Our time-out today is focused on “rapport” and the minimum tactics needed to see significant outcomes with students. Dr. Blanton will highlight some key findings from the works of Dr. Rebecca Glazier and share some simple adjustments college instructors can make to increase the sense of rapport students perceive with their instructors. 

Here is a link to the paper I reviewed, along with Dr. Glazier’s book:

Glazier & Harris 2020

Connecting in the Online Classroom: https://a.co/d/bM5Z8st

In this episode of Teaching Time-Out, we are zooming out from the classroom and thinking about our teaching philosophy statements and how we can practically approach putting together this document. Dr. Blanton will review some key resources and questions to reflect on as you think about writing or re-writing your teaching philosophy. 

Here are links to the mentioned sources:

James Lang on the Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.chronicle.com/article/4-steps-to-a-memorable-teaching-philosophy/?sra=true&cid=gen_sign_in

Kearns and Sullivan: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/advan.00123.2010

Schönwetter, Sokal, Friesen, & Taylor: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13601440210156501  

University of Minnesota Center for Educational Innovation

https://cei.umn.edu/teaching-resources/writing-your-teaching-philosophy

In this first episode of Teaching Time-Out, we are focusing on the first day of class. How can we best use this meeting to engage students, and establish the environment we want for the duration of the course? Dr. Blanton will review the work of Drs. Herman, Foster, and Hardin and the dual-interview activity. 

Here is a link to the primary supporting paper from the Teaching of Psychology: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1080/00986281003609314