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Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 8 - Dr. Sarah Cavanagh | Teaching to the life of the mindIn this episode, Dr. Cavanagh reminds us that teaching the whole student includes deep considerations of their emotional and mental health. Using her own research and deploying her delightful narrative style, she helps us think about what this means for our teaching and general support of students. 2025-05-2251 min
Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 7 - Dr. Leon Prieto | What history has taught usIn this episode Clayton State University professor Dr. Leon Professor Prieto joins us to discuss how his journey from Trinidad to his education in Business at the undergraduate, Masters and PhD level informed his work and thinking on blackness and business. We discuss what this means for those of us finding deep meaning and historical relevance in our teaching practice. 2025-05-141h 05
Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 6 - Dr. Siobhan Cully | Researching what really mattersThis week, Dr. Cully joins us to discuss her anthropological research, its connection to the broader discussion on social constructs of gender, and her own journey to exploring issues in accessibility. 2025-05-0757 min
Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 5 - Dr. Maha Bali | We teach to listenWe are joined this week by Dr. Maha Bali of American University, Cairo. We talk teaching, AI, diversity, open, and other possibilities for transformative education in the Egyptian and international context. Thanks to Maha for hosting me and having this great conversation. 2025-04-301h 04
Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 4 - Dr. Jessica Riddell | Hope in the unseenIn today's episode Dr. Riddell shares her journey in higher education particularly as it led towards the writing of one her books 'Hope Circuits' and the concept of Hope University. We will explore a more expansive view of hope, necessary as higher education continues to chart paths into uncertain futures. 2025-04-221h 04
Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 3 - Kimberley Minors | Teaching studentsThis week, longtime educator Kimberly Minors joins me to talk teaching, education and general social change in the Conmonwealth of the Bahamas. Kimberly discusses her experience as a classroom teacher and as a consultant to the education system there, highlighting the reality that educating well is about knowing the whole person and the society education is meant to improve. 2025-04-1649 min
Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 2 - Dr. David Asai | A look backThis week I was joined by Dr. David Asai. David shared with me his journey, his father's journey, and how lessons from both tell us a lot about race, ethnicity and belonging in America. We discuss this rich personal history and muse on what it means for our collective responsibility to offer a rich, meaningful higher education experience. 2025-04-091h 18
Knowledge UnboundSeason 2 Episode 1 - Dr. Heather Beem | In service of othersIn this, the first episode of Season 2, I talk with Heather Beem, founder of the Practical Education Network, about serving others, your why, and her own journey to designing an organization that makes cool science available to all, regardless of resource level. Heather talks about her journey from MIT field trip to the reach that her organization has across the continent of Africa. 2025-04-0259 min
Intentional TeachingTake It or Leave It with Liz Norell, Betsy Barre, and Bryan DewsburyQuestions or comments about this episode? Send us a text massage.We’re back with another Take It or Leave It panel. I invited three colleagues whose work and thinking I admire very much to come on the show and to compress their complex and nuanced thoughts on teaching and learning into artificial binaries! The panelists for this edition of Take It or Leave It are… Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Mississippi; Betsy Barre, assistant provost and e...2025-03-0454 min
Higher Education Anti-Racist Teaching (H.E.A.R.T.) PodcastCultivating Belonging and Trust: Equity-Minded Teaching with Dr. Bryan DewsburyIn this episode of the H.E.A.R.T. Podcast, Dr. Bryan Dewsbury joins Dr. Milagros Castillo-Montoya and Omar Romandia to explore the critical role of trust and belonging in equity-minded teaching. Drawing from his co-authored book, The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching, Dr. Dewsbury shares practical strategies for moving beyond transactional teaching models to create humanizing and inclusive learning environments.
He challenges the “tyranny of coverage” in curriculum design, advocating for a shift from rote memorization to critical thinking, dialogue, and skills development. This conversation offers actionable insights to help educators build trust, foster belonging, and c...2025-02-2839 min
Teaching in Higher EdTeaching about Race and Racism in the College Classroom, with Cyndi KernahanCyndi Kernahan discusses her book Teaching About Race and Racism in the College Classroom on episode 552 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Students begin to better understand institutionalized racism, which is my main goal for them.
-Cyndi Kernahan
When we focus on it as systemic, it allows students to stop focusing so much on themselves about, like, am I a good person or am I a bad person?
-Cyndi Kernahan
There’s a lot of psych research that shows that it’s ea...2025-01-0942 min
Limed: Teaching with a TwistEngineering Education: Maintaining Rigor, Fostering EmpathySee our full episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/engineering-education-maintaining-rigor-fostering-empathy/Matt Wittstein hosts Blake Hament from Elon University and Siobhan Oca from Duke University. Both are early career faculty teaching engineering courses and are considering ways to be empathetic while still maintaining the high expectations of engineering coursework. Our panel included Dr. Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Associate Dean of Learning and Technology, Dr. Bryan Dewsbury, Associate Professor of Biology at Florida International University and Director of the STEM Transformational Institute, and Tiffanie Grant, a third-year Exercise Science student and Center for Engaged Le...2024-12-161h 16
60-Second SoTLMetacognitive Intervention and Student SuccessSee our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/metacognitive-intervention-and-student-success/.This week’s episode focuses on a metacognitive intervention for first-year students on academic probation and features an open access article from Teaching & Learning Inquiry:Swanson, Holly J., and Bryan Dewsbury. 2024. "The Impact of a Metacognitive Intervention on Student Experiences and Success in an Academic Probation Program for First-Year Students." Teaching & Learning Inquiry 12. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.26This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric. 60-Second SoT...2024-12-0503 min
Office Hours with John GardnerEpisode 140- Bryan Dewsbury- Fostering Connection in the ClassroomBryan Dewsbury, Ph.D is a Gardner Institute Fellow and an Associate Professor Biological Sciences Florida International University. He serves as a Teaching and Learning Fellow at the Gardner Institute.Bryan Dewsbury is the principal investigator of the Science Education and Society research program, which focuses on the social context of teaching and learning in a variety of education contexts. He is ultimately interested in helping to re-frame the education discussion to better address questions of equity and community-building. His work addresses pressing issues such as student retention in STEM fields (especially in higher ed), the under-representation...2024-12-021h 01
Tea for TeachingConnecting to Core ValuesEngaging and motivating students starts but doesn’t end with inclusion. In this episode, Bryan Dewsbury joins us to discuss ways of connecting class content to students’ core values to prepare students to productively engage with their communities as we work with our students to make our disciplines more equitable.
Bryan is an Associate Professor of Biology at Florida International University. He is the Principal Investigator of the Science Education and Society research program, an Associate Director of the STEM Transformational Institute where he directs the Division of Transformative Education, and a Fellow in the John N. Gardn...2024-11-0644 min
Knowledge UnboundBonus Episode - Roxanna Elden | Saying the quiet part out loudIn this special bonus back-to-school episode, Roxanna Elden, former high school teacher and author of See me after class: Advice for teachers by teachers and Adequate Yearly Progress talks to us about unpacking all the tiny things about effective classrooms that perhaps we don't always want to discuss. We hope this witty conversation provides useful tips for you as we enter into this academic year together. 2024-09-031h 00
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 10 - Dr. Mays Imad | Making ourselves wholeThis week, in our final episode of Season 1, Dr. Mays Imad shared with us her journey from Baghdad, Iraq to Connecticut College and her internationally renowned work on trauma informed education. She implores us to think of education as opportunities for healing and growth, such that both our students and us can become more whole from the experience.2024-05-2553 min
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 9 - Maisha Moses | Cast your bucket where you areMaisha Moses, Executive Director of the Young People's Project (YPP) talks with us about the organization's founding and the ways in which it has built off of the work of civil rights leader, and her father Robert (Bob) Moses. Sprung from the Algebra Project (AP), a program that works with secondary school students who live in conditions that do not support their success, YPP helps cultivate agency among AP students who then go on to teach middle students algebra. We talk about what it means to cast your bucket, as in to go deeply into a problem with a...2024-05-191h 03
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 8 - Kathie Klarreich | What it takes for another chance Executive Director of Exchange for Change joins us to discuss providing education to the incarcerated, education as a human right, and the ways in which her life experience impacted her desire to center humanism in education. Kathie was a journalist in Haiti for 30 years and shares with us lessons from that experience that informs her current work.2024-05-1257 min
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 7 - Dr. Viji Sathy and Dr. Kelly Hogan | About the road to inclusive teachingIn this episode we discuss the formation of an incredible partnership around teaching and the ways in which that partnership led to classroom transformation, an acclaimed book on inclusive teaching, and professional development that continues to transform campuses nationwide. Our discussion helps explore the underbelly of what it really means to teach with students fully in mind.2024-05-051h 09
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 6 - Dr. Timothy Eatman | Innovating educationDr. Eatman talks with us in this episode about the Honors Living Learning community at Rutgers University, Newark. He describes the version that led to the vision, and the ways in which the LLC is reimagining what it means to be educated.2024-04-281h 12
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 5 - President Adam Bush | The unbounding of collegePresident Bush is the co-founder and President of College Unbound. His team has developed a remarkable approach that allows us to rethink and re-recognize college's social possibilities. He talks to us here about his personal journey and path to that vision. College Unbound is based in Providence, Rhode Island.2024-04-211h 11
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 4 - Dr. Vijai Bhola | All of my help.This week Dr. Vijai Bhola, critical care and infectious disease doctor discusses his journey to international medical work, and the ways in which that work has impacted the lives of others and his own. We discuss what it means to engage in medical practice in a mindset of 'beyond', and the behaviors that makes that sustainable.2024-04-141h 11
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 3 - Mekdelawit Massay Deribe | Water, power and policy in Ethiopia.In this episode, Mekdelawit discusses the path to her doctoral work and the evolution of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project. We discuss the aspects of her journey that led to her current work and the value of being in service of your why. Mekdelawit is from Addis Ababa Ethiopia and is pursuing doctoral studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Florida International University. She is also an Edward Bouchet doctoral scholar. 2024-04-071h 09
Knowledge UnboundEpisode 3: Mekdelawit Massay Deribe - Water, power and policy in Ethiopia. In this episode, Mekdelawit discusses the path to her doctoral work and the evolution of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project. We discuss the aspects of her journey that led to her current work and the value of being in service of your why. Mekdelawit is from Addis Ababa Ethiopia and is pursuing doctoral studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Florida International University. She is also an Edward Bouchet doctoral scholar. 2024-04-071h 09
Three Questions about Teaching and Learning (3QTL)What Motivates Students to be Their Best Selves?For Dr. Bryan Dewsbury, equity-minded, inclusive, or humanist teaching means distinguishing teaching students from teaching subject matter. The humanity of students, in other words, is prioritized over course content, and their lived experiences become vital to how the classroom operates. In our conversation, Dr. Dewsbury describes how he confronted the challenges of teaching online during COVID lockdowns, while also highlighting the many dimensions of his approach to humanist teaching. He explains, for example, how restructuring “office hours” as “student hours” can deepen student learning; how the principles of PhD qualifying exams might help us design open-book undergraduate exams; and he offer...2024-04-0329 min
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 2 - Dr. Beronda Montgomery | Lessons from Little Rock, academia and plantsIn today's conversation Dr. Montgomery talks about her journey into the academy and what led to her work on inclusive mentoring. We discuss ways in which pivotal life moments taught lessons that have shaped her approach to her work. Dr. Montgomery is the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean at Grinnell College and the author of the book 'Lessons from Plants'. 2024-03-311h 03
Knowledge UnboundSeason 1 Episode 1 - Dr. Carrie Diaz Eaton | On bravery, choices and activism in STEMDr. Carrie Diaz Eaton, Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies talks with us about her vision for the RIOS (for a Racially-Just Inclusive Open STEM education) Institute, and her own journey navigating and disrupting traditional spaces in STEM. We talked about her own growth into her professional and personal identity, and the opportunities it presented for her to provide more opportunities for others in Math, and the general landscape of STEM.2024-03-2340 min
Intentional TeachingRelationship-Rich Education with Isis Artze-VegaQuestions or comments about this episode? Send us a text massage.Isis Artze-Vega is college provost and vice president for academic affairs at Valencia College, a public college in Florida with over 40,000 students. Isis is also the co-author of a book on relationship-rich education, which was the topic of her closing plenary session at the 2024 POD Network conference in November. That plenary was fantastic and before it was even over, I made plans to invite Isis on the podcast to talk about the value of relationships in learning.Isis is the co-author of Connections Are...2024-01-1639 min
BioTA PodcastScientific Identity, an Interview with Dr. Bryan Dewsbury – 33What does it mean to be a scientist? How do you think about yourself as a scientist? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Bryan Dewsbury to explore what scientific identity is and what he has learned about its development through his Science Education and Society research program at Florida International University. Dive into how they are working to improve STEM education for everyone and support a diverse, inclusive space for the next generation of scientists.
2023-12-0836 min
Social Learning Amplified hosted by Eric MazurEpisode 12: A Look at Equity-Minded TeachingIn this special LIVE episode, Eric Mazur sits down with authors, Flower Darby (University of Missouri), Isis Artze-Vega (Valencia College), and Mays Imad (Connecticut College) to discuss their new book, The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching.
This episode was live at Perusall Exchange® 2023, Perusall's annual community conference on trending topics in education. The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury, and Mays Imad is available at: https://seagull.wwnorton.com/equityguide.
Host: Eric Mazur
Sponsor: Perusall
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perusall.com/exchange2023-08-1759 minTea for TeachingEquity-Minded TeachingAs our student body diversifies, higher ed needs to respond and adapt. In this episode, Bryan Dewsbury and Mays Imad join us to discuss equity-minded strategies we can use to redesign or incrementally improve our courses. Bryan is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and the principal investigator of the Science Education and Society research program at Florida International University. Mays is an Associate Professor of Biology and Equity Pedagogy at Connecticut College and is a AAC&U Senior Fellow. Bryan and Mays are co-authors, with Flower Darby and Isis Artze-Vega, of The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching.
2023-06-2832 min
Teaching in Higher EdHow Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Higher EducationCynthia Alby discusses how artificial intelligence (like ChatGPT) is impacting higher education on episode 448 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.Quotes from the episodeIf AI can do it well, it is possible that we could hand things over to AI that would allow us to do other things that we wouldn’t have had time to do.-Cynthia AlbyWhen students are doing work that matters to them, they don’t turn to AI for anything other than a little help....2023-01-1243 minTeaching in Higher EdHow Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Higher Education, with Cynthia AlbyCynthia Alby discusses how artificial intelligence (like ChatGPT) is impacting higher education on episode 448 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
If AI can do it well, it is possible that we could hand things over to AI that would allow us to do other things that we wouldn’t have had time to do.
-Cynthia Alby
When students are doing work that matters to them, they don’t turn to AI for anything other than a little help.
-Cynthia Alby
How can...2023-01-1243 min
Just A ThoughtBio & Biscuits 101The Blurb:
I don’t care what anyone says, teaching is an art, beloved! Subject matter expertise in isolation is not enough to impart long lasting knowledge onto others while simultaneously fostering an atmosphere of creativity, innovation, and safety that students can use to run with that information to change their fields. We have to be storytellers, mentors, experts, and persons capable of accessing all of our humanity in order to support the growth and development of diverse minds. But, where do we learn to do these things? Do our institutions support this level of care and su...2022-06-0750 min
Michael Calvin's Football PeopleIs it Advantage Liverpool in Europe?Mike Calvin, Jordan Jarrett Bryan and Richard Amofa reflect on the intensity of the rivalry between Manchester City and Liverpool, and how that might impact the midweek ties in the Champions League. They suggest Chelsea's defence will end in the Bernabeu, hail Leicester's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as one of the finds of the season, and believe Burnley's fate might have been sealed by their defeat at Norwich. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-04-1146 min
Teaching for Student SuccessBeyond the Exclusive-Inclusive Paradigm: Who do you want your students to be? An Interview with Bryan Dewsbury.Enjoy a conversation with Dr. Bryan Dewsbury about an approach to inclusive instruction that goes beneath the mechanics of your courses. We don’t talk about what your syllabus looks like, how you engage students in your learning environments, or how you assess students. Instead we discuss an approach to inclusive instruction that first and foremost focusses on the criticality of developing an enriched and enhanced understanding of your students. The ideas we discuss in this episode have the power to change your relationship with your students allowing you to develop an inclusive classroom that enriches the personal development of a...2022-02-0854 min
Deeper than Data with Ben RushPassions, presenting, and parenting with professor Bryan DewsburyBen chats with professor Bryan Dewsbury about his journey, his passion for teaching and equity, what Bryan's kids think he does, and killer rabbits. SABER seminar series: https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/Diversity_InclusionTwitter2021-06-211h 08Teaching in Higher EdHyflex: Create Engaging Asynchronous Activities, with Bonni StachowiakBonni Stachowiak shares how to create engaging asynchronous activities for Hyflex courses on episode 351 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Curation is an essential skill for me to practice.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Resources
Episode 309: Hyflex Learning with David Rhoads
Episode 327: Misconceptions about Hyflex with David Rhoads
Banking Model of Education on Wikipedia
Harold Jarche’s Personal Knowledge Mastery model
Community of Inquiry on Wikipedia
Chapter: Community of Inquiry Framework in Online Learning: Use of Technology, by Lindita Bektashi
Quizlet
Loom
Episode 347: Online Cu...2021-03-0432 minTeaching in Higher EdFostering Curiosity in STEM and Beyond, with Héloïse StevanceHeloise Stevance shares how to foster curiosity in STEM and (other disciplines) on episode 333 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Some of the most fundamental questions you can ask are the hardest to answer and explain in a concise way.
-Héloïse Stevance
You captivate them with the things that are fun… because learning is fun.
-Héloïse Stevance
Good outreach doesn’t make you sound clever. It makes the audience feel smart.
-Héloïse Stevance
Failure...2020-10-2738 min
Life of the School Podcast: The Podcast for Biology TeachersLOTS 100 - Dr Bryan DewsburyBryan Dewsbury is an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Rhode Island. In addition to teaching Principles of Biology 101, Bryan is the Princple Investigator for the Science Education And Society (SEAS) Research Program. The SEAS Program examines broad questions relating to the delivery and practice of education from kindergarten to doctorate. Bryan earned his Bachelor’s degree at Morehouse College, and a Masters and PhD from Florida International University. You can follow Bryan on twitter @bmdewsbury2020-08-031h 13
Spark ScienceA Sense of Belonging with STEM Educator Dr. Bryan DewsburyWhat does it mean to educate? This is the question Dr. Bryan Dewsbury asks everyday. Check out our conversation with this amazing Biologist, Science Communicator, and STEM education scholar as we discuss belonging, sharing science and TV.
To find out more about the film - “Can We Talk? Difficult Conversations with Underrepresented People of Color: Sense of Belonging and Obstacles to STEM Fields” go to https://www.kendallmooredocfilms.com/
Find out more about Dr. Dewsbury’s work at http://www.seasprogram.net/
2019-08-0930 min
The #InVinoFab PodcastEpisode #25: Creating an Inclusive Gender Culture@InVinoFab Episode #25 is a vignette (short podcast) where @Profpatrice & @laurapasquini chat about how to create a more inclusive environment for women on your team, after sharing a couple of articles and discussions from the HBR Women at Work podcast (https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-women-at-work) and a couple articles they recently reads--- 4 Ways Women Can Build Relationships When They Feel Excluded at Workhttps://hbr.org/2018/07/4-ways-women-can-build-relationships-when-they-feel-excluded-at-work--- In Collaborative Work Cultures, Women Carry Most of the Weight https://hbr.org/2018/07/in-collaborative-work-cultures-women-carry-more-of-the-weightMost cultures/systems were created by men...2018-11-1606 minTeaching in Higher EdHow to UngradeJesse Stommel shares about how to ungrade on episode 217 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
The worst rubrics don’t create space for surprise or discovery.
—Jesse Stommel
Asking [students] to evaluate themselves ends up being a really important learning experience.
—Jesse Stommel
Something as complicated as learning can’t be reduced to … rows in a spreadsheet.
—Jesse Stommel
Just taking the grade off the table doesn’t do the harder work of demystifying that culture we’ve created in educa...2018-08-0936 min
Teaching in Higher EdTeaching as an act of social justice and equityBryan Dewsbury describes teaching as an act of social justice and equity on episode 215 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.2018-07-2635 minTeaching in Higher EdTeaching as an act of social justice and equityBryan Dewsbury describes teaching as an act of social justice and equity on episode 215 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Mistakes are normal, but how you respond to the challenges is what will make you a better intellectual.
—Bryan Dewsbury
It is not my job to give them information — it is my job to extract potential they already have.
—Bryan Dewsbury
Don’t assume you can take a list of suggestions and implement them and assume that inclusion will happen.
—Bryan Dews...2018-07-2635 min