Teaching in Higher Ed

Bryan Alexander shares about his book Academia Next on episode 288 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode “I’m happy to be as open as possible because that makes my work better.” -Bryan Alexander Resources Mentioned Next Generation Digital Learning Environment (NGDLE) A Rape in Cyberspace, by Julian Dibbell Gamergate ‘Ousted’ From Academe, Steven Salaita Says He’s Driving a School Bus to Make Ends Meet, by Emma Pettit for The Chronicle of Higher Education SPARC* The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making, by Adrian Johns* LEGO story AR FlipGrid augmented reality Google maps augmented reality Pokemon GO Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Bone Hall Academia Next, by Bryan Alexander* Episode 272 with Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan Episode 270 with Jaime Hannans How to Engage Students and Support Learners in Large Classes, by Bonni Stachowiak for EdSurge Georgetown Maker Hub

Harriet Schwartz shares about her book Connected Teaching on episode 287 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode   People are at their best when they can engage in healthy growth-fostering relationships. -Harriet L. Schwartz We have to maintain the standards of our profession and the standards of our discipline but at the same time understand that not everybody’s experience is the same as ours. -Harriet L. Schwartz Interactions and relationships are really sites and sources for learning. -Harriet L. Schwartz Resources Mentioned Relational cultural theory Jean Baker Carol Gilligan Paulo Friere Allison Tom Doug Robertson Dear Committee Members, by Julie Schumacher

Jessamyn Neuhas shares about Geeky Pedagogy on episode 286 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Just because you know a lot about something doesn’t mean you know how to teach it. -Jessamyn Neuhas There are a lot of things that student evaluations can’t tell us and a lot of ways that they can be flawed. -Jessamyn Neuhas We have to learn how to be effective teachers. -Jessamyn Neuhas Teaching and learning is a social interaction. We tend to be underprepared for the social interaction part of our job. -Jessamyn Neuhas Resources Mentioned David Sedaris Stephen Brookfield  Robin Williams – Dead Poet Society  The Book of Delights: Essays, Ross Gay* Letter from Gary Larson, asking people to refrain from posting his comics online The Far Side on Wikipedia

Janue Johnson and Bonni Stachowiak share our reflections on the ESCALA HSI Summer Institute on episode 285 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode One of the things that stuck out to me was aligning learning activities with learning goals and assessments. -Janue Johnson Resources Mentioned ESCALA Educational Services And Still I Rise, by Maya Angelou Using our cultural assets – Laura Rendón TILT Luke Wood Brené brown – clear is kind and unclear is unkind Classroom observation TOPSE COPUS Episode 264 with Melissa Salazar from ESCALA NameCoach

Arley Cruthers discusses process over product on episode 283 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode One of the things that my coach used to always say is that in order to focus on winning you have to forget about winning. -Arley Cruthers If you focus on the process, that is when you are going to have a rich and valuable experience. -Arley Cruthers Resources Mentioned Open pedagogy project report How Kwantlen Polytechnic University Can Better Support International Students Pressbooks Episode 225 on Early Beginnings with Open Textbooks with Matt Rhoads and Kelly Robinette

Mimi Benjamin, Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas, and Jody E. Jessup-Anger Share about living-learning communities on episode 283 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast Quotes from the episode Creating community is really important, it can help students feel connected to both the institution and their academic pursuits. -Mimi Benjamin Faculty have a really great opportunity to reinforce the identity of the living-learning community in the courses. -Mimi Benjamin Resources Mentioned Living-Learning Communities That Work: A Research-Based Model for Design, Delivery, and Assessment (Stylus, 2018) High Impact Educational Practices (HIPs) Residential Learning Community (RLC), Living-Learning Community (LLC), and Living-Learning Program (LLP) https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/elon-statement-on-residential-learning-communities/ John Dewey – responsible for the revisiting of living learning communities. The experimental college Laurie Schreiner – research on thriving Elon University Center for Engaged Learning Statement on Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice

Michael Wesch shares about using challenges to motivate learners on episode 282 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You have to live your way into a new way of thinking. -Michael Wesch How do you be completely yourself while also being of great value to your students? -Michael Wesch Teaching doesn’t just happen in the classroom, it is a constant meditation. -Michael Wesch Shared difficulty creates tremendous community. -Michael Wesch Resources ACUE: What Inspired Me to Redesign My Syllabus ACUE: Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices ACUE: Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom ACUE: Preparing an Effective Syllabus Homework vs assignments vs challenges The Un-TV and the 10 Mph Car: Experiments in Personal Freedom and Everyday Life, by Bernard McGrane Ryan Klataske The UnThing Experiment Life101 Podcast How an Experimental Online Course Helped One Anthropology Department Keep a Professor and a Half, by Jeff Young for EdSurge Desirable difficulties – Robert Bjork coined the term. Episode 277 with Derek Bruff Video: 10 Tips for Online Teaching Video Video: Wesch made in Vietnam (his first try at something like this) Anth101 – Built with Ryan Klataske and Tom Woodward

Bonni Stachowiak discusses homelessness and housing insecurity in higher education with Rashida Crutchfield and Jennifer Maguire on episode 281 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Some of our students just don’t want to be seen as being “in need”. -Rashida Crutchfield It is that mobility and constant insecurity that is a trauma experience. -Rashida Crutchfield It is that fear and stress response that has short and long term impacts on our physiology that manifests in many different ways. -Rashida Crutchfield Making the time to do something that is different has given me so much more energy, creativity, and ability to be present to my students. -Jennifer Maguire Resources Mentioned Addressing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity in Higher Education Episode 237 with Rashida Crutchfield FASFA

Todd Zakrajsek and Bonni Stachowiak discuss how to sustain our joy of teaching on episode 280 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Don’t look for people who are like you, look for the people who are like the people you would like to be. -Todd Zakrajsek Schedule time and figure out ways to take care of yourself. -Todd Zakrajsek If you understand the importance and value of what you’re doing, it has more value for you. -Todd Zakrajsek Teach the students you have. -Todd Zakrajsek Resources Teaching the Students We Have, Not the Students We Wish We Had, by Jesse Stommel and Sara Goldrick-Rab  International Teaching Learning Cooperative Network Educational Blueprints For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood… and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education*, by Christopher Emdin Neuroscientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

Brian LaDuca shares about applied creativity for transformation on episode 279 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode How do you take the concept of novel new knowledge and those aha moments and give them purpose? -Brian LaDuca We have to find a way to find these micro campuses on the campus to create pivots. -Brian LaDuca It’s the ambiguity that is the lock and key to the content and the resulting action is the tension. -Brian LaDuca The right and wrong answer isn’t nearly as important as your ability to filter down ideas, work together in ideas, and move ideas back into the system again. -Brian LaDuca Applied creativity inevitably has to be applied to something. -Brian LaDuca Meet the student where they are, in what they do, and how they think. -Brian LaDuca Resources Mentioned University of Dayton Applied Creativity for Transformation The GEMnasium: A Test Lab for Transdisciplinary Learning Certificate in Applied Creativity for Transformation