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In ‘HigherEd Heroes’, we talk to some of the best teachers about ‘what works’ in their university classrooms in a down-to-earth, jargon-free, and non-technical manner. Our objective is to communicate ... more
FAQs about Higher Ed Heroes:How many episodes does Higher Ed Heroes have?The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.
September 19, 2020HigherEd Heroes - James Arvanitakis on learning as a journey and the classroom as both a safe space and a brave spaceIn this episode, Seb and Al talk to Professor James Arvanitakis (Western Sydney University): how he sees his role as a teacher as someone who wants to take his students on a journey and how he designs his classroom as a safe space as well as a brave space. ...more25minPlay
September 19, 2020HigherEd Heroes - Kicking off the new seasonIn this episode, Al and Seb introduce the second podcast season and reflect upon what they have been doing in the classroom both during COVID and outside their current existence as zoom/online teachers....more23minPlay
June 18, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How students learn through pitching their ideas for a public exhibition on the subject they are studyingIn this episode, Seb and Al talk to Dr Mary Broughton (School of Music) about her students collaborating with the curator of one of the museums in Brisbane to pitch their own ideas for a public exhibition on the psychology of music. The conversation centers around how through this exercise students are offered a more complex and deeper learning experience....more25minPlay
June 05, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to use scavenger hunts and have students use their own bodies as empirical devices for learningIn this episode, Al and Seb talk to Dr Ryan Williams (School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at The University of Queensland) about making students aware of how the their studies are being embodied and lived in their every environments and spaces. ...more20minPlay
May 22, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to use non-traditional forms of participation in the classroomIn this episode, Al and Seb talk to Dr Lynda Shevellar (Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at the University of Queensland) about to get students who don't feel comfortable speaking to use their bodies to participate in the uni classroom....more22minPlay
May 10, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to take students out of the classroom and expose them to different forms of learningIn this episode, Seb and Al talk to Dr Simone Smala, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education at The University of Queensland, about how taking her students out of the classroom and into different institutions and museums helps them understand different forms of learning. ...more22minPlay
April 30, 2020HigherEd Heroes - On the merit and value of the old style lectureIn this episode, Seb and Al talk to Associate Professor Andrew Phillips (School of Political Science and International Studies, UQ) about the value and merit of the traditional, old-style lecture for student learning. They talk about what makes a great lecture stand out, the importance of a narrative arch and storytelling....more22minPlay
April 19, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to really involve practitioners in the classroomIn this episode, Al and Seb talk to Cameron Parsell, an Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at The University of Queensland, about how he not only brings practitioners into his classroom but fully involves them in assignments and making them work with students. ...more21minPlay
April 07, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to involve students in the (re)design of your coursesSeb and Al talk to Dr Nic Carah about his experience and practice of involving students in the design and redesign of his courses, and how it has lead him to change his own teaching practices. Nic is Senior Lecturer in the School of Communications and Art, UQ. ...more23minPlay
March 25, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to use Lego as a teaching tool in your uni classroomIn this episode, Al and Seb talk to Elske van de Fliert, the Director of the Centre for Communication and Social Change at The University of Queensland, about how her students use Lego as a means to develop ideas and stories, and thereby learn. ...more21minPlay
FAQs about Higher Ed Heroes:How many episodes does Higher Ed Heroes have?The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.