Viviana Pezzullo shares about theory versus practice in pedagogy on episode 315 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode


It was interesting to see how the same technique may be applied in different fields.
-Viviana Pezzullo

Sometimes for students it may not be comfortable to share videos, but I think it is important for the professor to do it.
-Viviana Pezzullo


Resources

 	Reaching Out to Struggling Students, Virtually
 	FlipGrid in Higher Education
 	Engaging Students Using FlipGrid with Ramesh Laungani

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C. Edward Watson talks about thinking with and about AI on episode 517 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode


Where will things be 2 and a half years? And how do you prepare students for that world that's rapidly evolving?
-Eddie Watson

You must use AI as a starting point in the real world.
-Eddie Watson

Even the best tool on the market says that it gets it wrong one out of 20 times. You know, there's a false positive. It'll accuse a student of cheating who did not cheat with AI. And that's the best in show tool.
-Eddie Watson

There are so many ethical concerns within this space just around AI detection.
-Eddie Watson


Resources

 	Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson
 	turbolearn ai
 	AI Tutor Pro
 	OpenStax
 	Dialect prejudice predicts AI decisions about people’s character, employability, and criminality, by Valentin Hofmann , Pratyusha Ria Kalluri, Dan Jurafsky, Sharese King
 	The Myth of the AI First Draft, by Leon Furze
 	How To Teach with AI and Still Put People First, by Jon Ippolito
 	Whisper Memos
 	Lance Eaton
 	Michelle Miller
 	Anna Mills

Thinking with and About AI

Karen Robert + Aga Palalas share about their co-edited book, Presence in the Online World, a Contemplative Perspective and Practice for Educators, on episode 516 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode


This practice really focuses on the beautiful part of us, which is compassion.
-Aga Palalas

What is my intention? Why am I here right now?
-Aga Palalas

Practices take practice.
-Karen Robert

Come back to yourself.
-Karen Robert


Resources

 	Presence in the Online World, a Contemplative Perspective and Practice for Educators, edited by Leslie Jeffrey; Agnieszka (Aga) Palalas; Karen Robert and Yuk-Lin Renita Wong
 	Wild Geese
 	Contemplative Practices in Higher Education*
 	The 10% Happier Podcast, by Dan Harris
 	Insight Timer App
 	Greater Good in Education

Presence in the Online World

Jody Greene discusses faculty’s role in student success on episode 515 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode


The special power of literature comes from that capacity to have one foot in the factual or the real and one foot in the imagination or the fictional.
-Jody Greene

We know that there are so many other important elements to students' success, their well-being, their thriving, their career pathways, their ability to pursue interests and curiosities, their engagement, their activism, and all of these multiple measures.
-Jody Greene

I think people care about what the institution has told them they need to care about.
-Jody Greene

I don't think we should have expectations based on people's gender in a classroom.
-Jody Greene


Resources

 	About Jody Greene
 	Teaching Environmental Justice: Practices to Engage Students and Build Community, edited by Sikina Jinnah, Jessie Dubreuil, Jody Greene, and Samara S. Foster
 	The dualistic mind, by Richard Rohr
 	Gina Garcia
 	Torgny Roxå - ‘shame briefcase’
 	Listen: Improving Student Success in the Classroom, Inside Higher Ed podcast with Jody Green
 	New Day (live) - Alicia Keys
 	Alicia Keys: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
 	Try a little kindness
 	Notice
 	ASK: What is the most generous reading I can have right here?
 	“If things were simple, word would have gotten around.” Jacques Derrida

Faculty’s Role in Student Success

Joe Hoyle shares lessons from more than 50 years of teaching and from his free book: Transformative Education, on episode 514 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode


If you want to become a better teacher, find someone who has an interest in teaching like you do.
-Joe Hoyle

Great teaching is terribly, terribly complicated.
-Joe Hoyle

Having a good teacher who is kind to you is very, very important.
-Joe Hoyle

Your success, or your lack of success, is a product of the stories you're telling yourself. So tell yourself different stories.
-Joe Hoyle


Resources

 	Transformative Education: How Can You Become a Better College Teacher, by Joe Hoyle (a free resource)
 	Victorian Literature for Accounting Majors, by Joe Hoyle and Elisabeth Gruner
 	50 years later, Joe Hoyle's passion for teaching burns bright, a profile from the University of Richmond
 	Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 164: Setting Students Up for Success from the Start with Joe Hoyle
 	HelloFresh
 	Louise Penny
 	A League of Their Own Clip: The Hard Makes It Great

Transformative Education: Lessons From More Than 50 Years of Teaching

Adaira Landry and Resa Lewiss share how to develop your MicroSkills - small actions for big impact on episode 513 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode


I love that no is a complete sentence.
-Resa Lewiss

Taking intentional deliberate breaks makes you even more effective and efficient at work.
-Resa Lewiss

In academics, we are told to always say yes.
-Resa Lewiss


Resources

 	MicroSkills: Small Actions Big Impact, by Adaira Landry MD MEd and Resa E Lewiss MD*
 	“Small is good, small is all. (The large is a reflection of the small.)” in Emergent Strategy, by adrienne maree brown*
 	The Ultimate Guide to Time Blocking by The Sweet SetUp
 	How to Make a Good Virtual Introduction, by Joseph Crandall on LinkedIn

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