Teaching in Higher Ed

Joe Hoyle shares his expertise from 46 years of teaching and reflects on how to set students up for success from the start on episode 164 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode If you want to become a better teacher, start writing about it. —Joe Hoyle You have to start by knowing what you yourself want to accomplish. —Joe Hoyle There has to be a way to communicate to the students — they can’t read your mind. —Joe Hoyle Be sure that you communicate openly, honestly, and fairly frequently. —Joe Hoyle What I would hope my students write on my tombstone is, “He cared enough about us that he pushed us to be great.” —Joe Hoyle Resources Mentioned Small Teaching* by James Lang Episode 146: James Lang and Ken Bain on Motivation in the Classroom Episode 092: Small Teaching with James Lang Episode 019: Cheating Lessons with James Lang John Wooden: First, How to Put on Your Socks What the Best College Teachers Do* by Ken Bain Apple’s spending on R&D Make it Stick* by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel Joe Hoyle’s office at the University of Richmond 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.

Stacy Jacob talks about her experience incorporating games in her classes on episode 163 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You really have to be willing to fail. —Stacy Jacob Learn something new every year. —Stacy Jacob They need to trust me; I know where we’re going. —Stacy Jacob Resources Mentioned Row Houses Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher* by Stephen D. Brookfield Episode 122 with Keegan Long-Wheeler Episode 125 with John Stewart When Games Invade Real Life with Jesse Schell Gradecraft at the University of Michigan Episode 091: Choose Your Own Adventure Assessment Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Pt. 1 Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Pt. 2 A Few Gamification Resources from Stacy Jacobs Recommendations Bonni Can’t Stop the Feeling – Dance Like Nobody’s Watching – The Piano Guys Stacy Jacobs Homesick Cookbooks by Lisa Fain* SuperBetter 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.

Kris Shaffer shares what we should know about APIs on episode 162 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode APIs are how computers talk to each other. —Kris Shaffer APIs are the bones of the internet. —Kris Shaffer It’s interesting to see how different services offer different levels of openness. —Kris Shaffer You can’t blame the computers, because the computers are programmed by people too. —Kris Shaffer Resources Mentioned Episode #074: The Public and Private of Scholarship Part 1: What is an API? Part 2: Why use an API? Part 3: Retrieving Data Through APIs Part 4: Posting to Medium with APIs Data for Democracy Data for Democracy on Medium Mike Caulfield’s blog Mike Caulfield on Episode #138: Digital Literacy, But Which One? Citizenfour 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.

Teresa Chahine shares about teaching social entrepreneurship in two worlds on episode 161 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode There is definitely a mental barrier between traditional charity and traditional commerce. —Teresa Chahine Social entrepreneurship is everything that lies between charity and commerce. —Teresa Chahine If you’re giving people money, you’re not actually changing the status quo, you’re helping them endure the status quo. —Teresa Chahine Teaching, practice, and research all inform each other. —Teresa Chahine Embrace failure as part of the process. —Teresa Chahine Resources Mentioned Kiva Alfanar Master of Public Health: Sustainability, Health, and the Global Environment Social Franchising Article Amy Collier on Not Yet-Ness Food Truck Film: Soufra and the Refugee Food Truck Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship* by Teresa Chahine Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher* by Stephen Brookfield Alfanar Campaign 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.

Brenda Gunderson shares approaches for motivating large classes on episode 160 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I’m always looking for one new thing, one new idea to try in an upcoming term. I think it’s important that I keep learning. And not just learning inside my own discipline, but learning outside my discipline. Resources Mentioned ACUE’s expert series article with Brenda Gunderson ACUE’s profile of Brenda Gunderson, who is featured in their Course in Effective Teaching Practices Interactive Notes for Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis Stats 250 YouTube Channel Edsurge Article About M-Write Brenda’s Keynote at the LASI conference Learner Analytics Summer Institute 2016: Includes iClicker data and Ecoach Recent publication about How to help students study ‘smarter’ Academic Innovation: University of Michigan M-Write – writing to learn Dancing with the Professors 2016 Dancing with the Professors Facebook Event Page 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.

Todd Zakrajsek shares about his new book Dynamic Lecturing on episode 159 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You can’t just take bad examples of something and claim that the whole concept is bad. —Todd Zakrajsek If bad teaching were considered a crime, I think we’ve arrested the wrong suspect. —Todd Zakrajsek We always have to be mindful of how attentive the audience is at any given moment. —Todd Zakrajsek I can’t find any evidence that says lecturing is bad. —Todd Zakrajsek Resources Mentioned Dynamic Lecturing: Research-based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness* by Christine Harrington and Todd Zakrajsek TIHE Episode #090 Reflections on the Lilly Conference TIHE Episode #047 on Metacognition Parker J Palmer Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics* by Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth 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.

Judy Chan shares how to teach using Wikipedia on episode 158 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode My students like teamwork now because I structure it in a way that is very supportive for everyone. —Judy Chan Students may not notice it’s a different tool, and it gives them a more seamless environment from one course to another. —Judy Chan Resources Mentioned Judy’s Course Wiki on the UBC Wiki Wiki Education Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoked_salmon Robin DeRosa’s post: My Open Textbook: Pedagogy and Practice 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.

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.