This is Episode 30 and we are speaking with Cassandra Volpe Horii and Martin Springborg about their new free, open-access book: “What Teaching Looks Like: Higher Education through Photographs.” Click on the title to go to access the book through the Elon University's Series on Engaged Learning website. 

Cassandra Volpe Horii (@cvhorii) is the associate vice provost for education and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University. A former president of the POD Network (2018-19) and founder of educational development centers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Curry College, Cassandra brings her background in STEM and college writing instruction to life in her current work on educational and systemic change at her institution and in higher education more broadly, as well as through projects such as the collaboration we discuss in today’s episode.

Martin Springborg has worked in the field of educational development since 2007. His writing and photographs on the topic of teaching and learning in higher education have appeared in Thought and Action and To Improve the Academy Stemming from his work as arts faculty and in educational development, Martin also co-authored the books “Meaningful Grading: A Guide for Faculty in the Arts” and of course, the book we will be talking about today:  “What Teaching Looks Like: Higher Education through Photographs”

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