How To Teach College

Katie and Dawn are back (sadly not in front of a live audience this time) continuing our conversation about how we learn! In this episode, we debrief our most recent pedagogy conference, chat about how to learn more about our own disciplines, and venture into the future of pedagogy.

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Show notes: https://provost.gatech.edu/education-commission/discovery-reports/future-pedagogy

Dawn and Katie are reunited on HTTC, and this time (for the first time) they are in front of a live audience! This episode delves into how we as faculty members learn more about teaching, our students, and developments in pedagogy. Hosted by the Facet Associate Faculty and Lecturer Conference in Indianapolis.

Ever wonder what you don't know that you don't know? Lisa does! Lisa Kurz, Principal Instructional Consultant at Indiana University's Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning joins Katie this week to talk about what she wishes we as instructors knew about our own expert blindspots. Join us on this episode to learn more about what you actually don't know about being in the classroom!

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Group work fosters collaboration, interpersonal skills, and efficiency, and it often mimics scenarios we would expect students to see in their careers. But it can be a huge pain in the *** to navigate for teacher and student alike, and it can sour parties to future group work. So why do we make them do this to begin with? What is the most effective approach to teamwork? How can we do better to make team experiences productive and constructive? Pair up! It's time to form teams.

In this episode, Katie and Dawn reconnect after a brief hiatus to talk about fostering critical thinking skills in the classroom. First, they chat about how to help students understand where their own assumptions originate and why we need to challenge those assumptions. Then, they dive deeper into some steps teachers can take to challenge those assumptions to make decisions and solve problems. Let's talk about fostering independent lifelong learning in our "decade episode"!

Show notes:
https://hbr.org/ideacast/2019/07/improve-your-critical-thinking-at-work.html
Tsui, Lisa. “Fostering Critical Thinking through Effective Pedagogy: Evidence from Four Institutional Case Studies.” The Journal of Higher Education, vol. 73, no. 6, 2002, pp. 740–763. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1558404.
Sahamid, Husniah. "Fostering Critical Thinking in the Classroom." Advances in Language and Literary Studies, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 6, p. 166-172, dec. 2014. ISSN 2203-4714. http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/alls/article/view/569

It's that time of year again - the time when students are making some tough career and other life decisions and often questioning those decisions. In this episode of HTTC, Katie is joined by guest Galen Clavio to start the conversation on how we can inspire confidence in our students. Tune into this episode to hear Katie and Galen discuss helping students gain confidence to express interest in subject matters and career paths, work toward achieving goals, and, most importantly, have the courage to admit a chosen path might be for them.

To take attendance or not to take attendance? This is one of the most persistent and debatable questions in our field. In this episode, we will travel the spectrum of attendance policy creation and enforcement, and share some examples of how different methods have worked and failed for us in the past. We will also discuss some ways our institution guides these policies.

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Today on HTTC, we'll go back to the basics of communication in the classroom. We will talk about why body language and use of space is so important to our credibility in the classroom, and we will touch on how using correct and strong language is the foundation of creating meaningful examples for content.

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In this episode, we chat about preparing for the first day of school. What do we need to do ahead of time? Do we scare our students on the first day? Soothe them? Lecture? Do an ice breaker?

We also talk about how we break down our course management sites ahead of the first day to set an expectation for course organization.

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Today on HTTC, we tell our origin stories. We’ll take a walk down memory lane and journey through our professional careers and how they guided teaching. We’ll also talk about how our teaching careers have evolved over time and give some advice to those looking to enter the profession or get better in the current field. Be sure to email us at [email protected] with your thoughts, questions, and feedback!