Teaching Plus

Teaching Plus

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Teaching Plus episodes

  • OE Week Episode 3: From the Student's Perspective
    In this final episode of our series celebrating Open Educational Resource Week 2020, Joel Agarwal, VP Academic for the University of Alberta Students' Union, discusses the benefits of using open educational resources in the classroom from a student perspective.
    For more on open education, see openeducationweek.org
    12 min
  • OE Week Episode 2: Creating an Open Textbook
    In this special episode (part 2 of 3 celebrating OE week), Tino Villatoro, shares his experiences with creating an Open Textbook for his students to explore Medical Laboratory Sciences!
    For more on open education, see openeducationweek.org
    14 min
  • OE Week Episode 1: OER & Copyright
    Interested in Open Educational Resources (OER) but worried about what you can and cannot use or share? This podcast may help! In this special episode (part 1 of 3 celebrating OE week), Amanda Wakaruk, Copyright Librarian at the University of Alberta, shares advice on using OER materials and explains a bit about the copyright behind OER.
    For more on open education, see openeducationweek.org
    14 min
  • Episode 13: Metacognition in the classroom
    Post-secondary instructors are not only charged with teaching students content but, also, how to learn within their discipline. Dr. Greg Thomas, Professor of Secondary Education, discusses how instructors might begin to tap into learners' awareness and understanding of their own thought processes (a.k.a. their metacognition). In conversation with Dr. Neil Haave, Associate Director at the CTL, Dr. Thomas provides instructors some concrete suggestions they can begin to try in their own classrooms.
    Anyone interested in further learning about metacognition can access a bibliography on it at (a) https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-t5ay-w140 or (b) by email request to Dr. Thomas at [email protected]
    23 min
  • Episode 12: Improv-ing Teaching
    In this podcast, Educational Developer Graeme Pate speaks with Microbiology professor, Dr. Lisa Stein, about the benefits (and the scary side) of using improv in her post-secondary classroom.
    10 min
  • Episode 11: Preventing Boredom in the Classroom
    Banishing boredom in classrooms might be seen as an elusive goal. We know that banishing boredom takes both instructors and students, but what are some ways to begin? In this episode, we discuss common sources of boredom and explore strategies for banishing with Cheryl Poth from the CTL and Lia Daniels, Director of the Alberta Consortium for Motivation and Emotion in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta.
    23 min
  • Episode 10: Teaching Observations
    Teaching observations are a great way to get another set of eyes on your teaching. In this episode of Teaching+, Educational Developers Cosette Lemelin and Ellen Watson chat with Dr. Melissa Li Sheung about her recent teaching observation with the CTL.
    11 min
  • Episode 9: Using Student Feedback
    In this episode, we talk to Dr. Lisa White about using student feedback throughout a course to evaluate how student's feel about the course material, how to improve the course, and how the immediacy of the information helps change the course in real time.
    13 min
  • Episode 8: Gender Inclusive Classrooms

    In this Teaching Plus podcast, Educational Developer Cosette speaks with Katie (who uses the pronouns she and her) and Rachel (who uses the pronouns she and they) about best strategies for creating teaching and learning environments that are welcoming and supportive of all genders and members of the LGBTQ+ communities. Cosette specifically asks them to discuss the use of pronouns in teaching and learning interactions. For more information, please see these websites: 

    https://www.su.ualberta.ca/services/thelanding/ 

    https://www.dictionary.com/e/they-is-a-singular-pronoun/ 

    https://medium.com/@mrsexsmith/dear-cis-people-who-put-your-pronouns-on-your-hello-my-name-is-nametags-78c047ed7af1 

    http://www.publicseminar.org/2018/11/the-performance-of-transgender-inclusion/?fbclid=IwAR3rtzRxF2VGpVQyKwUF-l7FUoGzgE4hB6_XdgpfRmLGlPE2I4F_crWGpbE 

    https://www.ualberta.ca/maps?l=53.514815241097,-113.5425385483311&z=15&campus=north_campus&c=All-Gender%20Washrooms

    13 min
  • Episode 7: Teaching Dossiers
    The teaching portfolio is becoming increasingly used across Universities in North America as a way to reflect on (and evaluate) teaching. Whether you are starting your first portfolio, or looking to revise, Drs. Janice Miller-Young and John Nychka have some great advice for you in this episode of Teaching+.
    17 min

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This podcast, created by the University of Alberta's Centre for Teaching and Learning, will delve into issues which post-secondary instructors face—how to improve your teaching, how to connect with…