Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni Stachowiak

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.

  1. 23 Jul

    Fostering Skills for Civic Life, with Bethany Morrison

    Bethany Morrison shares civic professionalism and how disciplinary identity shapes civic discourse on episode 632 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode tag (full size, Center alignment) and any plain-text quotes, each followed by -[GUEST FULL NAME] on its own line --> Democracy needs to be born every generation. We can’t just assume it… Every generation, we have to kind of rebirth it, and it has to happen in our schools. -Bethany Morrison One of the principles that we often recommend is setting some community discussion guidelines, talking together as a classroom community about how we want things to go when those hot moments come up later. -Bethany Morrison Not saying anything has meaning too. So if you don’t say anything, you are making a decision, and students are going to read that to mean it was okay. -Bethany Morrison [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Promoting Democracy, Fostering Skills (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) Selecting Classroom Activities for Promoting Democracy (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) Promoting Democracy Teaching Series (Ginsberg Center) How My Profession Influences Policy: Assignment Guide and Instructions A Framework for Planning and Facilitating High-Stakes Discussions Making the Most of “Hot Moments” in the Classroom (CRLT Handout) Talking Maize & Blue (University of Michigan) Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Ginsberg Center for Community and Civic Engagement Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, by Donna Hicks UMICH Votes AllSides Finch [/divwrap]

  2. 16 Jul

    A Faculty Guide to Teaching With Video, with Jeff Kim

    Jeff Kim shares how faculty can use video in our teaching and make it sustainable on episode 631 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode tag (full size, Center alignment) and any plain-text quotes, each followed by -Jeff Kim on its own line --> You raise what you praise. So through these vlogs, you’ll see me not complaining, but actually praising a lot. -Jeff Kim Sometimes people can feel a little bit wary about being on social media; they know that the way that I’m going to produce the video is going to be in such a way that’s uplifting. -Jeff Kim A vision that I have for my channel is helping students to find out what they’re good at so that they can do good with it. -Jeff Kim [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Dr. Jeffrey Kim, Irvine Unified School District Board of Education The EdFamily YouTube Channel E222: How to create YOUR YouTube Video in 5 Easy Steps EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: Cambridge Virtual Academy (CVA) EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: Education for Love and Wisdom Book EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: Understanding the Roots of Saigu EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: BTS — Behind the Scenes on the School Board Mendez Freedom Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, April 14, 2026 (Sylvia Mendez Day) E427: Seoul Station to Busan, Korea by KTX Train (Day 8) — Jeff’s Most Viewed Video Cambridge Virtual Academy, Anaheim Union High School District Korean American Studies Course at Anaheim Union High School District (EdSource) Mendez Freedom Trail Brings Landmark Desegregation Case to Life for OC Students (OCDE Newsroom) Mendez Tribute Monument Park and Freedom Trail (City of Westminster) Sylvia Mendez (Britannica Biography) Mendez v. Westminster: The Final Ruling, 75 Years Later (OCDE Newsroom) OCDE (Orange County Department of Education) Education for Love and Wisdom: Effective Teachers for Challenging Times, by Jeff Hittenberger, Pamela Tupy Scott, Andrew Ntzouras, Renee Rose, Alexander Lin, Jeffrey Kim, Joanne Van Boxtel, Megan Chaney, Rebecca Spady, Glen Warren, Christine Hittenberger-Corbin, Seon Chun-Burbank Education for Love and Wisdom Podcast Love, Wisdom, and Human Flourishing in Education, with Jeff Hittenberger (Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 541) Vanguard University School of Education California State University, Fullerton — College of Education Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE) Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association (APISBMA) Think Media on YouTube Alan Levine — CogDogBlog Civic Access Pouch 2L (Evergoods) POD Conference Fumbling and Evergoods Access Pouch (YouTube) Poll Everywhere [/divwrap]

  3. 9 Jul

    Feedback, Voice, and AI in the Writing Classroom, with Anna MillsFeedback, Voice, and AI in the Writing Classroom, with Anna Mills

    Anna Mills shares Peer and AI Review and Reflection, plus a layered approach to writing feedback on episode 630 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode tag (full size, Center alignment) and any plain-text quotes, each followed by -[GUEST FULL NAME] on its own line --> My sense of the value of feedback has not changed. It’s more important than ever, more meaningful than ever, when we do have that connection through words. -Anna Mills I think overall I’ve advocated for more sort of technical support for transparency about what is AI and what is not. -Anna Mills Students preferred both the peer and the AI feedback. They did not want one or the other. -Anna Mills AI companies should be designing so that their agents don’t go in and say, “I’m a student taking a quiz.” -Anna Mills [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Poll Everywhere AXL 2026 Keynote with Alex Vasquez Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents, Modern Language Association Peer & AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR), UC Davis Writing Program Contradictory Feedback Chatbot on PlayLab Anna Mills on Amazon vs. Perplexity and Distinguishing Agentic AI Bots from Humans (LinkedIn) Anna Mills on Judge Orders Perplexity to Stop AI Agents (LinkedIn) More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI by John Warner Jellyboard Bad Ideas about AI and Writing: Generative Practices for Teaching, Learning, and Communication MyEssayFeedback.ai AI and College Writing: An Orientation [/divwrap]

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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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