Teaching in Higher Ed

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

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