Teaching in Higher Ed

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, the

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

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. -Re

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 figur

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, s

Robert Talbert shares about the principles of grading for growth on episode 510 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode In one shot, she can't get a B in the class. And I sat there and just watched her sense of self worth and her excitement in the class just decay away right before my eyes. -Robert Talbert When you look at grades as we often use them in a

Kem Saichaie talks about how to teach in active learning spaces on episode 509 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Flexibility requires familiarity. -Kem Saichaie Oftentimes, at least at the research intensive level, we have this false comparison between STEM and non STEM types of teaching in classrooms. -Kem Saichaie At the heart of many active learn

Scott Shigeoka shares about his book SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World on episode 508 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It is a really beautiful experience to have multiple generations in the same house where we're all just living and learning alongside one another. -Scott Shigeoka Students can feel unsafe on their camp

Tamara (Tami) Shetron shares a vision of higher education for all (including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities on episode 507 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode My background is in a field called developmental education, which is some people used to call it remedial education, but the term evolved into developmental because remedia

Justin Shaffer shares how to use high structure course design to heighten student learning on episode 506 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Some students might be doing just fine with the traditional, maybe unstructured class. But we know from evidence, lots of research now shows that this type of structure does help students. -Justin Shaffer The key