Teaching Change, with José Bowen Teaching in Higher Ed

José Bowen shares about his new book, Teaching Change, on episode 382 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.



Quotes from the episode





College students are aware of the fact that they change.

-José Bowen



What are the important questions that our discipline answers?

-José Bowen



Diverse groups do better work and outperform groups of highly competent homogenous groups. They also take longer because they have more conflict because they question assumptions.

-José Bowen



It is a hard position to be the person in the group who questions assumptions.

-José Bowen



We think the opposite of conflict is harmony. The opposite of conflict is apathy.

-José Bowen





Resources



Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers Using Relationships, Resilience, and Reflection (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021), by José Bowen (30% off with Code HTWN)

Stephen Brookfield

Michael Sandel’s Justice Course

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