Transform Your Teaching

Is the level of maturity changing in college students? How can educators serve students and assist as they become professionals? Rob and Jared lay the groundwork for this conversation as they chat with Cedarville University’s Dr. Thomas Hutchison (Professor of Educational Ministries and Applied Theology) and Dr. Chris Miller (Senior Professor of Biblical Studies) about developing maturity and resilience in college students.

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What accessibility standards need to be considered when designing a course? How do these considerations serve the needs of students? Rob and Jared chat with Dr. Amy Lomellini, Director of Accessibility at Anthology, about strategies for creating accessible courses for the sake of students.

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In our previous series “Understanding the New College Student,” Rob and Jared spoke with experts to discover the characteristics and trials that define the new generation of college students. In this episode, they introduce a new series that will hopefully serve to answer the question of what’s being done to serve the new generation of students to prepare them for life after high school.

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In this episode, Ryan Liming presents the results of our listener survey from the fall and winter of 2024. Dr. Rob McDole, Dr. Jared Pyles, and Ryan discuss listener demographics and interests as well as plans for the future.

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How does research align with student perception? Do students agree with what research says helps them learn best? Join Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles as they discuss higher education best practices with two current undergraduate students.

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In this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles review “Uncommon Sense Teaching,” which explores practical insights into effective learning by leveraging neuroscience and cognitive psychology, providing easy-to-understand strategies and tools for enhancing classroom teaching.

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• Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn – Oakley, Rogowsky & Sejnowski (Amazon)
• Learning How to Learn – Dr. Barbara Oakley (Coursera)

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In this episode, Dr. Jared Pyles and Ryan Liming chat with Dr. Rob McDole about what he does in his spare time, what he’s reading, what he’s playing, and his life-changing experience at Stumptown Coffee Roasters in Portland, OR. Enjoy another behind-the-scenes peek!

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Join Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles as they celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast! Guests from previous episodes will make brief appearances and ask Rob and Jared questions that they have to answer in 100 seconds. The kicker: Rob and Jared have no clue who’s coming on. At whatever point you joined us on this podcast journey, thank you for listening. Here’s to 100 more! 

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• This episode’s guests: 
  • Quentin Schultze 
    • Servant Teaching with Dr. Quentin Schultze, Part 1 
    • Servant Teaching with Dr. Quentin Schultze, Part 2 
    • Servant Teaching with Dr. Quentin Schultze, Part 3 
    • Content Delivery with Dr. Quentin Schultze 
  • Chris Miller 
    • The What, the Why, and the How of Technology Integration – A Conversation with Dr. Miller 
    • Education in the Age of AI – Professor Roundtable, Part I 
    • Education in the Age of AI – Professor Roundtable, Part II 
  • Genny McDole: Competency-Based Education – A Student Perspective with Genny McDole 
  • Kim Woodruff 
    • Generative AI Applied with Kim Woodruff 
    • Backchannel Communication in an Online Doctorate Program 
  • Thomas Hutchison: Servant Teaching with Dr. Tom Hutchison 
  • Nate Brock: Competency-Based Education with Nate Brock 
  • Eric Mishne: A Conversation with Professor Eric Mishne 
  • Jeff Simon: A Conversation with Professor Jeff Simon 
  • Jim Stevenson: Creating Creative Spaces  
  • Jim Leightenheimer 
    • Servant Teaching with Professor Jim Leightenheimer 
    • Back to the Basics – Communication 
  • Haisong Ye: Objectives with Dr. Haisong Ye 
  • Alicia McCartney: A Conversation with Dr. Alicia McCartney 

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Does community have an impact on ethical AI usage? What problems arise when individuals or organizations have differing ethical approaches? Join Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles as they chat with Dr. Ross Perkins (Associate Professor of Educational Technology at Boise State University) and Dr. Dave Mulder (Professor and Department Chair in the Education Department at Dordt University).

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What is at stake when making decisions about using GAI? What kind of questions need to be asked and answered before using AI in higher education? Join Dr. Rob McDole as he chats with Dr. David Slade, Provost and Professor of Spanish at Berry College.

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