning experience. —Jesse Stommel Something as complicated as learning can’t be reduced to … rows in a spreadsheet. —Jesse Stommel Just taking the grade off the table doesn’t do the harder work of demystifying that culture we’ve created in education. —Jesse Stommel Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagogy Lab Why I Don’t Grade, by Jesse Stommel How to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel The New Education, by Cathy Davidson* Cathy Davidson on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #169 Peter Elbow Peter Elbow’s Website and Blog Bryan Dewsbury on Teaching in Higher Ed, Episode #215 Parrish Waters at UMW Blue Pulse

Peter Felten discusses the research on engaging learners on episode 216 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Notes from the episode Shape what our students do and what they think in the most efficient ways possible. —Peter Felten Learning results from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn. (from How Learning Works by Ambrose et al., 2010, p. 1) Five Things Students Need to Do: Time Effort Feedback Practice Reflect Three Things Students Need to Think/Feel: “I belong here.” “I can learn this.” “I find this meaningful.” Resources Mentioned  The Heart of Engaged Learning: What Students Do and Think David Perkins: Ladder of Feedback Constructive Criticism: The Role of Student-Faculty Interactions on African American and Hispanic Students’ Educational Gains, Cole, Darnell

Bryan Dewsbury describes teaching as an act of social justice and equity on episode 215 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Mistakes are normal, but how you respond to the challenges is what will make you a better intellectual. —Bryan Dewsbury It is not my job to give them information — it is my job to extract potential they already have. —Bryan Dewsbury Don’t assume you can take a list of suggestions and implement them and assume that inclusion will happen. —Bryan Dewsbury Resources Mentioned The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein* The History of Higher Education, by John R. Thelin* The Soul of My Pedagogy, by Bryan Dewsbury in Scientific American Freshmen “Are Souls that Want to Be Awakened,” by Kelly Field in The Chronicle of Higher Education This I Believe from NPR This I Believe Educator’s Guide

Stephen Finley, Lori Martin, and Biko Mandela Gray share about their article: “Affirming Our Values”: African American Scholars, White Virtual Mobs, and the Complicity of White University Administrators on episode 214 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I try to have very honest conversations with my students. —Stephen Finley You have to have integrity before you stand before these students. —Biko Mandela Gray Integrity and honesty on both sides is absolutely necessary. —Biko Mandela Gray A lot of institutions think diversity is having a woman, having a person of color, on faculty — but not structural change. —Stephen Finley Resources Mentioned George Dewey Yancy Dear White America, by George Yancy in The New York Times The Pain and Promise of Black Women in Philosophy, by George Yancy in The New York Times Should I Give Up on White People? By George Yancy in The New York Times Afro-pessimism  Black Lives Matter?: Africana Religious Responses to State Violence. Syracuse Fraternity Suspended for ‘Extremely Racist’ Video, by Maggie Astor in The New York Times The Vel of Slavery: Tracking the Figure of the Unsovereign, by Jared Sexton Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid, by Frank B. Wilderson Red, White & Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms, by Frank B. Wilderson Frantz Fanon Black Skin, White Masks, by Frantz Fanon* The Wretched of the Earth, by Frantz Fanon * Jesus turns over tables in anger Brood of vipers Debra Thompson An Exoneration of Black Rage, by Debra Thompson in The Atlantic Quarterly James Baldwin The Religion of White Rage – the book Stephen Finley, Lori Martin, and Biko Mandela Gray are writing

Harold Jarche discusses personal knowledge mastery on episode 213 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You can’t turn data into information until you have the knowledge to understand the data. —Harold Jarche We are the sum of our interactions, our experiences, with others. —Harold Jarche Whatever you do, make it shareable. —Harold Jarche Leadership in the network era is helping make your network smarter. —Harold Jarche Resources Mentioned DIKW framework The Empowered Manager, by Peter Block* Episode 208 Jarche’s PKM story, where he shares about being inspired by Dave Pollard, Denham Gray, and Lilia Efimova Lilia Efimova’s blog: Mathemagenic Working and Learning Out Loud (Jarche) The Fifth Discipline, by Peter Senge* Knowledge and Wisdom (Jarche’s Friday’s Finds) Personal Knowledge Mastery Jarche’s PKM online workshop Jarche’s professional services (speaking, consulting, etc.) Madelyn Blair Riding the Current: How to Deal with the Daily Deluge of Data, by Madelyn Blair* Helen Blunden (@ActivateLearn) Jay Cross Inoreader Jane Hart’s Top Tools for Learning Twitter Slack Harold Jarche’s blog Zoom.us Jarche’s ebooks Diigo Thomas Vander Wal Folksonomy

Bonni Stachowiak answers listener questions on episode 212 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We actually can create motivation in the students we have. —Robert Talbert Motivation is hard work. —Robert Talbert Resources Mentioned Email debt forgiveness day Question 1: Assessing reflective essays Episode 209 with Asao Inoue How to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel Assessing reflection from Depaul Isabeau Iqbal Question 2: Delegation Define done (acceptance criteria) – Asian Efficiency episode on delegation Document processes and workflows – Don McAllister was a guest on MPU and recommended using Podio for workflows Work in the cloud – Dropbox paper, Asana, Google apps Question 3: Quizlet Live Retrieval Practice website My reflections on the AAC&U Webinar: Teaching Techniques to Improve Learning and Ensure Classroom Success Episode 199: Sierra Smith shares about Quizlet Live Question 4: Discussion board metrics Maha Bali Creating Online Learning Experiences: Chapter 9 – Assessment and Grading Issues Question 5: Tuition centers for math classes Episode 207 with Wendy Purcell  Question 6: Sexual assault on campus and its ramifications in a journalism class Sandie Morgan Bystander prevention Classroom dialog Question 7: Unmotivated students HybridPod, Ep. 13 – Asking the Right Questions Video – The Sleeper, by Mike Wesch  Question 8: Course evaluations Isabeau Iqbal Question 9: The professor as administrator Jesse Stommel Agenda Mac and iOS apps Sweet Setup Review: Things Things Todoist for a non-Mac option (Neglected to mention but recommended) Asana Omnifocus TextExpander* Question 10: Group presentations in live online classes Zoom.us  Piktochart

Quotes from the episode The questions that we ask are often not really the questions that we’re asking. —Catherine Haras People learn through emotions. —Catherine Haras People learn when they’re surprised. —Catherine Haras Resources Mentioned Noel Burch and the Four Stages for Learning Any New Skill  Sarah Rose Cavanaugh on Teaching in Higher Ed The Spark of Learning by Sarah Rose Cavanaugh*

James Lang shares about teaching the Literature Survey course on episode 210 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What do we expect, in terms of breadth of knowledge within a discipline, and how do you get students to learn that? —James Lang Deep learning is when students create connections between the course material and their own lives. —James Lang Where are the opportunities in my syllabus for students to make their voices heard? —James Lang Resources Mentioned ‘Teaching the Literature Survey Course’ – Editors discuss the way a key teaching role has evolved — and should evolve, by Scott Jaschik in Inside Higher Ed Teaching the Literature Survey Course: New Strategies for College Faculty — Edited by Gwynn Dujardin, James M. Lang, and John A. Staunton Team-based Learning with Jim Sibley on episode 73 The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Ninth Edition) (Vol. 1) Ninth Edition by M. H. Abrams* The Blank Syllabus by Chris Walsh Carnegie Melon Eberly Center  

Asao B. Inoue discusses antiracist writing assessment ecologies on episode 209 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Racism is a set of structures that often are invisible to us because they seem so natural. —Asao B. Inoue We all come from and work in hegemonic systems. —Asao B. Inoue I don’t think that anyone is a bad person … what we have are bad systems. —Asao B. Inoue The engine of learning is labor. —Asao B. Inoue Resources Mentioned Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies: Teaching and Assessing Writing for a Socially Just Future by Asao B. Inoue Toward Writing as Social Justice: An Idea Whose Time Has Come by Mya Poe and Asao B. Inoue A Grade-Less Writing Course That Focuses on Labor and Assessing by Asao Inoue  

Bonni Stachowiak shares the 208 backstory on episode 208 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Do what you can to find out the lay of the land and don’t rely solely on interviews. —Bonni Stachowiak   Resources Mentioned Charlie’s Angels TextExpander* Managing Transitions, 25th anniversary edition: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges* The Way Of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult Moments by William Bridges* OCBJ Book of Lists