Teaching, Learning, and Everything Else

Download Conversation #50 A conversation with Dr. Corey Dolgon of Stonehill College on the "declawing" of service learning. Links for this episode: Corey Dolgon at Stonehill College

Download Conversation #46 A conversation with Dr. Regan Gurung of UW-Green Bay on teachers as superheroes. Dr. Regan Gurung is a Professor of Human Development and Psychology. He was born and raised in Bombay (India), got a B.S. at Carleton College (MN) in Human Development, then spent 5 years in Seattle at the University of ...continue reading "Conversation #46: Regan Gurung on Teachers as Superheroes"

Download Conversation #49 A conversation with Dr. Robert Duke of UT-Austin, on optimizing student learning. Links for this episode: Robert Duke at University of Texas-Austin Article: Improving Students’ Learning with Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions from Cognitive and Educational Psychology (Dunlosky, et al)

Download Conversation #47 A conversation with Dr. Anne McCall, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana, on the future of HBCUs. Prior to coming to Xavier, Dr. McCall served as Dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University, New York’s top-ranked public university. Dr. McCall ...continue reading "Conversation #47: Anne McCall on the Future of HBCUs"

Download Conversation #48 A conversation with Dr. Jane Compson of UW-Tacoma, on implementing a contemplative pedagogy in an online course. Dr. Compson got her PhD in Comparative Religion from the University of Bristol, and more recently got her second Masters in Philosophy, concentrating on bioethics, from Colorado State. She currently teaches classes in Comparative Religion; ...continue reading "Conversation #48: Jane Compson on Contemplative Pedagogy in Online Course"

Download Conversation #45 A conversation with Dr. Calvin Mackie of STEM NOLA on teaching, learning, and service learning. Dr. Calvin Mackie is one of the nation’s most prolific young STEM and Educational Motivational Speakers and Leaders. He is an award winning mentor, an international renowned motivational speaker, and a successful entrepreneur. His message as a ...continue reading "Conversation #45: Calvin Mackie on STEM"

Download Conversation #44 A conversation with Dr. Eileen Doll of Loyola University on teaching, learning, and service learning. Eileen J. Doll received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Purdue University in 1986, specializing in Spanish 20th-century literature and the 20th-century theater of Europe. She has published numerous articles on various contemporary dramatists of Spain, and ...continue reading "Conversation #44: Eileen Doll on Service Learning"

Download Conversation #43 A conversation with Dr. Robert Crow of Western Carolina University (WCU) on teaching, learning, and distance education. Robert Crow, Ph. D., is an assistant professor of educational research. Before joining the faculty in the College of Education and Allied Professions, Dr. Crow served as Coordinator of Instructional Development & Assessment for WCU's ...continue reading "Conversation #43: Robert Crow on Distance Education"

Download Conversation #42 A conversation with Dr. Marybeth Gasman of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education on teaching, learning, and HBCUs. Dr. Gasman's areas of expertise include the history of American higher education, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), minority serving institutions, African American leadership, and fundraising and philanthropy. Her research also explores ...continue reading "Conversation #42: Marybeth Gasman on HBCUs"

Download Conversation #41 A conversation with Dr. Michelle Francl of Bryn Mawr College on teaching, learning, and pseudoscience. Dr. Francl's scholarly work is located in both chemistry, mathematics and the humanities. One area of research spans topology and chemistry, designing molecules with intriguing topologies. The second scholarly space she inhabits sits on the border between ...continue reading "Conversation #41: Michelle Francl on Pseudoscience"