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Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.

Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni Stachowiak

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    • 4.8 • 337 Ratings

Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.

    How to Teach in Active Learning Spaces, with Kem Saichaie

    How to Teach in Active Learning Spaces, with Kem Saichaie

    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 learning classroom design spaces is the concept of flexibility.

    -Kem Saichaie





    Resources



    A Guide to Teaching in the Active Learning Classroom, by Baepler, Walker, Brooks, Saichaie, and Petersen

    Students Put Teaching and Learning Complex to the Test, by Sudhiksha Shanbhag Kota

    Is Active Learning Accessible? Exploring the Process of Providing Accommodations to Students with Disabilities, by Gin, Guerrero, Cooper, and Brownell

    Various definitions to explore, when considering active learning spaces: pedagogical, physical, and psychological

    Design Justice Network

    Kem’s namedrop.io

    Bonni’s name-coach

    Sarah Silverman’s workshops

    • 43 min
    How Curiosity Can Transform Lives and Change the World, with Scott Shigeoka

    How Curiosity Can Transform Lives and Change the World, with Scott Shigeoka

    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 campuses because of the discourse or the lack of discourse.

    -Scott Shigeoka





    Resources



    SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World, by Scott Shigeoka

    Curiosity quiz

    I drove across the US to meet people I disagree with – and learned how to look beyond labels, by Scott Shigeoka in The Guardian

    Today Show Clip: How Being Deeply Curious Can Strengthen Connections

    UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center

    Death Doula Alta Arthur’s TED Talk: Why Thinking About Death Helps You Live a Better Life

    How Curiosity Can Help Us Overcome Disconnection, by Scott Shigeoka for the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center

    • 49 min
    Higher Education for All (Including Those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), with Tamara (Tami) Shetron

    Higher Education for All (Including Those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), with Tamara (Tami) Shetron

    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 remedial is the idea of fixing things, whereas developmental follows more the natural human cycle of growing and developing across the lifespan.

    -Tamara (Tami) Shetron



    Everyone can learn.

    -Tamara (Tami) Shetron



    What makes these programs different from a normal, typical college experience is they are designed to help students get employment.

    -Tamara (Tami) Shetron





    Resources



    Texas State University’s Bobcat RISE Program

    Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act

    National Core Indicators (NCI) from Think College

    • 42 min
    How to Use High Structure Course Design to Heighten Learning, with Justin Shaffer

    How to Use High Structure Course Design to Heighten Learning, with Justin Shaffer

    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 keyword through all 3 steps is alignment.

    -Justin Shaffer



    I don't think the structure necessarily guarantees success because it's the students ultimately have to put the work in to earn that grade, to earn that outcome.

    -Justin Shaffer





    Resources



    The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion, by Sarah Rose Cavanagh*

    Recombinant Education

    Podcases

    Calvin and Hobbes

    Kelly Hogan on Teaching in Higher Ed

    A Time for Telling, by Schwartz and Bransford

    Examples of Justin’s Reading Guides on his website

    Bibliography on Case Study Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

    Improving Exam Performance in Introductory Biology through the Use of Preclass Reading Guides, by Lieu, Wong, Asefirad, & Shaffer

    • 46 min
    How Role Clarity and Boundaries Can Help Us Thrive, with Karen Costa

    How Role Clarity and Boundaries Can Help Us Thrive, with Karen Costa

    Karen Costa shares how role clarity and boundaries can help us thrive on episode 505 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.



    Quotes from the episode





    I saw people being asked to, like, completely revamp their entire course and learn how to online, but nothing was removed from their plate.

    -Karen Costa



    So the first question I want folks to ask themselves is what are my qualifications in this role.

    -Karen Costa



    Just because you are qualified to do it does not mean that it is yours.

    -Karen Costa



    I didn't know what boundaries were until I was about 35 years old, and it's taken me about 7 years of really challenging interpersonal work to understand what boundaries are and to feel confident in setting boundaries for myself.

    -Karen Costa





    Resources



    Students Crossing Boundaries: Rudeness, disruptions, unrealistic demands. Where to draw the line? in The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Beth McMurtrie

    Scope of Practice Template, developed by Karen Costa

    Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education, edited by Phyllis Thompson, Janice Carello

    An Educator’s Scope of Practice: How Do I Know What’s Mine?, Karen Costa’s Chapter in Trauma-Informed Pedagogies

    99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos: A Guide for Online Teachers and Flipped Classes, by Karen Costa

    Let’s Talk About Menopause, by Karen Costa for Inside Higher Ed

    The 12-week plan for building courses, by Robert Talbert

    • 45 min
    Higher Education for Good, with Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz

    Higher Education for Good, with Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz

    Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz share about Higher Education for Good on episode 504 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.



    Quotes from the episode





    People are in a state of despair.

    -Laura Czerniewicz



    Sometimes sets of values are at odds with the measuring systems in the university.

    -Laura Czerniewicz



    Little moments of glimmers of innovation, not in the business sense of the word, but in the imaginative sense of the word, are good enough.

    -Laura Czerniewicz



    We tried to model the values that we talk about in the process of creating the book.

    -Catherine Cronin



    We wanted to stretch open the boundaries of a book.

    -Catherine Cronin





    Resources



    Higher Education for Good

    Hope for the Flowers

    The Overstory

    The Hidden Life of Trees

    Slow ontology - see Francis Bell’s comments at the bottom of Bonni’s blog post about attending the book launch celebration

    Octavia Butler

    adrienne maree brown



    Affiliate income disclosure: Books that are recommended on the podcast link to the Teaching in Higher Ed bookstore on Bookshop.org. All affiliate income gets donated to the LibroMobile Arts Cooperative (LMAC), established in 2016 by Sara Rafael Garcia.”

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

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337 Ratings

337 Ratings

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A Whole New World

As a respiratory therapist who has transitioned to a college instructor, I am often lost in this whole new world. I have learned so much from Bonnie and her guests. I especially enjoy how she asks her guests to recommend something we should try. I’ve tried so many new things thanks to this one question! And Bonnie’s husband Dave has a great podcast too called Coaching for Leaders. As teachers we are both coaches and leaders! Thanks Bonnie and Dave, what a team you are!!!

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Helpful, pragmatic, and real

I’ve made the transition from graduate student to assistant professor, and this podcast has greatly assisted my growth as an educator. I listen to every episode. Thank you, Bonnie!

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Consistently delivers quality content

I’ve been a listener for years and the show always delivers. Provides timely and impactful information for those of us who teach in higher ed.

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