Teaching in Higher Ed

Phil Newton talks about promoting academic integrity on episode 157 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode People have cheated forever. —Phil Newton Think about all the good principles of assessment, but do that through the lens of academic integrity. —Phil Newton If you make it easy for things to happen, then they’re more likely to happen. —Phil Newton We don’t design assessments to catch cheaters — we design assessments so that students can show that they’ve learned. —Phil Newton Resources Mentioned TIHE 19: Cheating Lessons with James Lang Cheating Lessons*by James Lang Tricia Bertram Gallant TIHE 100: The Failure Episode International Center for Academic Integrity Contract Cheating and Assessment Design Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Kerry Moore joins me to answer a question about setting boundaries with students, along with a few other listener questions, on episode 156 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode What am I like in the classroom and does that feel authentic to who I am? — Kerry Moore I would challenge the idea that having difficult conversations isn’t compatible with being a positive and supportive teaching presence. — Kerry Moore What are the ways that I’m going to make sure I’m available for connection to students with different personality styles? — Kerry Moore We can be friendly with our students … but if we call it a friendship, we’re setting up the students and ourselves for frustration and disappointment. — Kerry Moore Resources Mentioned Question #1 Shawn asks about transitioning from being a practitioner to being more of a teacher. Episode 101 on public sphere pedagogy with Thia Wolf Planet Money podcast Question #2 Lydia asks about setting boundaries with students. Episode 099 on Encouraging Accountability with Angela Jenks Episode 117 on The Balancing Act with Kerry Moore April Fool’s joke by a Biola professor Question #3 Steve asks about continuous course-improvement. Question #4 Loic asks about getting things done without hierarchical power. Loic pronunciation  Episode 080 The Empowered Manager* by Peter Block French and Raven’s Bases of Power (1959) Question #5 David-John asks about quality management for online programs. Quality Matters Online Learning Consortium

In this enlightening discussion, Jay Parkes, an educational psychology professor from the University of New Mexico, and Dawn Zimmaro, Director of Learning Design at Stanford, explore the often misunderstood realm of multiple-choice questions. They emphasize that the design, not the format, can enhance learning. Effective distractors reveal student misconceptions and immediate feedback fosters deeper understanding. By leveraging technology, they advocate for transforming assessments into engaging learning tools, prioritizing student growth over mere evaluation.

Penny MacCormack (ACUE’s Chief Academic Officer) shares her teaching lessons from the road on episode #154 of the Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast. Quotes from the episode Throw away the fixed mindset idea that you’re born smart or not. —Penny MacCormack Struggle in learning is natural. —Penny MacCormack Never forget the power of collegiality. —Penny MacCormack Teaching is a skillset, and it’s a collaboration between teachers and students. —Penny MacCormack Resources Mentioned ACUE website University of Arizona for Active Learning in Large Classes module (John Pollard: the Active Learning Cycle) Kansas State University for Preparing an Effective Syllabus module (Michael Wesch: Big Idea Syllabus) University of Nevada, Las Vegas for Activities and Assignments With Course Outcomes module (Mary-Ann Winkelemes: Transparent Assignments) Butler University for Facilitating Engaging Class Discussions module (Tara Lineweaver: Fishbowl Discussion) José Bowen for Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom module Ece Karayalcin at Miami Dade College Kristina Ruiz-Mesa at Cal State LA Emily Moss at Cal State LA Cat Haras at Cal State LA TIHE #118 with Mike Wesch Fishbowl (conversation) TIHE #136 with Jose Bowen Carol Dweck Dr. M. David Merrill – First Principles of Instruction Christian Freidrich’s Podcasts I Listen to Christian’s Tweet About the Teaching in Higher Ed Theme Music Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Brandy Dudas talks about pencasting and other ways to incorporate videos in your classes on episode 153 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode I try not to over-edit. —Brandy Dudas I had to weigh my belief in open educational resources with being scared about what the public was going to say. —Brandy Dudas Give it a try and you’ll be surprised at the positive feedback you’ll get from your students. —Brandy Dudas Resources Mentioned KhanAcademy Autodesk Sketchbook Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Surface Pro* Brandy’s Youtube Channel Adjusted Trial Balance video, viewed almost 16,000 times Powtoon VideoScribe Connectivism Video (created with video scribe) Provincial Instructors Diploma Program at Vancouver Community College Slideuments Nancy Duarte Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Catherine Cronin discusses open education on episode 152 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Twitter has been a big part of my learning and my teaching. –Catherine Cronin One of my key roles is helping learners develop their voice and their agency. –Catherine Cronin Openness is always continuously negotiated. –Catherine Cronin We need to be willing to be criticized ourselves. –Catherine Cronin Having a personal learning network and being able to learn from each other is essential. –Catherine Cronin Resources Mentioned Catherine’s Philosophy: I practice openness by intentionally using and reusing OER, creating and sharing my work openly (learning, teaching and research), and teaching and modeling these open educational practices (OEP). But that’s just the what. The how requires much thought and care. I believe open educational practices can help to increase access to education, contribute towards democratising education, and help to prepare learners —in all contexts— for engaged citizenship in increasingly open, networked, and participatory culture. Martin Weller – open is both risky and vital  Henry Jenkins danah boyd Mizuko Ito Surveillance Capitalism Personal Learning Network (PLN) Vivian Rolfe collaborated with Catherine on the GoOPEN wiki Degrees of Openness / Degrees of Ease Four adjectives that describe open: Complex Personal Contextual Continuously negotiated http://wikieducator.org/GoOPEN Digital Storytelling 106 (DS106) course origins Contrafabulists podcast episode #52: Marginalia, on which Audrey Watters shares her decision to un-annotate her blog and her considerations to potentially change her CC license on her site. Catherine also encourages us to work on de-centering our northern epistemology. There are people working openly on all six continents. Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Kristen Eshleman explores meaningful measures of accountability on episode 151 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Are there ways we could be accountable for the things we value most? –Kristen Eshleman If we’re going to double down on outcomes-based assessment, are we going to end up designing learning for only the things that can be measured? –Kristen Eshleman Accept the vulnerability that allows for openness in learning. –Kristen Eshleman Teaching has to adjust and adapt. –Kristen Eshleman Resources TIHE episode with Laura Gogia: Connected Learning for the Curious Exploring Meaningful Measures of Accountability TIHE 007: Personal knowledge mastery TIHE Article: My Updated Personal Knowledge Management System W. Brian Arthur Keynote Speech: Combining Complexity Theory with Narrative Research with David Snowdon Harvard Business Review: A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making Santa Fe Institute: Complex Adaptive Systems Cynefin Framework SenseMaker Davidson Digital Learning R + D Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Bonni Stachowiak shares community members’ recommendations on episode 150 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Resources James Lang recommends What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain* Ken Bain – What the Best College Teachers Do on TIHE Episode 036 Beth Cougler-Blom recommends Coursera’s Learning How to Learn course from Barbara Oakley Check out Beth Cougler-Blom’s posts on Facebook Live: Part 1 and Part 2 Beth’s post about podcasts Beth’s blog Isabeau Iqbal recommends FitnessBlender Linda Oakleaf recommends The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Teaching College by Anthony D. Fredericks * Steven Michaels recommends the Teaching in Higher Ed Slack Group TIHE Episode 140 with Steven Michaels on Thinking Outside the LMS The Public Domain Review Ken Bain recommends Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang* VoiceThread (unofficial recommendation) Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Rebecca Hogue talks about giving voice and face to the illness experience on this episode of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Some people are inherent share people and other people aren’t. —Rebecca Hogue I’d rather you stumble with a good intention than not try at all. —Rebecca Hogue When you’re going through cancer, humor is a release. —Rebecca Hogue It’s humor in the moment that gets you through it. —Rebecca Hogue Resources Rebecca’s blog (livingpathography.org) One of Rebecca’s posts: It All Started … ShouldIBlog.org Rhizomatic Learning 14  David Elpern defines pathography as “a narrative that gives voice and face to the illness experience. It puts the person behind the disease in the forefront and as such is a great learning opportunity for all care givers and fellow sufferers.” There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love* by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell BAYS Anthology: Agony and Absurdity: Adventures in Cancerland: An Anthology* by Meaghan Calcari Campbell, Laurie Hessen Pomeranz, and Robin Bruns Worona Virtually Connecting Virtually Connecting ePatients Are You Enjoying the Show? Rate/review the show. Please consider rating or leaving a review for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast on whatever service you use to listen to it on (iTunes, Stitcher, etc.). It is the best way to help others discover the show. Give feedback. As always, I welcome suggestions for future topics or guests. Subscribe. If you have yet to subscribe to the weekly update, you can receive a single email each week with the show notes (including all the links we talk about on the episode), as well as an article on either teaching or productivity.

Bronwyn Harris shares stories about students who were incredible, some of whom aren’t in our classrooms and some of whom are, on episode 148 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode These were all kids who had voices … but I wanted to amplify their voice. —Bronwyn Harris Kids will live up or down to your expectations. —Bronwyn Harris If we start thinking of all kids as our kids, things are going to be much better. —Bronwyn Harris Resources Literally Unbelievable by Bronwyn Harris* Serial Podcast Urban Promise Academy – Oakland Kevin Gannon on TIHE Episode #52, “Students aren’t our adversaries.”