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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 59 episodes available.
December 10, 2020HigherEd Heroes - Different ways of using simulations and role playsIn this episode, Seb and Al discuss with Associate Professor Matt McDonald (The University of Queensland) everything simulations and role play: different ways they can be employed; how to mark them; and how they can enable students to learn if done well. ...more31minPlay
November 29, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to grab and hold the attention of students in large first year lecturesIn this episode, Al and Seb talk to Associate Professor Sarah Percy (The University of Queensland) and Professor David J Hornsby (Carleton University) about about the art of the lecture. In particular, they discuss the tricks and techniques they employ to grab and hold the attention of students in large lectures. ...more25minPlay
November 20, 2020Higherd Heroes - Scrapping Exams and making students learn through solving practical, real-world problemsIn this episode, we are talking to Prof. Lydia Kavanagh (School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, UQ) who decided to get rid of exams in her courses and who instead offers learning exercises where students collaborate on solving practical, open-ended, real-world problems. ...more21minPlay
November 01, 2020HigherEd Heroes - How to make students learn through researching the impact of real world problemsIn this episode, we talk to Dr Kim de Rijke (Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, The University of Queensland) on how he makes his students learn through research activities that focus on the social impact of real world development projects. ...more21minPlay
October 15, 2020HigherEd Heroes - Blake McKimmie on how to redesign your courses around the way students learnIn this episode, Al and Seb talk to Prof Blake McKimmie (School of Psychology, University of Queensland) on how he revamped his courses around the way students learn. They also talk about the crime drama series Blake produced and which is used week by week to help students navigate through their course. ...more19minPlay
October 03, 2020HigherEd Heroes - Jacqui Bond on how to engage with the emotional aspect of learningIn this episode, Seb and Al talk to Dr Jacqui Bond (School of Pharmacy; The University of Queensland): how teaching is not just about cognition but also - and crucially emotions; how integrating and addressing the emotions of learning enable students to have a more holistic experience. ...more22minPlay
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
FAQs about Higher Ed Heroes:How many episodes does Higher Ed Heroes have?The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.