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Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastUnlocking Learning: Escape Rooms in the Classroom (and Beyond) with Arica Oliver and Dr. Mark JulienWhat happens when you turn a lecture hall into an escape room? In this episode of Podagogies, Brock University’s Arica Oliver and Mark Julien discuss how they've gamified human resources education. From puzzle-based test prep to navigating campus offices, their escape room activity blends competition, collaboration, and critical engagement with equity and human rights. The conversation explores how playful design can deepen learning, foster community, and make “dry” content memorable—while still addressing serious issues in HR and management.
Arica Oliver is an experiential education coordinator in the Faculty of Education. Mark Julien is a Professor of Human Resource Manageme...
2025-09-2522 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastLive from the LTC: Conversations from TMU's 2025 Learning and Teaching ConferenceIn this special edition of Podagogies, Chelsea and Curtis sit down with faculty, contract lecturers, and staff attending Toronto Metropolitan University’s 2025 Learning and Teaching Conference. The conference has been a tradition every May at TMU for over thirty years. From considering the impacts of GenAI, to imagining more collaborative, caring, and inclusive learning spaces, members of TMU’s teaching community share their thoughts and insights from this year’s event.
Many thanks to James Loney and Rachel Tekabo from TMU Libraries’ Digital Media Experience (DME) Lab for providing equipment and support for this recording. Photo credits: Nick Duarte and Robyn Jo...
2025-06-0934 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastTeaching Sustainable Fashion through Land-based Learning with Rachel MacHenryIn this episode of Podagogies, we speak with Dr. Rachel MacHenry, Assistant Professor of Fashion at TMU, about her innovative course that brings first-year students to the rooftop urban farm to grow, harvest, and dye with natural plants. Blending sustainability, decolonization, and hands-on learning, the course invites students to reimagine fashion as a practice rooted in land-based knowledge and ecological reciprocity. From indigo to madder root, and now flax for linen, McHenry shares how the rooftop garden is transforming design education—and what it means to grow textiles and student engagement side by side.
Rachel MacHenry is an Assistant Professor of...
2025-05-2216 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastPodagogies Presents DocTalks, Episode 1: Introduction with Dr. Teresa ChanIn this inaugural episode of DocTalks, we introduce a brand-new branch of Podagogies dedicated to exploring the world of medical education. Co-hosts Curtis Maloley and Chelsea Jones welcome the new DocTalks co-host, Dr. Heather McNeil, Interim Assistant Dean of Faculty Development at the TMU School of Medicine. To kick things off, we’re joined by Dr. Teresa Chan, an educational leader, researcher, and the founding Dean of the School of Medicine. Together, we dive into the evolving role of medical educators, the importance of mentorship, and how technology—from podcasts to AI tutors—is transforming how future healthcare professionals are traine...
2025-03-1434 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastPodagogies episode 31Podagogies episode 31 by Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast
2025-02-2731 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastTrust, Critical Thinking, and AI in Large Classes with Educational Developer Dr. M DoughertyIn this special episode of Podagogies, Chelsea Jones shares insights from her experience leading a massive first-year course with 1,100 students, discussing the challenges of AI, academic integrity, and student engagement. Joined by educational developer Dr. M Dougherty, Chelsea explores critical questions: How are students actually using AI? How do we foster trust in the classroom? And what does it mean to teach critical thinking in an era of large language models? From revising rubrics to rethinking the course syllabus, this episode offer an honest look at the evolving role of teaching in a rapidly changing educational landscape.
M Dougherty (they...
2025-02-2631 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastScaling Up Accessibility in Large Classes: Chelsea talks with Educational Developer Dr. Ann GagnéIn this episode of Podagogies, Chelsea Jones and Curtis Maloley continue their deep dive into the realities of teaching a large first-year course with 1,100 students. This time, the focus is on accessibility. Chelsea shares insights from an accessibility audit conducted by Dr. Ann Gagné, Senior Educational Developer for Accessibility and Inclusion at Brock University’s Centre for Pedagogical Innovation. From small but impactful changes—like adjusting classroom lighting—to big structural challenges, they unpack the complexities of making large courses accessible.
Dr. Ann Gagné (she/her) has over 12 years’ experience in instructional design, curriculum, and educational development. As Senior Educational Developer...
2025-02-2534 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastWhen Grief Comes to Class with Dr. Jennifer PooleJoin us for an insightful episode with Dr. Jennifer Poole, an Associate Professor of Social Work at Toronto Metropolitan University and a Teaching Fellow at the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Dr. Poole shares her groundbreaking research on grief in educational settings, drawing from her extensive experience and personal journey. We explore her use of circle methodology to create spaces for storytelling and healing, and discuss practical strategies for educators to acknowledge and address grief in the classroom. This episode is a heartfelt exploration of grief literacy and its critical role in teaching and learning.
2024-07-2331 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastDecolonizing Psychology with Dr. Becky Choma, Anik Obomsawin and Jaiden HerkimerIn this episode, we explore the integration of Indigenous perspectives into psychology education with guests, Dr. Becky Choma, a social and political psychology professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, and graduate students Anik Obomsawin and Jaiden Herkimer. They discuss the purposeful process they undertook to begin developing a new course on Indigenous Peoples and Psychology, which is being designed to address the impacts of colonialism on psychological research, teaching, and practice. The conversation covers the importance of collaboration with Indigenous scholars, the challenges of decolonizing academic curricula, and the need for ongoing support and relationality in these efforts. The episode offers...
2024-06-1827 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastConfronting What AI Means for Higher Education with Dr. Bonnie StewartJoin hosts Chelsea Jones and Curtis Maloley as they dive into the world of open education and digital technology with Dr. Bonnie Stewart, a keynote speaker at the 2024 TMU Learning and Teaching Conference and associate professor at the University of Windsor. In this episode, Dr. Stewart shares her insights on generative AI, reflecting on her initial skepticism and her current views shaped by decades of experience in educational technology. They discuss the Gartner Hype Cycle, the ethical implications of AI in education, and the potential for both transformative and problematic impacts. Dr. Stewart emphasizes the need for educators to engage...
2024-06-0638 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastImagining Climate Futures Across Disciplines: Dr. Christine Bolus-Reichert and Dr. Matthew HoffmannThe climate crisis affects students and educators alike, and requires complex solutions that draw upon expertise that transcends disciplinary boundaries. In this episode, Dr. Matthew Hoffmann and Dr. Christine Bolus-Reichert discuss a course they co-teach at the University of Toronto on Climate Futures, which brings together students from the disciplines of Political Science and English to engage in an imaginative process that offers new ways to connect with politics and to respond to climate change at both practical and personal levels.
Speaker Bios:
Matthew Hoffmann is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto Scarborough...
2024-01-1535 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastEmbracing Dissonance in Learning and Teaching with Dr. Maureen ConnollyIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Maureen Connolly about the value of dissonance in post-secondary learning and teaching. A 3M National Teaching Fellow, Dr. Connolly discusses how her pedagogy focuses on cycles of change: changing knowledge, changing methods of learning and teaching, and a learning environment that is designed to move students out of habitual behaviors and habits of thought. The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence is also a moment of dissonance for both educators and learners, and Dr. Connolly offers advice for thinking through how we might respond to the challenges that it occasions.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Maureen...
2023-09-2628 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastNavigating Artificial Intelligence in the ClassroomReady or not, Artificial Intelligence is part of our classrooms, and we can only begin to predict its impact on learning and teaching in higher education. In this episode, we chat pedagogy, academic integrity, and AI anxiety with Dr. Lai-Tze Fan, Dr. Jan Frijters, and Allyson Miller.
Guest Speaker Bios:
Lai-Tze Fan's general research and teaching interests include interactive and digital storytelling, research-creation and critical making projects, systemic biases in technological design, media archaeology, the Anthropocene and sustainability, digital and “smart” culture, critical infrastructure studies, and the digital humanities.
In academic governance, they focus on fostering spaces of knowledge exchange and...
2023-06-0547 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastOpen Pedagogy with Dr. Rajiv JhangianiIn this episode, Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani discusses the role of Open Pedagogy in digital justice and digital education futures. From creating and assessing Open Educational Resources to navigating digital redlining, we critically cover a range of pedagogical practices meant to offer students more agency.
Guest Speaker Bio:
Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani is the Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, where he directs the Inclusive Education Research Lab and is an affiliated member of the Social Justice Research Institute. The architect of Canada’s first zero textbook cost degree programs, his scholarship focuses on open educational practices, st...
2023-02-2238 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastTeaching Climate Change w/ Dr. Katrina Moser, Dr. Beth Hundey, Sara Mai Chitty and Serena MendizabalIn this episode, we speak to a teaching team behind "Connecting for Climate Change Action," a course that blends science with storytelling and student reflection to help students take action. Dr. Katrina Moser, Dr. Beth Hundey, Sara Mai Chitty and Serena Mendizabal relay student stories and tell us how they learned to do more than teach the science of climate change as they work together to expand the course's reach beyond Western University.
Read the Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mrav3h4s
2022-11-2943 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastFailure, Creativity, and Well Being in the Classroom with Dr. Krystal Nunes and Dr. Dave ColangeloIn recognition of Wellbeing Week at TMU, two professors discuss their research on how educators can be purposeful about fostering student wellbeing in the classroom. Dr. Krystal Nunes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology who is studying how students can develop the skill of resilience and learn to appreciate the importance of failure in the sciences. Dr. Dave Colangelo is an Assistant Professor of Digital Creation and Communication in the School of Professional Communication. His work focuses on the connection between creative assessment strategies and mental health. Both CELT Learning and Teaching Grant recipients, Dr...
2022-09-3030 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastHeart-centred Pedagogy with Dr. Robyn BourgeoisIn this episode, Brock University Acting Vice-Provost of Indigenous Engagement Dr. Robin Bourgeois explains what it means to bring “heart-centered” pedagogy to the classroom and beyond. From the position of a classroom “auntie” who invites students to make mistakes, Dr. Bourgeois reveals the magic of her heartful teaching and its wide, growing reach across universities and communities.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ezb5dt9j
2022-09-1334 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastImagining Better Learning Spaces with Dr. Terri PetersDr. Terri Peters is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Science at X University. Her research focuses on building design, sustainability, health and wellbeing. In this episode, we imagine the future of classroom learning spaces, the benefits of biophilic design, and what it means to invite students back to in-person learning after two years of remote teaching during a global pandemic.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yckzybuh
2022-03-1619 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastUnpacking Academic Misconduct with Dr. Eric Da SilvaDr. Eric Da Silva is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Chair of the Designated Decision Maker Council at Ryerson University (renaming in process), a group of faculty members who are trained to adjudicate suspicions of academic misconduct. In this episode, we discuss the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and remote teaching on the prevalence of academic misconduct, and discuss ways that educators can create more meaningful assessments and structure pedagogy in ways that encourage academic integrity and support student learning.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/4whphvth
2021-10-2227 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastSolution-Focused Graduate Supervision with Dr. Yukari Seko and Asmaa MalikIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Yukari Seko and Asmaa Malik about what they call a “solution-focused” approach to graduate supervision. Together with seven other graduate supervisors they have been exploring new supervisory strategies that meet the needs and academic development of today's graduate students.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/sdn83zhk
2021-10-0426 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastUngrading with Dr. Ebru UstundagIn this episode, we explore the concept of ungrading: What is it? How do we get started? What might it mean for students in higher education? After attending the Digital Pedagogy Lab in 2019, Dr. Ebru Ustundag began exploring ungrading in her classes. Over the past year and half she has used ungrading as a teaching strategy to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to deepen student learning and agency. Join us for a discussion of why disrupting traditional grading practices in higher education might benefit both students and instructors.
Dr. Ebru Ustundag is an Associate Professor of Geography and Tourism...
2021-08-1730 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastPedagogies of Distress with Dr. Fady Shanouda and Dr. Tobin LeBlanc HaleyIn this episode we discuss the theme of distress in our pedagogy and how we handle and address distress with our students in an era of social crisis. Joining us is Dr. Tobin LeBlanc Haley, a Mad critical political economist and critical disability studies scholar who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at X University, and Dr. Fady Shanouda who is an Assistant Professor at The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies at Carleton University.
A full transcript is available: https://tinyurl.com/49r7z2cn
2021-07-1231 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastCultivating Indigenous Collaboration in Curriculum with Dr. Shiri PasternakAs a non-Indigenous educator, and someone who's committed to developing an anti-colonial curriculum, Dr. Shiri Pasternak received a teaching grant to explore possibilities for centering Indigenous analysis, experience, history and epistemology in her classroom, and to do so in ways that take responsibility and build relationships with Indigenous peoples. This past year, she also surveyed her students about their learning experiences, and in this episode we delve into some of what she has learned throughout this process.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/jfprfncw
2021-04-1636 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastCritical Digital Pedagogy with Dr. Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael MorrisJesse Stommel teaches courses in pedagogy, film and new media, and is the Executive Director of Hybrid Pedagogy at the Journal of Critical Digital Pedagogy. Sean Michael Morris is a Senior Instructor of Learning Design and Technology in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado and Director, and Director of the Digital Pedagogy Lab, an experiential development place for global digital pedagogy communities.
Together they co-founded the Digital Pedagogy Lab and co-authored the book "An Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy."
In this episode, we look back at a year of emergency...
2021-02-1054 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastSlow Teaching with Dr. Louis-Etienne DuboisDr. Louis-Etienne Dubois is an Assistant Professor of Creative Industries, and Director of the Future of Entertainment Lab at Ryerson University. In transitioning his courses to an emergency remote environment, Louis decided to take a Slow Teaching approach that he describes as being "low tech and high human," and that focuses on time well spent.
You can also read a transcript of the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cou5uA7g6LT_d8sRuH5NrwECy2dMpHOJtsSlaZtBlDk/edit?usp=sharing
2021-01-1132 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastDiscussions Done Differently with Dr. Damien LeeDr. Damien Lee is an Assistant Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biskaabiiyang and Indigenous Political Resurgence in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. In this episode we discuss Dr. Lee's unique approach to asynchronous discussions in remote teaching.
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://bit.ly/3mycfCj
2020-12-1828 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastTeaching with Podcasts: A conversation with Dr. Lorena Escandon, Wendy Garcia and Angela GloverPodcasts can be an effective tool for delivering course content and assessing student learning as post-secondary educators prepare to transition to fully remote teaching in the fall. Our guests share their own personal strategies for integrating podcasts in a range of disciplines from Communications to Nursing, and we discuss the impact of podcasts on student learning and engagement. Lots of great advice in this episode, including at least one crucial tip that Chelsea and Curtis still need to practice.
A transcript of this episode is available here: shorturl.at/hxFU3
2020-06-2442 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastTeaching Philosophies with Dr. Annette BaileyIn this episode, we discuss the process of writing a teaching philosophy with Dr. Annette Bailey who is Associate Director of the Collaborative Degree Program in Nursing at Ryerson University. A recipient of numerous teaching awards and honours, Dr. Bailey shares her own teaching philosophy, and discusses how she builds intellectual partnerships with both graduate and undergraduate students to co-create knowledge. We also discuss how she empowers students to take control of their own learning and how she organizes debates in her classes as a way to encourage students to solve complex problems.
A transcript of this episode is available...
2019-03-2827 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastTransforming Graduate Education with Dr. Jennifer Mactavish and Dr. Samantha WehbiWhat does a relevant 21st century graduate education look like? As the purpose, meaning and scope of graduate education evolves to meet the challenges of an ever-changing social and technological landscape, we speak with two leaders in the Yeates School of Graduate Studies at Ryerson University: Dr. Jennifer Mactavish, Vice Provost and Dean, and Dr. Samantha Wehbi, Associate Dean, Student Affairs. From Graduate courses, comprehensive exams, and dissertations to transdisciplinary research and the importance of building a thriving graduate community on campus, we discuss how graduate education needs to transform to meet the needs of the future.
A transcript of...
2019-02-2734 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastReimagining Science Education with Dr. David CrambDr. David Cramb is Dean of the Faculty of Science at Ryerson University, and a passionate advocate for reimagining science education at the post-secondary level. In this episode, we discuss how to shift the culture of science pedagogy in a direction that encourages students to embrace failure, to own the process of learning, and to learn science by doing science. From competency-based assessments to problem-based learning and getting undergraduates more involved in research experiences, to overcoming the tyranny of content in STEM and informing our teaching practice with evidence-based approaches, David Cramb offers a wealth of insight on the future...
2019-02-0531 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast2018 OCUFA Award Winner Dr. Frankie Stewart on Teaching Large ClassesThis year’s OCUFA teaching award winner Frankie Stewart is known for her advocacy, mentorship, and her leading role in teaching students how to find their own voice and get buy-in for their ideas. She teaches hundreds mechanical engineering students each year—many in a movie theatre in downtown Toronto. Her tricks for reaching individual students in large classes? Structure, group work, and a steady supply of light switches, picture frames, and other knick knacks to take apart.
A transcript of this episode is available here: shorturl.at/bzM47
2018-10-0520 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastIdentity, Inclusion and Difficult Classroom Discussions with Dr. Anita Jack-DaviesIn this episode, Dr. Anita Jack-Davies discusses culture clashes in the classroom and what it means to open difficult conversations about race, relationships, and (safely) bringing your identity into the classroom. From “other mothering” to filling in policy gaps, Dr. Jack-Davies discusses ways to support underrepresented students in our classrooms.
A transcript of this episode is available here: shorturl.at/nMT13
2018-10-0523 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastCreating an Open Access Textbook with Dr. Paul Chafe and Aaron TuckerAfter two years in the making, Paul Chafe and Aaron Tucker launched a team-built open access textbook this fall called "Write Here, Right Now: An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research." The interactive book serves an introductory writing course that seats over 1,000 students each year - and you can use it, too. In this episode, Chafe and Tucker explain why they opted to build a single, multimedia tool and how it became imperative to their team-based pedagogy.
You can access the book through eCampus Ontario here: https://www.ecampusontario.ca/open_funding/write-right-now-interactive-introduction-academic-writing-research/
A transcript of this episode is...
2018-10-0424 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast"Super" Experiential Learning and Teaching with Vincent HuiWhat happens when you ask students to build a structure that will stop a hamster from falling into a bucket of boiling water? In the fourth episode of Podagogies, Vincent Hui leads us through a "super" experiential learning moment in his classroom.
The award-winning instructor explains why he approaches teaching in a relational way, even if you're teaching classes not everyone likes to teach. Send us your feedback, questions and comments at podagogies@ryerson.ca.
A transcript of this episode is available here: shorturl.at/BDIST
2018-06-1819 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastDebwewin: On the Pedagogy of Truth with Dr. Sheila Cote-MeekCan we really decolonize classrooms? In this episode, Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek cautions against jumping into "decolonization" too quickly. She describes her research on Indigenous learners and teachers' classroom experiences and strategizes around teaching difficult knowledge. Cote-Meek is the author of Colonized Classrooms: Racism, Trauma, and Resistance in Postsecondary Education and was the 2018 keynote speaker at Ryerson’s Learning and Teaching Conference. Send your thoughts to podagogies@ryerson.ca or comment below.
A transcript of this episode is available here: shorturl.at/hpsFK
2018-05-2232 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastAccessibility in the Classroom with Dr. Eliza ChandlerDr. Eliza Chandler is an Assistant Professor in the School of Disability Studies at Ryerson University. She is also the founding artistic director of Tangled Art Gallery, Canada's first art gallery dedicated to showcasing disability art and advancing accessible curatorial practices.
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://bit.ly/3l1ZkbJ
2018-04-2316 minPodagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastIntroductions and Land AcknowledgementsWelcome to the first episode of Podagogies. In this episode, we discuss the format and aims of the podcast, and unpack how educators might use land acknowledgements in their teaching. Please send us your feedback, questions and comments at podagogies@ryerson.ca
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://bit.ly/38806Ap
2018-04-2316 min
Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching PodcastIntroductions and Land AcknowledgementsWelcome to the first episode of Podagogies. In this episode, we discuss the format and aims of the podcast, and unpack how educators might use land acknowledgements in their teaching. Please send us your feedback, questions and comments at podagogies@ryerson.ca A transcript of this episode is available here: https://bit.ly/38806Ap
2018-04-2316 min