Teaching in Higher Ed

Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book, The Spark of Learning, and more on episode 204 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Students are not going to learn if they’re not engaged, if they’re not curious. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh Students will remain engaged … if we initially generate excitement. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be authentically ourselves. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh We need to be attentive to the fact that there lots of different ways to portray that passion to be the spark. —Sarah Rose Cavanagh Resources Mentioned Sarah also shared about the Spark of Learning on episode 135 The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion by Sarah Rose Cavanagh* Kentina Smith’s Blog Post on Emotional Hooks Christopher Emdin 5 min TED talk: Teach Teachers How to Create Magic Tweet about Dave Stachowiak’s chemistry teacher HBR Women at Work Podcast Lead with Authenticity episode  Derek Bruff Shares about Times for Telling on episode 71 For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood… and the Rest of Y’all Too by Christopher Emdin * Poster at Association for Psychological Science Conference in May Sarah’s New Book – HIVEMIND: The Perils and Promise of Our Collective Social Selves is coming in March of 2019 via Grand Central Publishing  

Jan H. Jensen, a Professor of biocomputational chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, shares his journey into the flipped classroom model. He highlights how creating engaging videos can rejuvenate course content and foster active learning. Jan discusses the importance of challenging questions to stimulate critical thinking and the role of peer interaction in enhancing comprehension. He advocates for re-evaluating 'boring' curriculum elements and suggests that teaching should connect concepts to real-world applications, making learning more relevant.

Kevin Jones describes ways we can support our students who are veterans on episode 202 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode They feel like it’s very difficult for them to relate to the other students on campus. —Kevin Jones Your education doesn’t end when you finish your degree. —Kevin Jones Work with the community you’re in. —Kevin Jones I think everybody in higher ed needs to be a bit of an entrepreneur right now. —Kevin Jones Resources Mentioned Screencast-O-Matic* Team Red White and Blue  Team Rubicon   Office of Veteran Success at the University of South Florida Veteran Student Life at the University of Maryland Utah State University Veterans Resource Office The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University Student Veterans of America  

Dave Stachowiak and I talk about frictionless systems on episode 201 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I’ve realized the importance of ending the day well and that having a sense of accomplishment is really important. —Dave Stachowiak Let’s automate all the things we can automate so we can spend more time doing the things we should never automate. —Dave Stachowiak Once the weekly review is done … I’m just following the plan for the week. —Dave Stachowiak Resources Mentioned The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Moran* Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching by Rebecca Pope-Ruark * Trimesterly Planning – Robert Talbert The weekly review TextExpander* Recommended TextExpander back on episode #114 TextExpander.com/podcast* for 20% off your first year Current List of Projects Ulysses Academic Writing in Markdown from Nicholas Cifuentes-Goodbody The MacSparky Markdown Field Guide SaneBox* Airmail Fantastical Paprika (Windows, Android, Kindle Fire Tablet, iOS, Mac) InstaPot* Pinterest Board: Meal Prep Pinterest Board: Instapot Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Color Duplex Desk Scanner for Mac and PC* The MacSparky Paperless Field Guide by David Sparks

Maha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I have learned that I don’t need to defend technology. —Mike Truong What happens if you structurally start to build [courses] around the real-world issues that students are bringing in? —Robin DeRosa In certain times of my life I think better in a synchronous way, talking to someone immediately. And other times I just need to step back and write. —Maha Bali Resources Mentioned AMICAL Tiffany’s blog post The Case for Inclusive Teaching by Kevin Gannon* (mentioned in our chat room, not on the episode) An Affinity for Asynchronous Learning Virtually Connecting Kate Bowles Soliya – Intercultural dialog Chickering & Gamson’s Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education Just in time. Just enough. Just for me. Just do it. (APU’s/Mike’s approach to faculty development) MAGNA Pubs 20 Minute Mentor Commons The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’ by Molly Worthen in The New York Times Virtually Connecting  

Sierra Smith shares a student’s perspective on episode 199 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode College is a lot more traditional than I expected. —Sierra Smith I love a class that allows for natural interactions with other students. —Sierra Smith What you put into an experience is what you get out of it. —Sierra Smith I feel like it’s very non-productive when a professor comes in and they lecture for 50 minutes from paragraphs off a powerpoint. —Sierra Smith Resources Mentioned Quizlet Choose Your Own Adventure Learning, Part 1 Choose Your Own Adventure Learning, Part 2 Episode 91: Choose Your Own Adventure Assessment Teaching and Learning in Higher Education book series from West Virginia University Press: Edited by James M. Lang Cochlear implant Trint: Transcription Reinvented Episode 110: Self-Regulated Learning and the Flipped Classroom with Robert Talbert Episode 106: Undercover Professor with Mike Ross   

Nic Holt shares about the intersections between play, games, and learning on episode 198 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Always try to create those cross-silo engagements. —Nic Holt Before we can all learn together, we have to be nice and good to one another. —Nic Holt If you have a new piece of technology in your class … let everybody play with it. —Nic Holt To learn to take another person’s perspective is something that will transcend whatever content you’re trying to teach. —Nic Holt Resources Mentioned R.E.M  Club Penguin Dungeons and Dragons World of Warcraft  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Autotelic – to do something for the love of it Tiki-Toki Bonnie Cramond Leisure and Human Development by Douglas A. Kleiber and Francis A. McGuire Wikipedia Packback Bonni’s never-used 7 Habits badges The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey* Man, Play and Games by Roger Caillois* Bonni’s keynote at UGA 2017 Innovation in Teaching Conference 2018 Innovation in Teaching Conference at University of Georgia’s College of Education on October 19

Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan describe how inclusivity can help close the achievement gap on episode 197 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do I communicate that their work ethic was actually more important than innate ability? —Viji Sathy When I first started teaching, I thought the classroom had to look a certain way. —Kelly Hogan The attention span of a class goes down the larger the class size. —Kelly Hogan Making a mistake is a big part of learning. —Kelly Hogan The more you do it, the more you start to see opportunities for improvement. —Viji Sathy Resources Mentioned Course in Effective Teaching Practices Why We’re Speaking Up About Inclusive Teaching Strategies on ACUE’s ‘Q’ Blog www.inclusifiED.net PollEverywhere Getting Under the Hood: How and for Whom Does Increasing Course Structure Work? (Eddy & Hogan) Classroom sound can be used to classify teaching practices in college science courses SF State researchers create new tool that measures active learning in classrooms Loud and Clear: Study details tool to help professors measure how much active learning is happening in their classrooms.  

Nicholas Hengen Fox shares about his book, Reading as Collective Action, on episode 196 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE Like a lot of faculty members and grad students, I have a lot of privilege. That shapes the way I see the world and interact with texts. —Nicholas Hengen Fox Resources Mentioned September 11 attacks Sep 1, 1939 by W. H. Auden Grapes of Wrath* by John Steinbeck Working class literature The Theory of Communicative Action: Jurgen Habermas’s theory 001: The Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 1: Reason and the Rationalization of Society* Just Mercy* by Bryan Stevenson Can the working-class novel exist today? Maybe by Nicholas Hengen Fox

Robin DeRosa, a Professor at Plymouth State University and editor for Hybrid Pedagogy, dives into the transformative power of open education. She discusses how rethinking educational structures can enhance accessibility for learners, emphasizing the need to empower them. DeRosa highlights the evolution of interdisciplinary studies, showcasing personalized majors that strengthen student engagement. The conversation also touches on bridging military skills to academic success and the urgent need for educational reform in the U.S. to reflect real-world relevance.