Learning Vibes Learning Vibes Podcast

In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, Dr. Maggie Polk talks about social media, a sense of belonging, and friendship.  The discussion includes generational differences in experiencing social media friendships, the value of mutual best friends to ward of depression, and quality of friendships among peers.  Get thinking about your “Ride or Die” friends through this episode.  This episode also includes a brief cameo from two of Da’s closest friends, Debbie Christian and Dr. David Sharp.

In this episode, podcast host, Dr. Da Knowlton and his guest, Dr. David Sharp, talk more about the challenges of grading in a higher education setting.  Among other anecdotes, Da shares how he has completely cast grades into irrelevance in his courses.  David discusses his approach to accounting for unclear test questions.  In the latter part of this episode, both Da and David share their approach to discussing grades with their children.  

In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, you’ll hear about the myth of learning styles from Dr. Stephen Hupp.  You also will hear a conversation about teaching and grading with Professor Christina Chapman and Dr. David Sharp.  This episode also includes some throw-back content, as you’ll hear Dr. Mary White, Dr. Kevin Hagopian, and Dr. Anni Reinking talk about grading and learning.  We hope this episode gets you thinking more carefully about your own formal learning pursuits, as well as your efforts as a lifelong learner and artisan of learning.