Shows
Teaching in Higher EdCultivating Critical AI Literacies, with Maha BaliMaha Bali discusses cultivating critical AI literacies on episode 545 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
You need to teach people to critique the dominant culture, but you still need to teach them the dominant culture in order for them to survive economically.
-Maha Bali
Maha Bali: “We found that different AI tools can produce radically different results based on user data or configurations.
-Maha Bali
Sometimes my students teach me new things about AI. This happens a lot.
-Maha Bali...2024-11-2149 min
Facilitating on PurposeMaking Caring Learning Environments for People With Disabilities with Yasser Tamer AtefIn this episode, Beth Cougler Blom talks with Yasser Tamer Atef, a disability advocate and facilitator, about strategies to make learning spaces accessible and inclusive. Beth and Yasser also discuss: involving people with disabilities in the learning design process creating accessible documents strategies for facilitating inclusive virtual sessions the importance of asking participants about their specific needs and preferences individually, and making adaptations accordingly designing flexibility into learning experiences for participants building inclusive communities and fostering a sense of belonging and safety for all learners Engage with Yasser Tamer Atef LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.c...2024-08-1453 minTeaching in Higher EdAssessment Reform for the Age of Artificial Intelligence, with Jason LodgeJason Lodge discusses assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence on episode 528 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Where does the capability of AI end and where does the impact of the teacher start?
-Jason Lodge
Our tendencies as teachers and the way that we wanted to teach was clashing with the way that the lesson plan had been structured by Chat GPT.
-Jason Lodge
We don’t know where we’re headed, but at least we can have a sens...2024-07-2543 minTeaching in Higher EdFostering Neurodivergent Learners’ Growth, with Will HennessyWill Hennessy shares about fostering neurodivergent learners’ growth on episode 499 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, internal and external tics that occur repeatedly in the same way. OCD is a neurological disorder that causes problems with information processing.
-Will Hennessy
I honestly thought that I just wasn’t as smart as my peers, that I just needed to try harder, or that one day, I guess, it would just kinda all click in my brain. Now...2024-01-0449 minTeaching in Higher EdOpenness as a Way of Being, with Maha BaliMaha Bali exudes openness as a way of being on episode 493 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I don’t really know everything I have to say, but I’m willing to share my unfinished thoughts with you and I am willing to be criticized for it.
-Maha Bali
If people don’t have the vocabulary to express how they feel, they’ll just say they are fine.
-Maha Bali
This is a space where everyone in the room has to be colle...2023-11-2240 minTeaching in Higher EdNavigating Insecurity in Teaching, with Dave StachowiakDave Stachowiak and Bonni Stachowiak talk about navigating insecurity in teaching on episode 490 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
20 years later and I still run into nervousness. The intensity and the kind of nervousness is different, and it often comes up in unsuspecting ways.
-Dave Stachowiak
How can you open the first 10 seconds of a class to capture attention, tell a story, and engage participants?
-Dave Stachowiak
I always have a something in my back pocket, either literally or figuratively.
...2023-11-0240 minTeaching in Higher EdLessons in Life and Retrieval Practice, with Pooja AgarwalPooja Agarwal shares about lessons in life and retrieval practice on episode 479 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
100 years of research demonstrates that the magic of learning happens at the third stage, the retrieval stage.
-Pooja Agarwal
I normalize forgetting, that’s part of learning.
-Pooja Agarwal
Be practical and realistic when it comes to incorporating the science of learning.
-Pooja Agarwal
Resources
Retrieval Practice Website
James Lang’s Small Teaching
The Mapparium Globe
Episode 451 with...2023-08-1740 minTeaching in Higher EdWays of Being Intentionally Inclusive, with Yasser TamerYasser Tamer discusses ways of being intentionally inclusive on episode 477 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Students are not actually advised to memorize or even to learn a theory by heart, but they are advised to reflect.
-Yasser Tamer
Do whatever you are interested in.
-Yasser Tamer
Let students choose their own pathway.
-Yasser Tamer
It is equitable, but let’s make it more accessible.
-Yasser Tamer
Resources
Cultivating Compassionate Community to Fo...2023-08-0339 minTeaching in Higher EdMaking Space for Emergence, with Mia ZamoraMia Zamora shares how she approaches making space for emergence in her teaching on episode 475 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Intentionality and listening are important qualities for facilitation.
-Mia Zamora
We need to lean into a sense of generous authority.
-Mia Zamora
Be mindful of what you know versus what the computer is suggesting.
-Mia Zamora
Resources
What if Classrooms Were Rooted in Care, by Angela DeBarger
The Equity-Care Matrix: Theory and Practice, by...2023-07-2045 minTeaching in Higher EdMind Over Monsters, with Sarah Rose CavanaghSarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book Mind Over Monsters on episode 465 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is a real difficult challenge walking through this world full of monsters when our own bodies and minds can be monstrous.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh
Compassion comes first.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh
I love setting goals with students in class.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh
If you set goals that are not difficult enough, motivation dries up.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh
2023-05-1140 min
Teaching in Higher EdReflections on a New YearBonni Stachowiak shares some reflections on a new year on episode 447 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.Quotes from the episodeWe need to be rooted in our values when teaching.-Bonni StachowiakRemember to have fun and keep a sense of curiosity.-Bonni StachowiakTake your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.-Bonni StachowiakResources Meyer lemon Maha Bali2023-01-0512 minTeaching in Higher EdReflections on a New Year, with Bonni StachowiakBonni Stachowiak shares some reflections on a new year on episode 447 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
We need to be rooted in our values when teaching.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Remember to have fun and keep a sense of curiosity.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources
Meyer lemon
Maha Bali
Awareness & Action in Intentionally Equitable Hospitality
Intentionally Equitable Hospitality series for facilitators/teachers
Kelly Corrigan Wonders Pod...2023-01-0512 minTeaching in Higher EdCommunity and Joy: Lessons from MYFest, with Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, and Clarissa Sorensen-UnruhMaha Bali, Mia Zamora, and Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh share lessong about community and joy from MYFest on episode 431 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
What educators need most right now is to come together as a community and learn in ways that are different than we ever have before.
-Maha Bali
If we don’t take the time to process and reflect upon the things that have happened to us we lose them.
-Mia Zamora
Resources
Online Does Not Me...2022-09-1544 min
25 Years of Ed TechThank you @OpenEdGlobal for the #OEAward2021 for the @YearsEd Project!A huge thank you to the OE Global community for awarding our project a 2021 Open Education Award of Excellence for Reuse/ Remix/ Adaptation. for the 25 Years of EdTech: The Serialized Audio Version. From the OE Global Awards team: The award was given to the project in the “Open Reuse/Remix/Adaptation” category and, according to the adjudicators, the project is an outstanding example of the power of OER reuse for the following reasons;Remixing the physical book into an audiobook has increased accessibility by providing the text in an alternate format.Drawing together the open education community around the r...2021-10-2406 minTeaching in Higher EdCommunity Building Activities, with Maha Bali, Autumm Caines, and Mia ZamoraMaha Bali, Autumm Caines, and Mia Zamora share about community building activities on episode 349 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is not enough to tell students I want to listen to you. You have to build the trust so they will talk to you and be candid with you.
-Maha Bali
Community is more than just a gathering of people in a room. It is a sense of caring about one another and for something.
-Autumm Caines
It is something...2021-02-1849 minTeaching in Higher EdCritical Pedagogy in STEM, with Rissa Sorensen-Unruh and Sean Michael MorrisRissa 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 ju...2020-04-0236 min
Teaching in Higher EdOwnership, equity, and agency in faculty developmentMaha Bali and Autumm Caines share about ownership, equity, and agency in faculty development on episode 252 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.2019-04-1043 minTeaching in Higher EdOwnership, equity, and agency in faculty developmentMaha Bali and Autumm Caines share about ownership, equity, and agency in faculty development on episode 252 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
A lot of the faculty development I offer is very different from my own professional development.
—Maha Bali
What’s hospitable in one context isn’t hospitable in another.
—Autumm Caines
Resources Mentioned
A call for promoting ownership, equity, and agency in faculty development via connected learning, by Maha Bali and Autumm Caines
Equity Unbound
TIHE #223: But You Can’t Do...2019-04-1043 minTeaching in Higher EdDelegation in an academic context and other listener questionsBonni Stachowiak answers listener questions on episode 212 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
We actually can create motivation in the students we have.
—Robert Talbert
Motivation is hard work.
—Robert Talbert
Resources Mentioned
Email debt forgiveness day
Question 1: Assessing reflective essays
Episode 209 with Asao Inoue
How to Ungrade, by Jesse Stommel
Assessing reflection from Depaul
Isabeau Iqbal
Question 2: Delegation
Define done (acceptance criteria) – Asian Efficiency episode on delegation
Document processes and workflows – Don McAllister was a guest...2018-07-0544 minTeaching in Higher EdChanging Our Minds About TeachingMaha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.2018-04-1238 minTeaching in Higher EdChanging Our Minds About Teaching
Maha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I have learned that I don’t need to defend technology.
—Mike Truong
What happens if you structurally start to build [courses] around the real-world issues that students are bringing in?
—Robin DeRosa
In certain times of my life I think better in a synchronous way, talking to someone immediately. And other times I just need to step back and wri...2018-04-1238 minTeaching in Higher EdTeaching Creativity
Hoda Mostafa discusses teaching creativity on episode 134 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Relevance and meaning are so important for the students I teach.
—Hoda Mostafa
I had to figure out ways to learn things without relying too much on memorization.
—Hoda Mostafa
You have to guide students through the process of learning how to think.
—Hoda Mostafa
Students get engaged when it’s meaningful to them.
—Hoda Mostafa
Resources Mentioned
TIHE Episode 132: Teach Students How to Lea...2017-01-0531 minTeaching in Higher EdIntercultural LearningMaha Bali talks about intercultural learning on episode 124 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode By spending a lot of time with people who are different than yourself, you get to know yourself even better. –Maha Bali When you leave your culture and go to live somewhere else it helps […]2016-10-2737 minTeaching in Higher EdIntercultural Learning
Maha Bali talks about intercultural learning on episode 124 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
By spending a lot of time with people who are different than yourself, you get to know yourself even better.
–Maha Bali
When you leave your culture and go to live somewhere else it helps you question your values, what you take for granted, and your assumptions.
–Maha Bali
You need deep, sustained interaction with a person or a group of people to be able to understand their cult...2016-10-2737 minTeaching in Higher EdThe Unexpected
Bonni Stachowiak on how the best communicators add a sense of the unexpected to their teaching.
Resources
Glynn Washington at Snap Judgment LIVE! in Ann Arbor: “The Golden Man”
“Times for telling,” introduced to me by Derek Bruff on TIHE episode 71
“A time for telling…” by Daniel L. Schwartz and John D. Bransford
Listener Questions
Questions from Ari Purnama
Day one introductions
TIHE blog post: Sticky notes as a teaching tool
International education
TIHE episode 080: International Higher Education in the 21st Century (featuring Mary G...2016-07-1426 minTeaching in Higher EdCollaborationMaha Bali shares about collaboration. Quotes The reason virtual collaboration works really well is that there’s usually no hierarchy with the person you’re working with. —Maha Bali If you want your students to collaborate, the main role of the educator is to provide them with something where collaboration is valuable. —Maha Bali Virtually collaborating brings […]2016-07-0740 minTeaching in Higher EdCollaborationMaha Bali shares about collaboration.
Quotes
The reason virtual collaboration works really well is that there’s usually no hierarchy with the person you’re working with. —Maha Bali
If you want your students to collaborate, the main role of the educator is to provide them with something where collaboration is valuable. —Maha Bali
Virtually collaborating brings the conversations to people who can’t be there in person. —Maha Bali
If you want to keep learning, I think collaboration is necessary because you need to learn from somebody and...2016-07-0740 minTeaching in Higher EdThe Failure EpisodeEight faculty share their failure stories on this special #100th episode of Teaching in Higher Ed.
CV of Failures
Johannes Haushofer’s CV of Failures
HBR article about Johannes Haushofer
Quotes
At the time, I felt like I had to know everything in order to be a good teacher, so instead of admitting that I didn’t know the answer to the student’s question, I dismissed it.
—Cameron Hunt-McNabb
I think I understand way better now what kinds of issues my students think are important.
—Doug McKee
...2016-05-1242 minTeaching in Higher EdTake-aways from the Lilly ConferenceOn this week’s episode, Todd Zakrajsek and I discuss our key take-aways from the 2016 Lilly Conference.
Guest: Todd Zakrajsek
Conference Director, Lilly Conferences California
Twitter: @ToddZakrajsek
www.lillyconferences.com
Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, Ph.D., is the former Executive Director of the Academy of Educators in the School of Medicine and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Zakrajsek is the immediate past Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and p...2016-03-0337 min