Better Educators Podcast

Better Educators Podcast episodes:

• 01.01.1990

  BE014- Chapter 3 Book Review- What the best college teachers do

  In this book review the third chapter of What the Best College Teachers Do, Ken Bain and his research team explore the question: How do they prepare to teach? After surveying those classified as the best teachers in their...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE013- Chapter 2 Book Review- What the best college teachers do

  In the second chapter of “What the Best College Teachers Do,” Ken Bain answers the question “What do they Know about How We Learn?” He explores this question by investigating if great teachers have a deep knowledge about the...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE012- Chapter 1 Book Review- What the best college teachers do

  As a professor of communication, i am always on the lookout for ways to improve my teaching. I just finished reading the book “What the Best College Teachers Do,” by Ken Bain. I have created a series of...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE011- Brooke Hopkins on Personalized Learning

  In this interview guest Brooke Hopkins and host Eric Robertson explore the potential of personalized learning to enhance student engagement, curiosity, and resilience. Hopkins advocates for beginning courses with student interest and learning preferences inventories and using that information to...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE010- Jim Julius: Universal Design for Learning

  In this podcast, host Eric Robertson interviews MiraCosta College Faculty Director of Online Learning Jim Julius about Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Dr. Julius begins the discussion by explaining how Universal Design for Learning advocates for the use of multiple...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE009- Nancy Duarte: Structure, Passion, and Presentations in Teaching

  In this interview, host Eric Robertson has a conversation with renowned communications expert, entrepreneur, speaker and author Nancy Duarte about how her work on presentations and visual story telling can inform teaching. Topics explored include strategies for engaging with an...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE008- Flipping Professional Development with Laura Conley

  Host Eric Robertson and professional development technology facilitator Laura Conley discuss strategies for improving professional development activities for educators. As Conley shares her “flipped” approach to professional development, she advocates for promoting a sense of ownership among professional development participants...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE007-Training Doctors and Digital Storytelling with Dr. Bernard Robin

  In this interview with Dr. Bernard Robin from the University of Houston, Eric Robertson addresses the question of how doctors learn to become educators. Similar to college educators, medical professionals are often placed in teaching roles with little to...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE006- Learning Styles with Rachele Demeo

  In his interview with MiraCosta College French Professor Rachéle DeMéo, host Eric Roberston inquires about differences between French and American educational systems before exploring Professor DeMéo’s experience with learning styles in her language classes. An enthusiastic advocate of the power...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE005- SB520 and Education to Employment

  A discussion of the new bill in California (SB520) and how it may create change in the UC and Cal State University system. A study by the McKinsey Center for Government is also explored and how the path from...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE004- Classroom Identity and Authenticity with Professor Rita Soza

  Guest Rita Soza, a Business Professor at MiraCosta college, shares the story of Dr. Helen Miller Bailey, an extraordinary community college educator who taught at East Los Angeles Community College for twenty-eight years. As a former Bailey student and current...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE003- Mobile and Education with Dr. Michael Truong

  Host Eric Robertson’s conversation with Michael Truong, Associate Director of UC Merced’s Center for Research on Teaching Excellence looks at technology innovations at the UC system’s newest campus as an indicator for what is happening nationally. After covering topics ranging...

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE001- Jackie Lopez-Education, Culture and Service

  A discussion with Jackie Lopez regarding education, culture, and service. Jackie discusses her experiences and research in the Philippines as well as her work with Americorps.

  
• 01.01.1990

  BE002- MOOCs and Quality Online Instruction

  Lisa M. Lane MOOCs and Quality Online Instruction In this interview, Lisa M. Lane discusses her experience of over 15 years of teaching online. She shares her perspective on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) as well as things to consider when...