Pedagogy A-Go-Go

Dr. Gina Turner and Kelly Allen
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Welcome to Pedagogy A-Go-Go, a podcast about how we engage with learning and why. Hosted by Dr. Gina Turner, Executive Director of DEI and Professor of Psychology at Northampton Community College, and Kelly Allen, Director of Northampton Community College's East 40 Community Garden and former English professor. Episode assignments and extras: https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

  1. DEC 2

    How Big Can You Be? with Jessica López-Barkl and Darah Donaher

    Send us a text Hello! This month, Gina and Kelly sit down with Associate Professor of Theater and Communications Jessica López-Barkl and Assistant Professor of Theater Darah Donaher. In this episode, “How Big Can You Be?” Darah and Jess share with us the personal and professional growth students experience when they engage in theater driven pedagogies. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @pedagogyagogo.  https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    1h 9m

  2. OCT 22

    Nothing is Perfect or Complete with Dr. Marshal Miller

    Send us a text Hello! This month, Gina and Kelly sit down with Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Science, Dr. Marshal Miller. In this episode, “Nothing is Perfect or Complete,” Marshal shares with us why he believes good teaching always requires maintenance and why it's so important to help instill a love for the material when we know for students it's so easy to quit. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @pedagogyagogo.  https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    1h 8m

  3. MAY 14

    Currency of Care with Dr. Dustin Briggs

    Send us a text Hello! This month, Gina and Kelly do a deep dive into the role of higher ed administration with Executive Director of Innovation & Strategy, Dr. Dustin Briggs. In this episode, “The Currency of Care” Dustin talks with us about his transition from faculty member to administrator and how he has adapted to the changes in time, care, and motivation of his position, while embracing the parallels and familiarity of his classroom pedagogies in his new role. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @pedagogyagogo.  https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    1h 20m

  4. APR 7

    Your Worth Is Not Your Grade with Deanna Hammarsten

    Send us a text Hello! This month, Gina and Kelly sit down with Associate Professor of Math, Deanna Hammarsten. In this episode, “Your Worth Is Not Your Grade” Deanna talks with us about the need to see and work with the whole student and why it is important for educators to be the sense of calm and consistency students need and deserve to be their best selves. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @pedagogyagogo. https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    58 min

  5. MAR 16

    Hope and A.I. with Dr. Abigail Michelini

    Send us a text Welcome back! This month, for our podcast relaunch,  Gina and Kelly sit down with Assistant Professor of English, Dr. Abby Michelini. In this episode, Abby explains the value of teaching with A.I. and why she believes it's important for students to learn how to have thoughtful and engaging experiences with these sometimes controversial tools. Listen in as she reflects on why she’s decided to use these tools as part of the learning experience and how this has had a positive impact for both herself and her students. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @pedagogyagogo.  https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    58 min

  6. 05/18/2022

    Teaching with Grace and Leeway with Sonia Massie

    Send us a text This month Gina and Tom sit down with Assistant Professor of Biology, Sonia Massie. In this episode, Sonia explains the value of teaching with grace and leeway and why she believes this compassion-based pedagogy is exactly what our students need now and moving forward. Listen in as she reflects on why she’s decided to move away from lectures and how this has had a positive impact for both herself and her students. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @pedagogyagogo.  https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    1h 4m

  7. 04/07/2022

    Humanities in Action—the Hope is You with Dr. Cara McClintock

    Send us a text Welcome back and welcome to the start of season four! Join us as Gina and Tom sit down with Dr. Cara McClintock, Professor of English at Northampton Community College. In this episode, Cara shares her vision of the classroom as a two-way street and how she has learned that by embracing this relationship with her students, they each gain a greater understanding of the meaning of their lives and the roles they can play in enacting change that oftentimes is long overdue. Listen in as she explains how her students learn the value of the humanities and how they realize by the end of class, that everything is gender studies. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @pedagogyagogo.  https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    1h 9m

  8. 05/14/2021

    Making Space Work Better with Dr. Karen Beck Pooley

    Send us a text In this final episode of season three, Gina and Tom sit down with Karen Beck Pooley, Professor of Practice in Lehigh University’s Political Science department, to discuss strategies for treating the local area like a living laboratory to help students see and understand their built environment. Join us as she explains how her students learn to see city planning everywhere and why it’s important to know that no one actor gets to make all the decisions. Please be sure to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @pedagogyagogo.  https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

    1h 2m
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Welcome to Pedagogy A-Go-Go, a podcast about how we engage with learning and why. Hosted by Dr. Gina Turner, Executive Director of DEI and Professor of Psychology at Northampton Community College, and Kelly Allen, Director of Northampton Community College's East 40 Community Garden and former English professor. Episode assignments and extras: https://linktr.ee/pedagogyagogo

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  • Creator
    Dr. Gina Turner and Kelly Allen
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Pedagogy A-Go-Go
  • Show Website
    Pedagogy A-Go-Go