Download Conversation #53 A conversation with Helaine Blumenthal, Zach McDowell and Naniette Coleman on Wiki Ed. This is a continuation of conversation #52. Transcript Coming soon!

Download Conversation #59 A conversation with Leyte Winfield of Spelman College on mentoring students. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dr. Leyte Winfield is a teacher, scholar, and mentor. She strives to expose everyone to the beauty and versatility of chemistry and to nurture the potential of women of color interested in pursuing degrees in ...continue reading "Conversation #59: Leyte Winfield on Mentoring"

Download Conversation #60 A conversation with Joli Jensen of University of Tulsa on scholarly writing. Throughout my academic career I have struggled to combine my academic writing with other commitments. What I’ve learned about overcoming obstacles to my own academic writing has led to my current focus — offering academic writing support to colleagues in ...continue reading "Conversation #60: Joli Jensen on Scholarly Writing"

Download Conversation #54 A conversation with Saundra McGuire on teaching, learning, and teaching students to learn. Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire is the Director Emerita of the Center for Academic Success and retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry at Louisiana State University. Prior to joining LSU, she spent eleven years at Cornell University, where ...continue reading "Conversation #54: Saundra McGuire on Teaching Students to Learn"

Download Conversation #55 A change from our ordinary conversational format, this episode features a montage of commentary recorded in the spring of 2015 under the auspices of Dr. Megan Osterbur. We asked two questions: What does sustainability means to you? What can Xavier do to be more sustainable? Answers come mainly from students and staff. The ...continue reading "Conversation #55: Sustainability at Xavier"

Download Conversation #56 A conversation with Ross Louis of Xavier's Communication Studies department on service learning. Ross Louis joined the Communication Studies program at Xavier in 2003 and teaches courses from a performance studies perspective. He is the co-founder of the Performance Studies Laboratory at Xavier University of Louisiana. Recent projects include This Other World ...continue reading "Conversation #56: Ross Louis on the Monument Crisis"

Download Conversation #58 A conversation with Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University on connecting with students. Dr. Marcia Chatelain, previously on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma's Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College, researches a wide array of issues in African-American history. Dr. Chatelain writes and teaches about African-American migration, women's and girls' ...continue reading "Conversation #58: Marcia Chatelain on Connecting with Students"

Download Conversation #57 A conversation with Kim Vaz-Deville of Xavier's College of Arts & Sciences on enhancing the core curriculum. Kim Marie Vaz, Ph.D., LPC, received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tulane University and her doctorate in educational psychology from Indiana University in Bloomington. Currently, she is a professor of education and associate dean ...continue reading "Conversation #57: Kim Vaz-Deville on Core Curriculum Enhancement"

Download Conversation #52 A conversation with Helaine Blumenthal, Zach McDowell and Naniette Coleman on Wiki Ed. As Classroom Program Manager for the Wiki Education Foundation, Helaine develops relationships with instructors, volunteers, and Wikipedia editors to expand support for program activities. Helaine is responsible for on-boarding and mentoring the instructors who teach Wikipedia classroom assignments. She ...continue reading "Conversation #52: Helaine Blumenthal, Zach McDowell and Naniette Coleman on Wiki Ed"

Download Conversation #51 A conversation with Dr. Maureen Powers on student life. Dr. Maureen H. Powers is a respected international speaker on risk reduction/management, diversity and inclusion, student issues, retention, safety, and legal and international issues in higher education. She has delivered influential presentations on student safety, FERPA, diversity and inclusion and cross cultural competency ...continue reading "Conversation #51: Maureen Powers on Student Life"