
Teaching in Higher Ed
Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.
Latest episodes

Jan 11, 2018 • 40min
Laptops: Friend or Foe
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*
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Jan 4, 2018 • 36min
Assessing the Impact of Open Educational Resources
Eddie Watson shares about assessing the impact of open educational resources on episode 186 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Resources Mentioned
Episode 137 – Eddie talked about Teaching Naked Techniques
Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes by Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson*
OpenStax at Rice University
National Survey of Student Engagement
Chemistry – OpenStax
U.S. History – OpenStax
Salt Lake Community College’s research: Open Educational Resources and Student Course Outcomes: A Multilevel Analysis by Jessie R Winitzky-Stephens and Jason Pickavance
2018 Annual Meeting: Can Higher Education Recapture the Elusive American Dream? Watson, C. E., Domizi, D., & Clouser, S. A. (2017).
Student and faculty perceptions of OpenStax in high enrollment courses International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(5), 287-304.
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Dec 28, 2017 • 37min
Privacy and Safety in Online Learning
Christian Friedrich shares about privacy and safety in online learning on episode 185 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Privacy and safety are not the same thing.
—Christian Friedrich
Safety and privacy usually are contextual.
—Christian Friedrich
Notes
Nishant Shah:
Making Safe (you look different, gender is different, so let’s invent something that prevents people like you from being harassed)
Keeping Safe
Being Safe
Safeguarding
Feeling Safe: agency, negotiation, making learners (and teachers) stakeholders in the creation of their own safety
Resources Mentioned
OER17: Safety in Open Online Learning
OEB16: Can we be safe in online learning?
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence: protecting your online privacy in 16 steps
Sean Michael Morris – Not Enough Voices keynote
I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy by Lori Andrews *
Guardian article – I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets by Judith Duportail
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Paperback by Jon Ronson *
Episode 18 of the ReplyAll podcast: Silence and Respect
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Dec 21, 2017 • 37min
The Science of Retrieval Practice
Pooja Agarwal discusses the science of retrieval practice on episode 184 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Resources Mentioned
Lyle, K. B., & Crawford, N. A. (2011). Retrieving essential material at the end of lectures improves performance on statistics exams. Teaching of Psychology, 38(2), 94-97.
Roediger III, H. L., & Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Test-enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention. Psychological science, 17(3), 249-255.
Kromann, C. B., Bohnstedt, C., Jensen, M. L., & Ringsted, C. (2010). The testing effect on skills learning might last 6 months. Advances in health sciences education, 15(3), 395-401.
Roediger III, H. L., Agarwal, P. K., McDaniel, M. A., & McDermott, K. B. (2011). Test-enhanced learning in the classroom: long-term improvements from quizzing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 17(4), 382.
Agarwal, P. K., Karpicke, J. D., Kang, S. H., Roediger, H. L., & McDermott, K. B. (2008). Examining the testing effect with open‐and closed‐book tests. Applied cognitive psychology, 22(7), 861-876.
Retrieval Practice website

Dec 14, 2017 • 40min
Open Education Inspiration
Robin DeRosa inspired us through open education on episode 183 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
What is invisible to me about my teaching that could be better?
—Robin DeRosa
I had taught my students to devalue their work.
—Robin DeRosa
Open is not the opposite of private.
—Robin DeRosa
How do we need to build it differently to get different participation?
—Robin DeRosa
Resources Mentioned
This American Life – Episode 511: The Seven Things You’re Not Supposed to Talk About
Bryan Alexander’s Podcast Favorites
Jesse Stommel
Sean Michael Morris
Glisser
iAnnotate
Is Back to School Night Still Relevant? by Malikah Nu-Man Liks

Dec 7, 2017 • 33min
Equity in Learning Design
Christian Friedrich discusses equity in learning design on episode 182 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I always try to work with the learners themselves.
—Christian Friedrich
Lots of faculty fall into the trap of judging people’s contexts by looking at their own … that’s how we work as humans.
—Christian Friedrich
There are many layers where you cannot be “right” in your course design and where you have to make tough choices.
—Christian Friedrich
Resources Mentioned
Episode 130 – Digital Redlining and Privacy with Chris Gilliard
OpenCon2017
OpenCon Resources
Do-a-thon at OpenCon
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Re-thinking Design for the Inclusion of Marginalised Learners – a Provocational Learning Café
Web Safe Colors
The Family Book by Todd Parr*
Virtually Connecting
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Nov 30, 2017 • 35min
Gifts for Learning and Productivity
Dave and Bonni Stachowiak share ideas for holiday gifts on this special 181st episode of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Resources Mentioned
Greetabl* (15% off link)
Blinkist* (free trial)
Kindle*
Audible* (2 free books + 30 days free)
Article on digital reading
Amazon Fresh* (free trial)
Blue Apron*
Acuity Scheduling* (free trial)
Sanebox* (free trial and $15 off)
Apple Watch
Apple AirPods
The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning
Best Year Ever course*
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Nov 22, 2017 • 32min
Becoming a Student Again
Katie Linder and Bonni Stachowiak talk about returning to the role of the student on episode 180 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
We can become a student to become a better teacher.
—Katie Linder
People like to learn in different ways.
—Katie Linder
Returning to being a student helps you to have empathy.
—Katie Linder
Resources Mentioned
The Blended Course Design Workbook by Katie Linder*
Power Your Podcast with Storytelling on CreativeLive*
Master Zoom Course with Andy Traub
Igniting Our Imagination in Digital Learning and Pedagogy with Remi Kalir
Why I Don’t Grade by Jesse Stommel
MailChimp Course
Coaching Certification
You’ve Got This episodes:
How Coaching Training is Going
The Academic Book Promotion Toolkit
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Nov 16, 2017 • 41min
Active Learning in STEM Courses
Paul Blowers discusses active learning in STEM courses on episode 179 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I am very open about my own failures.
—Paul Blowers
I tell students right up front: I will not be defeated. And I try to get them in that same mindset.
—Paul Blowers
My goal is to know every student name by the first week of class.
—Paul Blowers
My goal is to create a series of tasks and questions that force even the best students to make tough choices.
—Paul Blowers
Resources Mentioned
ACUE
Three Misconceptions About Using Active Learning in STEM by Paul Blower for ACUE
Richard M. Felder
Turning Technologies
Disneyland Shuts Down 2 Cooling Towers After Legionnaires’ Disease Sickens Park Visitors
Attendance 2 iOS App
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Nov 9, 2017 • 32min
Igniting Our Imagination in Digital Learning and Pedagogy
Remi Kalir talks about igniting our imagination in digital learning and pedagogy on episode 178 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Play is not a synonym for fun.
—Remi Kalir
Our ability to change our minds … is very important.
—Remi Kalir
Just because a research article has been finished and put out there … doesn’t mean the conversation is over.
—Remi Kalir
Resources Mentioned
On Being: Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness, with Ellen Langer
Remi’s recent keynote about leadership, equity and creativity for Metropolitan State University’s 2017 Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium
Theatre of the Oppressed
Digital Pedagogy Lab
ThinqStudio at the University of Colorado Denver
Episode 75 of the Very Bad Wizards podcast
“Overconfidence is really associated with a failure of imagination. When you cannot imagine an alternative to your belief, you are convinced that your belief is true.” – Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow* by Daniel Kahneman
On Being: Why We Contradict Ourselves and Confound Each Other, with Daniel Kahneman
Ignorance: How it Drives Science* by Stuart Firestein
Mosaic Web Browser
Hypothes.is
Educator Innovator
Marginal Syllabus
Writing Our Civic Futures
Remi’s Research: Educator Learning and Open Web Annotation
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