You Got This!

This week, Brenna is thinking about beginnings and endings as she closes the book on Season One of You Got This! Hello, Summer hiatus! And she's joined by The Boss Man to talk about the year that was.

Show Notes

Yes, you heard that right -- we're headed on hiatus, just to the end of August. But the team is still available for drop-ins and one-on-ones, and some light programming. And you can keep your eye on Teaching Unbound -- WordPress and Moodle campuses -- for resources and recordings from the summer. Fall programming will be announced on Moodle and on our Workshops Without Walls site, too.

Transcripts

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This week, Brenna is thinking about the role this podcast should play in these continuing unprecedented times.

Show Notes

Welcome to the new term!

You can learn all about our Fall 2021 programming by checking out our Workshops Without Walls site or going straight to LibCal to register.

The Build Back Better series Brenna mentioned starts on September 23 and you can register for it right here.

Brenna's new podcast-to-come is part of a SSHRC-funded project called the Amplify Podcasting Network. You can learn more about the whole network at their website.

Finally, Brenna referenced Sherri Spelic's Care at the Core in today's episode. She recommends it for an inspiring read!

Transcripts

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This week, Brenna is wrestling with uncertainty, and the boss swings by to play podcast host.

Show Notes

Brenna and Brian talked about the Moodle Orientation Jamie and Amanda spent the summer preparing. Please check it out and share it with your colleagues!

This episode spotlights a few aspects of the programming calendar, but you can see the whole thing on our Workshop site.

Some of the specific workshops Brian and Brenna talked about included the Podcasting Masterclass, the Let's Play series, the WordPress support group for on-going projects at any development stage, and the Build Back Better discussion series. Remember, you can let your students know about our programming and encourage them to attend!

Brenna mentioned that the Peers on Careers website is really great -- because it is!

Remember you can always email [email protected] if you need to get started on a WordPress, podcast, or any other kind of project.

Transcripts

Available for download as a .docx file here.

Available for download as a .pdf file here.

This week, Brenna is thinking about joyfulness in teaching and, conveniently, interviews an utter delight about being back in the classroom.

Show Notes

Brenna referenced the Let's Play workshop series. If it sounds like fun to you, you can sign up to check out the rest of the series! And take a peek at what participants did with memes and gifs this week.

Find Lindsay on Instagram!

Lindsay gave a big shoutout to the good folks at CELT. You can learn more about their workshop offerings on their website.

Lindsay's pee-in-pools research is fascinating! And sorta gross, tbh. You can learn more about it in the video with Mark Rober:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S32y9aYEzzo

Transcripts

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Brenna is thinking about authenticity and is joined by her partner in crime to discuss their current project.

Show Notes

A note on the sound quality today: it's not great! Brenna's mic shorted out twice during the call, and Jamie's audio has a bit of an echo. We muddle through. Brenna is excited to report that she has purchased a replacement microphone.

Brenna talked (a lot, as usual) about reflective practice. This resource from University of Waterloo offers some examples of how to use critical reflection.

Brenna and Jamie talk about the PIDP course they've been facilitating. You can learn more about the course here, and you can check out the assessment structure here.

Brenna mentioned Unsplash. Cuz it's the best.

Jamie mentioned the Life Beyond Moodle resources, which give you ways to think about using WordPress as a course space. You can check them our here.

Transcripts

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Much as the sun will always rise and much as the rain will always fall, sometime around mid-semester the wheels will fall off the truck and Brenna will not meet her production deadline.

Show Notes

No show notes this week. Let's all of us take a wee nap.

Transcripts

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Brenna is drawing some boundaries around the capacity of boundaries to improve her life, and she's joined by a new friend to chat all things composition and student support.

Show Notes

Jenna runs the Writing Centre, and you can learn more about it on their website. Please remember to share this resource with your students!

You can also let them know about the Peer Academic Coaching program and the Supplemental Learning program. (Brenna called the SL leaders "instructors" when that is very not what they do! Apologies to her long personal history in supplemental instruction. Just embarrassing.)

Wesleyan has a great resource if you want to learn more about how white supremacy is infused in the way we approach writing instruction, including a great list of further readings at the end. Jenna also mentioned the work of Felicia Rose Chavez, who you can follow on Twitter.

This article, "Academic Dishonesty: An International Student Perspective," is worth your time.

Transcripts

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Brenna is thinking about ungrading and all the possibilities it uncovers, and she's talking to the university's Researcher-in-Residence to get imbued with no small amount of hope.

Show Notes

Brenna is thinking a lot about whether grades wreck feedback this week. This is one interesting exploration of that idea. And here are some strategies for doing feedback better.

Here's the PIDP course's assessment structure, for reference.

Ungrading is quite popular now. Here are a few good resources:

Ungrading: An FAQ from Jesse Stommel

Susan Blum's fantastic book on ungrading

And a FLO Friday from our friends at BCcampus

Self-assessment can be part of this, and there's emergent research on its "accuracy." But it's critical to understand how race and gender can impact self-assessment, too.

Brenna talks specifically about contract grading. Here's more on the idea of contract grading in a writing class.

Contact information for Cheryl Gladu as the Researcher-in-Residence is available on the Faculty of Research and Graduate Studies website. The launch of the project is outlined in this press release.

Transcripts

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Brenna is wishing for more time and chatting with her co-facilitators about the TRU Podcasting Masterclass.

Show Notes

Brenna mentions her other show off the top of the podcast. It's called Hazel&Katniss&Harry&Starr and it's about young adult literature and film adaptation.

This whole episode is about the TRU Introductory Podcasting Masterclass, which you should totally check out. You can read the Week One Journals mentioned in the episode here.

In this episode Brenna, Jon, and Jason talk about the resources of the TRUbox (for TRU folks) and the OpenETC (for those further afield in BC) toolkits. Contact us if you're eligible and want to check them out. The OpenETC just won a big award!

A lot of podcasts got namedropped in this episode! Here's the complete list:

Métis in Space

It Could Happen Here

Day 6

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Disgraceland

Storytime with Seth Rogen

Transcripts

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Brenna is joined by two Peer Academic Coaches who coach her into remembering why we do what we do.

Show Notes

Mike and Michelle work for the Peer Academic Coaching program. As you will hear, they also work with the Writing Centre and Supplemental Learning, respectively. They'd really like you to tell your students about them.

In this episode, both Elizabeth Templeman and Jenna Goddard get name dropped. Jenna has been a guest on the show, and Brenna was sure Elizabeth had been too -- we'll need to remedy that one.

Brenna talked about her own experiences with supplemental instruction working for the PASS program at Carleton. When she worked there, it was housed in the Centre for Initiatives in Education. She owes both the program and the centre her whole life, just about.

Transcripts

Available for download as a .docx file here.

Available for download as a .pdf file here.