Teaching in Higher Ed

Ryan Straight shares ways to use EdTech to help students feel engaged, connected, safe, and productive on episode 308 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode Leave the LMS to deal with the management portion of things and bring the community elsewhere, because that is where the engagement comes from. -Ryan Straight You have to be engaged first. -Ryan Straight The number one thing that I want students to do is be a person rather than just a username. -Ryan Straight Pedagogy comes first. The tool is just a tool. -Ryan Straight Resources Mentioned Inkademic YouTube Channel Slack Episode 140: Thinking Outside the LMS with Steven Michels Steven’s video on organizing a class structure in Slack What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain* Ken Bain on Teaching in Higher Ed: What the Best College Teachers Do Chris Gilliard Chris Gilliard on Teaching in Higher Ed

Dale Hoffman shares about a commitment to change on episode 307 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode It took me about 5 years to get comfortable talking in front of an audience of people. -Dale Hoffman Trust is important. -Dale Hoffman Students need to like you before they can accept the idea that their education is relevant to you. -Dale Hoffman We need to make the prison experience a transformational one. -Dale Hoffman Resources Mentioned Experienced educator revives her classroom to meet the needs of 21st century students Dr. Hoffman’s Speech at Folsom Lake College ACUE Pinning Ceremony  Folsom Lake College Program Facilitator Caleb Fowler on Partnering and Advocating for a Stronger Workforce: Remarks from the CCCAOE Spring Conference 2019 Commitment to Change blog on ACUE’s site Little House on the Prarie 7 Habits of Highly Effective People* Her grandpa did the Lindberg trial Brené Brown’s Podcast: Unlocking Us Brené on Anxiety, Calm + Over/Under-Functioning

Martha Burtis shares about agency, learning, and purpose on episode 306 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Make space for people to find their agency. -Martha Burtis There is so much trauma among our students that we don’t realize. -Martha Burtis We need to rethink the opportunities we give students to demonstrate what they know. -Martha Burtis All of us can probably tell stories of that teach we had who changes our life. -Martha Burtis Resources Mentioned Drive: The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink* Autonomy Mastery Purpose Video: Drive – The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us Twitter thread by Rissa Sorensen-Unruh Domain of One’s Own A Brief History of Domain of One’s Own UMW Blogs Reclaim Hosting DS106 Alan Levine Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein * Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, by William Bridges* CoLab Website Website for Martha’s Course Resources From an Ungrading Workshop University as a Wicked Problem

David White and Jose Bowen share about inspiration, failures and everything in between on episode 305 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode The current situation has really brought people together. -David White Whilst it is difficult times, it has also been exhilarating. -David White I’m really hopeful that we are forming working relationships that we can carry on with through this. -David White This is ultimately the time to rethink what we do. -Jose Bowen Resources Mentioned A theme song, movie, or book Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel* (José) Groundhog Day (Bonni) The Association of Jesse James Soundtrack (Dave) A tool MERLOT Teaching and Learning Mini Site (José) Digital Calendars and Analog Planners* (Bonni) The Web; No More Nails Household Wood Glue* (Dave) A Failure/Struggle Cognitive Bandwidth (José) Beginner’s Mind (Bonni) Transition From Work to Home (Dave) A Source of Inspiration The Garden; Social Media (José) Jen Heemstra (Bonni) Seeing the Best in Other People (Dave) A Challenge Put Students First (José) Shift the Focus to What’s Possible (Bonni) Trust Our Students (Dave) A Hope We Use This as a Moment for Revitalization (José) More of a Sense of Our Collective Selves (Bonni) The Erosion of Individualism (Dave)

Kevin Gannon shares about his book – Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto on episode 304 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Hope is embodied in practice. -Kevin Gannon Because I have hope, I cannot abide by the status quo because I know what could be, not just what should be. -Kevin Gannon “I had to realize that treating all students equally was not the same thing as treating all students equitably.” -Kevin Gannon in Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto Free speech is often weaponized against marginalized groups. -Kevin Gannon Resources Mentioned Locus of Control Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, by Kevin Gannon Kevin Gannon on Episode 112 of Teaching in Higher Ed: Radical Hope Kevin Gannon on Episode 52 of Teaching in Higher Ed: Respect in the Classroom

Rissa Sorensen-Unruh and Sean Michael Morris discuss critical pedagogy in STEM on episode 303 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Critical pedagogy sort of insists on a human connection in teaching and learning. -Sean Michael Morris Active learning and critical pedagogy have a lot of overlap. -Rissa Sorensen-Unruh I’ve always felt that critical pedagogy itself is very flexible and has to be able to grow and change with the times, with technology, with audiences, and with our new awareness of social justice. -Sean Michael Morris Learning is really their journey. We can go together and I can be part of that…. But in the journey, itself, I’m a bystander. -Rissa Sorensen-Unruh Resources Mentioned Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead), by Susan D. Blum* Steely Dan Muddiest point Laura Gogia Maha Bali  Digital Pedagogy Lab Paulo Freire bell hooks Fracturing the Real-Self↔Fake-Self Dichotomy: Moving Toward “Crystallized” Organizational Discourses and Identities, by Sarah J. Tracy, Angela Trethewey Henry Giroux The Human Work of Higher Education Pedagogy, by Jesse Stommel Virtually Connecting

Tannis Morgan reflects on OpenEd and EdTech on episode 302 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode I think it’s important to approach things as fun. -Tannis Morgan What is your purpose to migrate towards open? -Tannis Morgan If you want open ed practices, you need open tools. -Tannis Morgan It is not the outcome, it is the doing part. -Tannis Morgan Resources Mentioned UDG Agora Mural UDG Exploration in the EdTech World 2 Minute Tools femedtech IndigenousX OpenETC Goodreads Tannis’ Paintings in Her Year in Review Post

Andrew Stenhouse shares about positive work-life spillover on episode 301 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode We spend more of our waking hours at work than we do anyplace else. -Andrew Stenhouse There is always a fine line between engagement and burning ourselves out. -Andrew Stenhouse When we have control over our rhythm, that is where we tend to thrive. -Andrew Stenhouse If we are more engaged at work, we bring that positive energy, dedication, and sense of accomplishment back into our family life. -Andrew Stenhouse Resources Mentioned Life-Design Counseling Manual, Mark L. .Savickas The Happenstance Learning Theory, John D. Krumboltz Prof Michael Leiter Christina Maslach How work spills over into the relationship: Self‐control matters Examining the “Neglected Side of the Work-Family Interface”: Antecedents of Positive and Negative Family-to-Work Spillover Elianne F. Van Steenbergen Daphne Pedersen Stevens Krista Lynn Minnottee Susan E. Mannon Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi*

Bonni Stachowiak celebrates a curious milestone on episode 300 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode When you burn to know what comes next, you are feeling curious. -Sara Rose Cavanagh in The Spark of Learning Curiosity is an essential part of the way human beings learn and it always has been. -Josh Eyler in How Humans Learn Everybody has this hidden desire to want to do something meaningful in the world. -Karina Garbezi in Episode #246 Resources Mentioned Digital Pedagogy Lab Resources Page for Tarleton State University Keynote The Productive Online and Offline Professor Dave Stachowiak’s High School Chemistry Teacher Joe Hoyle’s Accounting Mysteries and Puzzles Meeting Owl Pro Zoom The spark of learning energizing the college classroom with the science of emotion, by Sarah Rose Cavanagh for West Virginia University Press* How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching , by Josh Eyler for West Virginia University Press* Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, by James Lang for Jossey-Bass* Solar Warriors: Cal State East Bay Solar Suitcase Program Partners with Native American Tribes, Organizations Nationwide, by Natalie Fuelner for EastBayToday Lighting up the night one solar suitcase at a time, by Darin Moriki for The Mercury News Episode 135: The Spark of Learning with Sarah Rose Cavanagh Episode 204: The Spark of Learning Reprise with Sarah Rose Cavanagh Episode 16: Biology, the Brain, and Learning with Josh Eyler Episode 231: How Humans Learn with Josh Eyler Episode 164: Setting Up Students for Success from the Start with Joe Hoyle Episode 66: Making Challenging Subjects Fun with Ainissa Ramirez Episode 42: Mixing It Up in Our Teaching with Bonni Stachowiak Episode 246: Teaching STEM for Social Impact with Karina Garbesi and Erik Helgren How Teddy Svornous Uses MindNode to Plan Classes

Amanda Coolidge talks about open education and growing up open on episode 299 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode There is nothing ever static, it is always growing or building or changing. -Amanda Coolidge Change builds resilience in people. -Amanda Coolidge What we are trying to do is create a more equitable society. -Amanda Coolidge Resources Mentioned I’ve Been Everywhere | Johnny Cash Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, by William Bridges  Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, by William Bridges The Way Of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult Moments, by William Bridges* Blackbird | The Beatles Imagine | John Lennon Jesse Stommel Code Switch Podcast: Books for Your Mind, Belly, and Soul  Sabia Prescott BCcampus OpenEd