In this episode of Can I Get a Retake? we chat with Diane Margolf and Kristin Heineman, professors of history at Colorado State University. Join us as we explore the inherent challenges of compressing 3,000 years of Ancient Near Eastern and Western history into a semester-long survey course. How do historians assess which figures to spotlight and which voices to amplify? Diane and Kristin shed light on a newer movement in historical research, where assessing material culture and reading traditional primary sources against the grain allows a new generation of researchers to uncover traces of marginalized communities throughout history.

Learn more about their publication, Western Civilization - From Antiquity to the Age of Expansion: https://bit.ly/3pxwSWJ

In this episode of Can I Get a Retake? Michelle and Macayla chat with Aaron Sholders, professor of Biochemistry at Colorado State University and author of Principles of Biochemistry. We chat about Aaron's research and development of a concept learning inventory and how his digital textbook allows him to implement his research findings efficiently. Check out Aaron's Sholders' publication, Principles of Biochemistry https://bit.ly/3IVK8Lt

In this episode of Can I Get Retake? Michelle and Macayla talk with Lee Murphy, Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville and author of Nutrition for Your Life. We chat about why she wanted to create her own textbook and how she used it to expand her introductory nutrition course. We also talk about dietTracker, an app developed by Lee in conjunction with Great River Learning to help students track their nutrition and help instructors save time on grading. Check out Lee Murphy's publication, Nutrition For Your Life: https://bit.ly/3o7HpqO

In this episode of Can I Get a Retake? Michelle and Macayla chat with Michelle Stanley, professor of music and flute, Director of the Arts Management program, and Chair of the Music Department at Colorado State University, and author of Music Appreciation: Successful Listening in All Music. We chat about Michelle's music career and travels, her experience creating her own textbook, her advice for young musicians, and her biggest pet peeve. Check out Michelle's publication, Music Appreciation: Successful Listening in All Music https://bit.ly/3MBnzOm. Listen to Quatra Duo: https://www.quatraduo.com/