Limed: Teaching with a Twist

Full episode notes are available at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/refresh-kapow-comic-strip-conversations/

On this episode of Limed: Teaching with a Twist, host Matt Wittstein checks in with Lynette Carlson from Season 2, Episode 6 “KAPOW! Comic Strip Conversations” and her colleague, Carolyn Padalino, from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Matt learns about how they are collaborating to engage students in interprofessional education (IPE) and how Carolyn adapted the activity to demonstrate their use to educators. Lynette and Carolyn look forward to continuing sharing, collaborating, and growing this pedagogy.

This episode was hosted, produced, and edited by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our extended episode notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/motivating-faculty-to-practice-self-reflection-for-dei/

How does understanding yourself improve your practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom? This month, our guest Carla Fullwood talks to us about how to get faculty to engage in self-reflection before jumping to the tactics they should use in their courses when doing DEI work. Our panel of Tracie Addy, Ethan Lane-Blake, and Laura Pipe talk about different pedagogical approaches to inclusive teaching and how understanding our own identity can become a strength when practicing DEI in our classrooms.

This episode was edited by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

Explore our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/designing-an-interdisciplinary-capstone-part-2-student-perspectives/.

In this episode of “Limed: Teaching with a Twist,” we finish our conversation about designing a capstone course for a new Global Film and Cultures minor at Elon University. Student panelists from Elon University, Gianna Smurro and Mia Kass share their viewpoints on interdisciplinary work and culminating experiences. Echoing some of the points from last month’s episode with faculty panelists, Gianna and Mia offer separate ideas of how to make sure students feel supported by both the professors and their classmates. Guests Lina Kuhn and Kai Swanson return to hear what the students think.

This episode was hosted, produced, and edited by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/designing-an-interdisciplinary-capstone-part-1-faculty-perspectives/

Designing a capstone course is a challenging task that presents an opportunity to innovate. Lina Kuhn and Kai Swanson from Elon University join the show to get some advice on how to build a Global Film and Cultures minor capstone that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their program. Janet Bean from the University of Akron and Drew Pearl from the University of Alabama share their wisdom and experiences on how to make the most of an opportunity to create a capstone course. The panel discusses what a capstone is, how to co-create with students, and the tension between providing too much and too little structure for student assignments, among other topics. Next month, we will hear what our student panelists had to say.

This episode was hosted, produced, and edited by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our full episode notes at 
https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/kapow-comic-strip-conversations/

This month, we talk with Lynette Carlson, who has created comic strips to help her athletic training students discuss topics like identity and bias. Associate Professor of Human Service Studies, Vanessa Drew-Branch, Exercise Science student and Center for Engaged Learning student scholar, Tiffanie Grant, and Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Ty Hollett embrace the idea of using a fun, visual medium and meeting students where they are in their learning. The panel discusses what they like about this approach, the importance of representation in the classroom, and think of other ways to co-create learning aids like Dr. Carlson’s comic strips.

This episode was hosted, produced, and edited by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/fostering-diverse-cultural-identities/

Tugçe Aldemir recently transitioned into an Assistant Professor position at Texas A&M University in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture. As an international faculty member from Turkey, she is especially aware of the differences in her cultural upbringing and the experiences and the American education system. We interviewed Dr. Aldemir about her experiences teaching primarily international graduate students with varying diverse backgrounds and they ask our panel about how to foster learning across cultural perspectives. Azul Bellot, a second-year psychology student and Center for Engaged Learning student scholar at Elon University, Nermin Vehabovic, an Elon University Assistant Professor of Education and Wellness who has a special interest in literacy and refugee education, and Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the School of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Kansas share their perspectives and approaches to fostering diverse cultural identities. The conversation highlights brave spaces, learning with and from each other, and getting students to think beyond the polarity of “right” and “wrong” answers.

This episode was edited by Jeremiah Timberlake and Matt Wittstein. The episode was produced by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/podcases-using-podcasts-to-enhance-case-study-pedagogy/.

Justin Shaffer teaches Anatomy and Physiology, among other Biomedical and Chemical Engineering courses at Colorado School of Mines. He introduces the idea of PodCases, using popular podcasts to engage his students with real-world examples of course concepts for case study. Our panel includes Cara Frankenfeld, an epidemiologist and public health scholar from MaineHealth Institute for Research; Jill McSweeney, Elon University’s Assistant Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning; and Gianna Smurro, a third year Cinema and Television Arts and Journalism major and Center for Engaged Learning Student Scholar at Elon University. The panel talks about the value of podcasts as an engaging tool for content delivery, an alternate modality for diverse learners, and a way to bring outside ideas, perspectives, and expertise into a teaching environment. PodCases present a fun way to connect the concepts and applications to real-world stories and examples.

This episode was hosted by Matt Wittstein and edited by Jeremiah Timberlake and Matt Wittstein. Limed: Teaching with a Twist is produced by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our extended episode notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/understanding-and-evaluating-online-course-accessibility/

Rafael da Silva teaches e-Learning design and development courses at Boise State University. As an instructional designer, Rafael is passionate about ensuring his course materials are accessible for his students. In this episode, Ann Gagné, Senior Educational Developer from Brock University, Clare Mullaney, Assistant Professor of English at Clemson University, and Vanessa Truelove, Masters of Higher Education graduate student at Elon University share some useable tips to make your classes more accessible and other ideas to help you self-assess accessibility features of your teaching. While Rafael’s context is a distinctly online and asynchronous setting, our panel’s advice extends across teaching settings and encourages teachers to make small changes and work toward continual growth.

This episode was edited by Jeremiah Timberlake and Matt Wittstein. Limed: Teaching with a Twist is produced by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/try-a-claim-game/.

William “Quayd” Snell teaches Rhetoric, Argumentation, and other writing courses at Sinclair Community College and Wright State University. Over the years, he has developed the “Try a Claim Game,” a board game that requires students to walk through the steps of argumentation and interact with each other to improve their rhetorical skills. Sophie Miller, Elon University Senior and Center for Engaged Learning Student Scholar, Pratheep Paranthaman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Coordinator of the Game Design Minor at Elon University, and Shane Wood, Associate Professor of English and Director of First-Year Composition at the University of Central Florida discuss Quayd’s board game and suggest ideas to improve the game and align it with learning outcomes. The panel also discuss ways in which games can make learning fun and engaging that can translate to other fields and learning goals.

This episode was hosted by Matt Wittstein and edited by Jeremiah Timberlake and Matt Wittstein. Limed: Teaching with a Twist is produced by Matt Wittstein in collaboration with Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/preparing-students-to-be-literate-and-critical-ai-users/

Jessica Gisclair, an Associate Professor of Strategic Communications, is wrestling with how artificial intelligence might change her teaching practices. She is optimistic that educators can leverage AI as a tool to enhance learning outcomes and shares some of her ideas and concerns with our podcast. Panelists Derek Bruff, Jill McSweeney, and Gianna Smurro offer some practical and philosophical insight that helps us think about positive use cases for AI in the classroom, the importance of having a plan for AI use, and some of the ethical concerns raised by both instructors and students about how AI and the information we share with it may be used.

This episode was hosted by Matt Wittstein and edited by Jeremiah Timberlake and Matt Wittstein. Limed: Teaching with a Twist is produced in collaboration with Elon University's Center for Engaged Learning.