Teaching in Higher Ed

Amanda Coolidge talks about open education and growing up open on episode 299 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

There is nothing ever static, it is always growing or building or changing.

Change builds resilience in people.

What we are trying to do is create a more equitable society.

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David Peña-Guzmán discusses how to help rediscover the joy of reading on episode 298 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

It all began with a realization that it was not just my students, but also me who were struggling with reading.

I began to notice the extent to which my own reliance on technology was getting in the way of my reading.

My students’ lives are infinitely more complex than I could ever imagine.

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Move Over, Laptop Ban.

The Reading Experiment

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Christina Zambrano-Varghese and Marcus Flax shares about transformative learning experiences on episode 297 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

You can get burnt out but when you get into a classroom where it is more of a community feeling, it is a lot easier to participate, think, and do your best.

I was engaging with the information rather than just trying to study it.

I’ve come to see how critical the first day of class is.

I think about the main takeaway I want my students to get out of a class.

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Matthew Cheney describes Cruelty-Free Syllabi on episode 296 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

A lot of my work, a lot of my career, and a lot of the moments that were most tense were moments where I had forgotten to trust students.

Respect students as human beings.

Students don’t enter a classroom immediately trusting a teacher.

We get used to a bureaucratic academic language that we oftentimes just inherit .

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Travis Thurston shares how to engage learners with digital powers on episode 295 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

The virtual classroom doesn’t necessarily signal to students how the interaction is going to take place.

It is really important for our learners to know why we are having them engage in something.

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Martin Weller on episode 294 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Groups who are marginalized in society are even more marginalized and persecuted online.

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Christina Moore discusses inclusive practices through digital accessibility on episode 293 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

We need to make sure that our classrooms are places that students can come as they are and be appreciated for the experiences and strengths that they bring.

Our web environments can be wonderful places of accessibility.

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From Weeding Out to Belonging with Ana Araya-Anchetta, Mar-Elise Hill, and Flower Darby on episode 292 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

I pivoted that semester from focusing so much on me giving a lecture to what the students need.

A challenge builds you up.

In order to be impactful in helping faculty, we must cultivate trust.

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This was a great opportunity to focus people’s ideas on and get them thinking in a different way on the diversity of learners.

We remember more when we think of something in terms of its meaning or its relevance to ourselves.

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Bonni Stachowiak shares about her new book – The Productive Online and Offline Professor on episode 290 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

In terms of productivity, we really have to make these systems work for us.

If you can proactively create the space and systems before it hits the breaking point, it opens up the doors to do so much more and enjoy the journey so much more.

One of the ways I think I avoid burnout and still am passionate and joyful about the work that I am privileged to get to do is because I have that margin.

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