Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni Stachowiak
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Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.
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Presence in the Online World, with Karen Robert + Aga Palalas
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 -
Faculty’s Role in Student Success, with Jody Green
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 -
Transformative Education: Lessons From More Than 50 Years of Teaching, with Joe Hoyle
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 -
How to Develop MicroSkills - Small Actions for Big Impact, with Adaira Landry and Resa Lewiss
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 -
How to Create Engaging Microlectures, with Tolulope (Tolu) Noah
Tolulope (Tolu) Noah describes how to create engaging microlecturees on episode 512 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Microlectures prompt students to do something with the information they're learning.
-Tolu Noah
I always find myself learning so much more about the power and potential of my devices through watching his videos than I would ever figure out just by tinkering around on the device on my own.
-Tolu Noah
Providing information in both audio and visual formats can just make it easier for students to process and retain information.
-Tolu Noah
Resources
Short and Sweet: The Educational Benefits of Microlectures
Jacob’s Quick Tips
iPad Quick Lessons
The Bible Project: Videos
Amaury Guichon’s YouTube Channel
Commoncraft
Microlectures 101: What, Why, & How?
Enhancing Flipped Learning with Microlectures
Microlectures Planning Template
Evidence-Based Principles for How to Design Effective Instructional Videos
Effective Educational Videos: Principles and Guidelines for Maximizing Student Learning from Video Content
Small Teaching Online, by Flower Darby
If You Can’t See the Small
Tiny Microphone
Flic Starter Kit
99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos -
Using Alternative Grading Practices to Foster Student Learning, with David Clark
David Clark discusses using alternative grading practices to foster student learning on episode 511 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Does this represent what I really care about?
-David Clark
Most of us are used to giving feedback in some way, but making it helpful is the tough part.
-David Clark
A reassessment always needs some reflective parts, some metacognition, because that's part of the feedback loop.
-David Clark
People aren't going to remember everything that they've learned in our classes for all time.
-David Clark
As soon as there's a grade assigned, students tend to lose the intrinsic motivation they might have to learn these things and focus entirely on that extrinsic grade aspect.
-David Clark
Resources
Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education, by David Clark & Robert Talbert
Episode 510: The Principles of Grading for Growth with Robert Talbert
Four pillars described in Grading for Growth, by David Clark and Robert Talbert
Clearly defined standards
Helpful feedback
Reassessment without penalty
Marks indicate progress
Test Yourself: Which Faces Were Made by AI
Grading for Growth Blog