Mentor Dr. Kerrie Ocasio and mentee Dr. Rachel Colwell discuss their experience in the New Faculty Mentoring Program throughout the academic year. Looking back on what they each gained from the experience, they share highlights and discuss what a successful mentorship can look like for university faculty.

Hosts: Dr. Tom Pantazes and Amber Alvord

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Research Connection:

Ghosh, R., & Reio Jr, T. G. (2013). Career benefits associated with mentoring for mentors: A meta-analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83(1), 106-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.03.011

Bloom, L. K. (2017). New Faculty Mentoring in Higher Education: An Integrative Literature Review (Doctoral dissertation, Concordia University Chicago). 

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WCUPA Faculty Mentoring Program website

Trello

Encouraging students to read is a challenge. Dr. Julie Wiest describes how her active learning project overcomes this challenge and draws out student perspectives and experiences related to the reading.

Hosted by: Madison Steinbrenner and Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Research Connection:

Monson, R. A. (2019). Do they have to like it to learn from it? Students’ experiences, group dynamics, and learning outcomes in group research projects. Teaching Sociology, 47(2), 116-134. 

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Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes

What is reciprocal peer coaching and how can it benefit faculty? Dawn Patterson, Sandi Walz, and Stephen DiDomenico share those answers and more as they describe their experience participating in the TLC Teaching Triangles program.

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Research Connection:

Huston, T., & Weaver, C. L. (2008). Peer coaching: Professional development for experienced faculty. Innovative higher education, 33, 5-20. 

WCU Teaching Triangles Description

Teaching Triangles: A Campus Wide Interdisciplinary Program for Faculty Professional Development Faculty Professional Development - https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=advocate 

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226 Active Learning Techniques from Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

Dr. Anne Gill shares her insight into how she thinks about and uses podcasts as a teaching text in college courses.

Hosted by Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Research Connection:

Gill, A. E. (2022). Students' Perceptions and Experiences with Podcasts as a Supplementary Text in a Critical Media Literacy Framework. St. John's University (New York).

Conroy, D. & Fletcher-Saxon, J. (2024). What are educational podcasts? BERA blog.

Show Notes:

Too Many Tabs

Serial Podcast

My Favorite Murder

Speechify

Arm Chair Expert

Podcast Studies

TLC staff Marc Drumm & Hannah Glatt share their reflections on and learning from the 2024 Online Learning Consortium Innovate Conference.

Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes and Madison Steinbrenner

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Show Notes:

ODLI on Air Episode: OLC Conference Recap

ODLI on Air Episode: eTextbook Initaitive & PA ADOPT Grant with Marc Drumm, Hannah Glatt, and Dr. Jordan Schugar

OLC website

PA-ADOPT Website

Bayview Analytics

Project Z Degree Press Release

W3 An alt decision tree

What is open science and how can it support student success? Biology professor Megan Fork and biology student Jessica Buchser share how resources like podcasts, open journal articles, and the WCU Biology Department diversity speaker series encourage individuals to engage with science concepts and inspired Jessica to become a microbiologist.

Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes and Madison Steinbrenner

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Research Connection:

Vicente-Saez, R., & Martinez-Fuentes, C. (2018). Open Science now: A systematic literature review for an integrated definition. Journal of business research, 88, 428-436.

Show Notes:

Phet Science Interactives

Cocorahs Citizen Science

Wolbachia Project

WCUPA Diversity Grants

Data Carpentry R Tutorials

Eryn Travis, Assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media, utilizes generative AI to engage with students and construct communications. In this two-part series, she shares her perspective on this new tool as a communication expert, details the statistics behind how it will impact the workplace, and recalls her students’ reactions and feelings towards generative AI. 

Cohosts: Dr. Tom Pantazes & Jes Drass

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Theory Connection:

Mollick, E., & Mollick, L. (2023). Assigning AI: Seven Approaches for Students, with Prompts. arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.10052.

Show Notes:

Dr. Eryn Travis' Substack- ⁠Aristotle to AI

Eryn Travis, Assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media, utilizes generative AI to engage with students and construct communications. In this two-part series, she shares her perspective on this new tool as a communication expert, details the statistics behind how it will impact the workplace, and recalls her students’ reactions and feelings towards generative AI. 

Cohosts: Dr. Tom Pantazes & Jes Drass

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Theory Connection:

Mollick, E., & Mollick, L. (2023). Assigning AI: Seven Approaches for Students, with Prompts. arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.10052.

Show Notes:

Dr. Eryn Travis' Substack- Aristotle to AI

Dr. Christopher Roemmele, an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at WCU and Dr. Tom Pantazes, Instructional Designer in the Teaching and Learning Center discuss their collaboration in bringing students across the world through the creation of VR video field trips in Dr. Roemmele's intro to geology courses.

Hosted by Jes Drass and Madison Steinbrenner

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Research Connection:

Roemmele, C., Pantazes, T. (2023, December). Supporting Student Learning and Understanding of Geoscience Using Virtual Reality and Video Demonstration. In International Research in Higher Education V. 1 (pp. 25-38). https://doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v8n2p25

Show Notes:

Yosemite Geology VR Video and Crater Lake VR Video

While doing research on the history of medicine, Aaron Stoyack and Samuel Romeiser learned of Samuel Christian Schmucker’s promotion of eugenics. Dr. Ruswick encouraged Aaron to take action, leading to the formation of the student organization Students Against Schmucker (SAS). SAS wrote a letter to the WCU community and collected student and faculty signatures, leading to the renaming of Schmucker Science Center to The Science Complex. 

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Theory Connection:

What is in a name?

WCU Namesake Committee Memorandum

Burch‐Brown, J. (2022). Should slavery’s statues be preserved? On transitional justice and contested heritage. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 39(5), 807-824. 

Show Notes:

WCU Quad Article

WCU 150th Anniversary Virtual Exhibit

Pennhurst Asylum