Dr. Rebecca Chancellor, Dr. Aaron Rundus, and Dr. Jordan Schugar discuss their interdisciplinary study abroad work in Rwanda, including the development of the Shinehouse Gishwati Research Station and the ways students engage in research, community partnerships, and experiential learning in and around Gishwati Forest.

Cohosts: Dr. Jes Drass & Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Forest of Hope Association

Shinehouse Gishwati Research Station

West Chester University Global Engagement Office

The TLC staff discuss their Spring 2026 Book Club reading, Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates, 2nd ed. by Neil Selwyn, including reflections on the role of technology in the TLC's work at WCU in the past, present, and future.

Host: Dr. MB Henry

Guests: Dr. Naomie Nyanungo, Dr. Tom Pantazes, Dr. Jes Drass, Marc Drumm, Amber Alvord, Connor Goyne, Brian Carothers, Hannah Glatt, and Laurie Hays

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Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates, 2nd ed.⁠

WCUPA TLC Website

Introducing the two newest members of the Teaching & Learning Center staff, Laurie Hays and Dr. MB Henry.

Hosts: Amber Alvord & Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Spirits Podcast

Lore Podcast

Strike Force Five Podcast

Your Money Guide on the Side Podcast

SoTL Spotlight: Social and Emotional Learning

The Teaching & Learning Center staff discuss our recent reading of the Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching written by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury, and Mays Imad. 

Guests: Dr. Naomie Nyanungo, Marc Drumm, Brian Carothers, Connor Goyne, and Hannah Glatt

Cohosts: Amber Alvord, Jes Drass, & Dr. Tom Pantazes  

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Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching

First Year Experience (FYE) instructors and members of the common content development team Dr. Karen Mitchell, Dr. Shannon Mrkich, Dr. Jennifer Raskauskas, and Michelle Blake discuss how they collaborated to create common content to help students succeed in their transition to university.

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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WCU First Year Experience Requirement

H5P

Reflecting on their experiences completing the ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching, professors Nancy Barker, Merry Perry, & Ola Kopacz share what they learned from the year long program.

Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes

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ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching

Supporting Faculty Excellence | Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education

PASSHE Faculty Expand Their Teaching Toolkits

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Kahoot

Wordpress

Found poetry advocates Dr. Nancy Pearson and Dr. Rebecca Rich describe how they came to incorporate found poetry techniques into their English and Public Health courses.

Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Johnson, J. (2019). Using found poetry to cultivate student literacy, empathy, and creativity. Social Studies Research and Practice, 14(3), 335-348.

Rich, R. (2024). Found poetry, found hope: A creative and powerful method for sharing health research. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 37(4), 267-276.

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Claudia Rankine

Anne Carson

Demon Copperhead

Dean of the Arts and Humanities, Dr. Jen Bacon shares what it is like to be a dean as she reflects back on her 26 years at West Chester University.

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Bacon, J. (1998). Getting the story straight: Coming out narratives and the possibility of a cultural rhetoric. World Englishes, 17(2), 249-258.

Past participants Diane Santori & Alison Gardiner-Shires describe the experience of engaging in a Teaching Circle faculty learning community that explored Generative AI.

Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes

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PICO Questions

Six Degrees of AI Assignments - RECAP Presentation Video

Investigative reporter and associate professor of journalism Dr. Dyan Neary describes her reporting, writing, and hosting of Serial Productions: The Preventionist Podcast.

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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From Serial Productions: The Preventionist

The Mastermind Behind Serial’s “The Preventionist”: An Interview with Prof. Dyan Neary

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Serial Productions Podcasts including Serial

Earth Times

"What Happened to Maya?" New York Magazine, October 2022 

"Maya Kowalski's $211 Million Verdict," New York Magazine, November 2023 

Two Birds Cafe

Roots Cafe