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S.A.F.E. TopicsSean Goes to a Punk ShowSean and curry take a break from talking about books to explore the learning (and moshpits) modeled at punk rock festivals.
2023-05-2245 minS.A.F.E. TopicsPrepping for the Punk Rock ShowSean and curry talk about NoFX's "180 Degrees" song to prepare to attend a punk rock show.
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2023-05-1129 minS.A.F.E. TopicsCritical Comforts in the Land of Digital PedagogySean teases curry's lack of stimulating course design as they discuss ”Digital Critical Pedagogy" from An Urgency of Teachers.
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S.A.F.E. TopicsWritingwithMachines: Valuing Biliterate BrainsWelcome to another crossover episode with WritingwithMachines, a rad group of English teachers who get together to discuss technology, teaching, and composition.
In this WritingwithMachines conversation, my colleagues and I reflect on the literacy skills and reading processes we teach in our composition classes.
To explore more, check out our blog post for this episode and others at https://wordpress.miracosta.edu/writingwithmachines/
2023-05-0154 minS.A.F.E. TopicsInclusive? Mechanized? Teaching. Our part 2 response to ”Not Enough Voices”Sean and curry take a second attempt to discuss Sean Michael Morris' ”Not Enough Voices," in An Urgency of Teachers.
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2023-04-2056 minS.A.F.E. TopicsWritingwithMachines: Reading, Attention, and Thinking-about-ThinkingWelcome to another crossover episode with WritingwithMachines, a rad group of English teachers who get together to discuss technology, teaching, and composition.
In this WritingwithMachines conversation, my colleagues and I explore how our experiences reading in different modalities form our thinking, writing, and metacognition.
To explore more, check out our blog post for this episode and others at https://wordpress.miracosta.edu/writingwithmachines/
2023-04-1757 minS.A.F.E. TopicsWritingwithMachines: Voice, Bias, and TemplatesWelcome to another crossover episode with WritingwithMachines, a rad group of English teachers who get together to discuss technology, teaching, and composition.
In this WritingwithMachines conversation, my colleagues and I explore the writer’s voice, technique, and materials that encode values, and ask: what shapes human expression?
To explore more, check out our blog post for this episode and others at https://wordpress.miracosta.edu/writingwithmachines/
2023-04-1058 minS.A.F.E. TopicsNot Enough Time for ”Not Enough Voices”Sean and curry discuss Sean Michael Morris' ”Not Enough Voices," in An Urgency of Teachers.
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2023-04-0624 minS.A.F.E. TopicsWritingwithMachines: Surfaces, Tools, and AffordancesWelcome to another crossover episode with WritingwithMachines, a rad group of English teachers who get together to discuss technology, teaching, and composition.
In this WritingwithMachines conversation, my colleagues and I explore technologies in history that have shifted the way writers process and produce texts.
To explore more, check out our blog post for this episode and others at https://wordpress.miracosta.edu/writingwithmachines/
2023-04-0355 min
S.A.F.E. TopicsWritingwithMachines: BYO Article on ChatGPTHey Safe Topics listeners. This episode is a crossover with WritingwithMachines, a rad group of English teachers who get together to discuss technology, teaching, and composition.
Our content needs a new home, and Sean and I feel the issues and pedagogies we talk about in WritingwithMachines fits well here in SAFE Topics. Hope you like enjoy :-)
In this WritingwithMachines conversation, my colleagues and I explore articles, podcasts, or other sources that help us think about generative AI tools
To explore more, check out our blog post for this episode and others at h...2023-03-3058 minS.A.F.E. Topicscurry Goes to Jiu JitsuSean and curry take a brief break from talking about books to explore the teaching and learning (and choke-holds) modeled in Jiu Jitsu training.
2023-03-1636 minS.A.F.E. TopicsClassrooms of Possibilities, our concluding response to Teaching to TransgressSean and curry discuss bell hook's chapters ”Confronting Class," "Eros, Eroticism..." and "Ecstacy" in Teaching to Transgress.
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2023-03-0256 minS.A.F.E. TopicsWe Have Bodies; We Work in the Classroom, our Part 2 response to ”Building a Teaching Community”Sean and curry discuss bell hook's chapters ”Building a Teaching Community" in Teaching to Transgress.
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2023-02-2544 minS.A.F.E. TopicsA Project We Work On Together, our Part 1 response to ”Building a Teaching Community”Sean and curry discuss bell hook's chapters ”Building a Teaching Community" in Teaching to Transgress.
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2023-02-1742 minS.A.F.E. TopicsLanguages We Use, our response to bell hooks’chapters 9 and 11Sean and curry discuss bell hook's chapters ”Feminist Scholarship” and "Language" in Teaching to Transgress.
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2023-02-0952 minS.A.F.E. TopicsThe Voices and How We Listen, our response to bell hooks’chapters 7 and 8Sean and curry discuss bell hook's chapter ”Holding My Sister's Hand” and "Feminist Thinking" in Teaching to Transgress.
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2023-01-0554 minS.A.F.E. TopicsLayers, our response to bell hooks’ ”Essentialism and Experience”Sean and curry discuss bell hook's chapter ”Essentialism and Experience” in Teaching to Transgress.
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2022-12-231h 08S.A.F.E. TopicsThere’s No Place Like Theory, our response to bell hooks’ ”Theory as Liberatory Practice”Sean and curry discuss bell hook's chapter "Theory as Liberatory Practice" in Teaching to Transgress.
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2022-12-1637 minS.A.F.E. TopicsTapestry Thinking, our response to bell hooks’ ”Paulo Freire”Sean and curry discuss bell hook's chapter "Paulo Freire" in Teaching to Transgress.
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2022-12-0852 minS.A.F.E. TopicsWhy Go to College?In this episode, Sean and curry share their stories about going to college and discuss how their experiences may be similar and different for people thinking about college in a post-pandemic era. We will return to our conversation on bell hook's Teaching to Trangsress soon. Next chapter, "Paulo Freire"! Can't wait!
2022-12-0135 minS.A.F.E. TopicsValues and Change, Our Ongoing Convo about bell hook’s Teaching to TransgressSean and curry finish discussing bell hook's "A Revolution of Values" and "Embracing Change," Teaching to Transgress.
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2022-11-2453 minS.A.F.E. TopicsVulnerability and Self-actualization, Our Part 2 Response to bell hook’s ”Engaged Pedagogy”The goal of this episode is to have an authentic and unscripted conversation about bell hook's "Engaged Teaching," Teaching to Transgress. Sean and curry finish discussing the chapter as they strive to know and think about how to apply hook's call to vulnerability and self-actualization.
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2022-11-1848 minS.A.F.E. Topics”Teaching as a Practice of Freedom,” Our Part 1 Response to bell hook’s ”Engaged Pedagogy”The goal of this episode is to have an authentic and unscripted conversation about bell hook's "Engaged Teaching," Teaching to Transgress. Sean and curry can barely make it through a few pages as they grapple with hook's call to "teaching as a practice of freedom."
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2022-11-1148 minS.A.F.E. TopicsA Pedagogy of Being and Becoming from bell hook’s ”Introduction,” Teaching to TransgressThe goal of this episode is to have an authentic and unscripted conversation about bell hook's Teaching to Transgress, starting with her "Introduction." Sean and curry reflect on what it means to be and become engaged in the classroom.
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2022-11-031h 02S.A.F.E. TopicsA.I. is(n’t) a Cheating, Writing ToolThe goal of this episode is to have an authentic and unscripted conversation about an NYT article by Kevin Roose titled, "We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting," because websites that write papers for students is alarming and because websites that write papers for students is amazing.
Read Roose's article (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/technology/ai-technology-progress.html)
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Finally, here's some more cool, nerdy teacher stuff written after Sean and curry recorded...2022-10-2836 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing - WTF was HyFlex? Students Speak!Sean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking with Sean's students about their experiences and ideas about teaching and learning in flexible, hybrid modalities.
2021-12-3151 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: Approaching FinalsSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about lessons learned in content delivery and building community in parallel modalities.
2021-12-1038 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: MidsemesterSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about the student experiences with content and the teacher experiences with assessment at the midsemester moment.
2021-12-0333 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: The First Few WeeksSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about what class community looks like and what role assessment plays when you teach this shit for the first time.
2021-11-2635 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: Assessing AssessmentSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about contract grading, rubrics, and the roles teachers play as coaches and building inspectors.
2021-11-1930 minS.A.F.E. TopicsUnlearn Grading to Ungrade Learning: Part 1In this episode, the SAFE Topics team had a conversation with faculty members on the topic of ungrading. We explore ideas like deconstructing traditional grading, assessment being a conversation, meeting resistance, and self reflections. Join hosts Sean and curry alongside Joe Salamon (Physical Science), Chad Tsuyuki (English), Virginia “Gin” Schwarz (English & Literature), and James Garcia (Sociology) as we talk about the world of ungrading. This episode is one for the books! Keep an eye out for Part 2 coming in the Spring ‘22 semester!
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2021-11-161h 03S.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: Cultivating CommunitySean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about how to tend community-spaces in synchronous and asynchronous activities.
2021-11-1228 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: Creating ContentSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about instruction, media, and student generated content they have planned for their fall courses.
2021-11-0520 minS.A.F.E. TopicsDown with Spring BreakIn this episode, the SAFE Topics team host a debate among with MiraCosta students and faculty over spring break. We ask why about the value of breaks and the costs of interruptions. We share the realities of workloads carried into breaks. And question what exactly it is we need a break from in the first place. Join hosts Sean, curry, and Mana along with Daniel Ante-Contreras (English), Carson Arias (mechanical engineering major), and Kayla Kamani (psychology & film major) in an argument over keeping or abandoning spring break!
2021-11-0248 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: What‘s Sean Gonna Teach?Sean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about what tools, methods, and creative solutions seem doable this first go-around.
2021-10-2924 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: WTF is HyFlex?!…and how do you spell it? Sean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about research, common practices, and what seems worth trying.
2021-10-2225 minS.A.F.E. TopicsWhy Ethnic Studies?In this episode, the SAFE Topics team has a conversation with faculty leaders at MiraCosta who are charged with developing an Ethnic Studies program. We ask why about the political context, the timing, and the salient characteristics of Ethnic Studies, and how an Ethnic Studies department will benefit students and faculty campus-wide. Join hosts Sean, curry, and Mana along with Maria Figueroa (English), JahB Prescott (English), Tyrone Nagai (English), Alicia Lopez (Sociology), and Steven Moreno-Terrill (Sociology) as we get into this topic!
2021-10-191h 01S.A.F.E. TopicsHyflexing: The COR of Your ClassSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by talking about the course outline of the record.
2021-10-1531 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHyFlexing: Designing a New CourseSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing by thinking first about the awesome learning moments we design for (in any course we teach).
2021-10-0829 minS.A.F.E. TopicsA New Mini-Series: HyFlexingSean and curry try to figure out this new HyFlex teaching thing, starting with how to make a podcast about our process.
2021-10-0803 minS.A.F.E. TopicsBack to Campus! Kinda...The SAFE Topics team is back! We are kicking off season 3 with a series of interviews with some folks around the MiraCosta College campus. The team interviewed students, staff and faculty about their experiences about what’s making them happy to be on campus and some of the realities we’re still dealing with. Join hosts Sean, curry and Mana in our season 3 premiere episode!
2021-10-061h 07S.A.F.E. TopicsStudent Voices with Mana and KaylaIn this finale episode, we end the season with student voices discussing the good and bad of the distant learning experience during the past year. Our host Mana is joined by an Associated Student Government (ASG) colleague, Kayla, to talk about online learning in the past year and the challenges that students had to overcome to become successful. At the end of this episode, our hosts have a special message for all of our listeners. Join us in our season two finale episode of the SAFE Topics Podcast, and thank you all for your ongoing support!
2021-06-0228 minS.A.F.E. TopicsLinguistic Bias - Part 2On this episode, the SAFE Topics team continues its conversation with faculty on the topic of linguistic bias! The question we started with was: how do we welcome diverse voices and prevent privileging one dialect over the other? Join hosts Sean, curry, and Mana along with Maria Figueroa (English), Denise Stephenson (Director of Writing Center), Eric Robertson (Communication Studies), and Andrea Petri (International Languages) as we go into part two of this great episode!
2021-05-2033 minS.A.F.E. TopicsLinguistic Bias - Part 1In this episode, the SAFE Topics team has a conversation with faculty on the topic of linguistic bias! The question we ask is how do we welcome diverse voices and prevent privileging one dialect over the other? Join hosts Sean, curry, and Mana along with Maria Figueroa (English), Denise Stephenson (Director of Writing Center), Eric Robertson (Communication Studies), and Andrea Petri (International Languages) as we go into part one of this great episode!
2021-05-1557 minS.A.F.E. TopicsLive Show with ASE LeadersIn this episode, the SAFE Topics Podcast team went live during the Equity Online day put on by the C3 Teaching and Learning Center and Online Education and were joined by leaders from the Academic Success and Equity (ASE) program to talk about their experiences and adjustments over the last year. Join hosts Sean, curry and Mana and special guests Don Love (Coordinator and Counselor of Umoja), Coach Keli Ross-Ma’u (Coordinator and Counselor of Mana; Coach of Rugby Team), and Cindy Arce (Interim Student Services Coordinator for ASE) as we go over the hardships, challenges and positives of th...2021-05-0852 minS.A.F.E. TopicsAll the Cs - A Visit From the Cultural Curriculum Collective, Part 2In part two of this episode, “All the C’s - A Visit from the Cultural Curriculum Collective,” the SAFE Topics Podcast team continues the one word conversation about classrooms. Join our hosts Sean, curry and Mana as they get into the topic of classrooms with Shawntae Mitchum (Sociology), JahB Prescott (Letters), and Angela Senigaglia (AHS English)!
2021-04-3040 minS.A.F.E. TopicsAll the Cs - A Visit From the Cultural Curriculum Collective, Part 1In this episode of the SAFE Topics Podcast, we are joined by faculty members from MiraCosta’s Cultural Curriculum Collective (CCC) to have a one word conversation about classrooms. Join our hosts Sean, curry and Mana as they get into the topic of classrooms with Shawntae Mitchum (Sociology), JahB Prescott (Letters), and Angela Senigaglia (AHS English)! Listen in to part one of this two part episode!
2021-04-2448 minS.A.F.E. TopicsSpace for ASE Students to Set the Pace: Creating Culture in the Classroom, Part 2Part two is here! Our latest episode with students was so good that once again we had to split it into two parts. Continuing on in this episode, we are joined by students from various Academic Success and Equity (ASE) Programs to talk about creating culture in the classroom! Our hosts Sean, curry and Mana are joined by several students including Helen Leinani Highland-Coslow (Mana, English/Literature), Dannia Saldivar (Mana, Liberal Arts: Math and Science), Jose Luis Mendez (UPRISE, Film/Theater), Jocelyn Rogers (RAFFY, Communication), Natalie Salgado (PUENTE, Sociology), Ian Clark (Umoja, Spanish), and Campbell Reyes (Mana, Art History...2021-04-1729 minS.A.F.E. TopicsSpace for ASE Students to Set the Pace: Creating Culture in the Classroom, Part 1The student voices are back! In this episode of the SAFE Topics Podcast, we are joined by students from various Academic Success and Equity (ASE) Programs to talk about creating culture in the classroom! Our hosts Sean, curry and Mana are joined by several students including Helen Leinani Highland-Coslow (MANA, English/Literature), Dannia Saldivar (MANA, Liberal Arts: Math and Science), Jose Luis Mendez (UPRISE, Film/Theater), Jocelyn Rogers (RAFFY, Communication), Natalie Salgado (PUENTE, Sociology), Ian Clark (UMOJA, Spanish), and Campbell Reyes (MANA, Art History). Let’s listen and learn from these students.
2021-04-101h 00S.A.F.E. TopicsCameras On vs. Cameras Off: Blank Boxes & Framing FacesIn this episode of the SAFE Topics Podcast, the team goes into the topic of anonymity in the classroom. Join hosts Sean, curry, and Mana along with our special guests, Tyrone Nagai (Letters and Pre-Transfer), Krista Byrd (Psychology), and David Bonds (Mathematics) as they get into the topic of having cameras on vs. having cameras off.
2021-04-031h 05S.A.F.E. TopicsMeet Mana: Awesome Student, ASG President, and the New SAFE Topics Co-Host!In the latest episode, hosts Sean and curry introduce and welcome Mana Tadayon, the SAFE Topics newest co-host! Mana first joined us as a guest on the One Word Conversation with students on “Leaders” (S2E3). Today Mana joins the team as a student co-host and we can’t be excited enough! Listen in and join us in welcoming Mana!
2021-03-1957 minS.A.F.E. TopicsIt’s Our Class, But Whose Culture? Part 2This episode is part two of the series about academics as a culture. We continue our conversation into whether or not academic disciplines and academia as a whole have a culture. Our hosts Sean and curry were joined by some awesome MiraCosta faculty members that included Jade Hilde (Letters), Alexis Tucker Sade (Anthropology), Rica French (Astronomy), Karl Cleveland (Media Arts & Technology), and Rick Cassoni (Computer Science & Information Technology). Listen in as we conclude this awesome series.
2021-03-0551 minS.A.F.E. TopicsIt's Our Classroom, But Whose Culture? Part 1This latest episode is part one of a two-part series about academics as a culture. We delve into the idea of whether or not academic disciplines and academia as a whole has a culture. Our hosts Sean and curry were joined by some awesome MiraCosta faculty members that included Jade Hilde (Letters), Alexis Tucker Sade (Anthropology), Rica French (Astronomy), Karl Cleveland (Media Arts & Technology), and Rick Cassoni (Computer Science & Information Technology). This episode was so good that we had to split in two parts! Join us and listen in.
2021-02-2540 minS.A.F.E. TopicsWhat’s Going Well? A SAFE Topics Podcast Live ShowIn this latest episode, we aired our first live recording during the Spring 2021 flex week! Hosts Sean and curry asked a panel of MiraCosta faculty including Himgauri Kulkarni (Biology), Leila Safaralian (Math), Casey McFarland (Kinesiology), Billy Gunn (Film), and Edward Pohlert (Faculty Director of Retention Services): what's working, what's challenging, and what should students expect as we all prepare for another semester of remote/online teaching and learning?
2021-01-2949 minS.A.F.E. TopicsQuality and Quantity - Student Voices as DataIn this episode, we continue our series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Sean and curry are joined by Kimberly Coutts (District Research Analyst) to get their perspective on Universal Design for Learning.
2020-12-1946 minS.A.F.E. TopicsStudent Voices: Climbing Uphill Both WaysIn this episode, we are joined by a second student voice to continue our series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Sean and curry are joined by current MiraCosta student, Haillie Hill (Theater), to get a student perspective on UDL.
2020-12-1227 minS.A.F.E. TopicsStudent Voices: Staring Up at a MountainIn this episode, we are joined by a student voice to continue our series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Sean and curry are joined by MiraCosta alumni and current UCSD student, Madeline Cooperman (Sociology), to get a student perspective on UDL.
2020-12-0431 minS.A.F.E. TopicsAccessible Houses Make for Better Homes - How Structure and Pedagogy Work TogetherIn this episode we continue our series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Sean and curry are joined by Catherine Walker (Computer Science) and Liesl Madrona (CE Instructional Designer) to get a different perspective that focuses on UDL as a framework for equality and equity.
2020-11-1348 minS.A.F.E. TopicsDesigning Classes for All Learners: Possibility or Pipe DreamIn the fourth episode of The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast, we change up the format from our one
word conversation to an ongoing series with universal design for learning (UDL). Our hosts
Sean and curry are joined by Aaron Holmes (Access Specialist DSPS) and Jeff Higginbotham
(Faculty Director DSPS) in an unscripted conversation on "Designing Classes for All Learners: Possibility or Pipe Dream."
2020-10-3058 minS.A.F.E. TopicsLeaders, A One Word Conversation with StudentsIn this third episode of The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast, we continue the dynamic and fluid concept
of leaders with current student leaders. Our hosts Sean and curry are joined by Amir Naranjo
(Sociology; student ambassador; BSU) and Mana Tadayon (Computer Science; President of
Associated Student Government; Math & Science Tutor) in an unscripted conversation about
issues related to one word, "leaders."
2020-10-1550 minS.A.F.E. TopicsLeaders, A One Word Conversation with FacultyIn this second episode of The S.A.F.E. Topics Podcast, we explore the dynamic and fluid concept of leaders. Our hosts Sean and curry are joined by Maria Figueroa (Chair of Letters), Luke Lara (Counseling and Academic Senate President), and Joe Salamon (Physics Chair) in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "leaders."
2020-10-081h 16S.A.F.E. TopicsAntiracism: The Talk - a special collaboration episode, part 1The S.A.F.E. Topics and (Re)Teach podcasts have teamed up to have an authentic and unscripted conversation with our colleagues about "Anti-Racism."
In Part 1, we focus on "The Talk"--what "Anti-Racism" means for teaching, learning, and governance in community college. Our colleagues Oswaldo Ramirez (Counseling), Doc Rachel Hastings (Communication Studies), Denise Stephenson (Faculty Director of the Writing Center), and Chad Tsuyuki (English Composition and Creative Writing) join Bruce, Sean, and curry for this discussion.
2020-09-2235 minS.A.F.E. TopicsAntiracism: The Work - a special collaboration episode, part 2The S.A.F.E. Topics and (Re)Teach podcasts have teamed up to have an authentic and unscripted conversation with our colleagues about "Anti-Racism."
In Part 2, we focus on "The Work"--what "Anti-Racism" looks like for teaching, learning, and governance in community college. Our colleagues Oswaldo Ramirez (Counseling), Doc Rachel Hastings (Communication Studies), Denise Stephenson (Faculty Director of the Writing Center), and Chad Tsuyuki (English Composition and Creative Writing) join Bruce, Sean, and curry for this discussion.
2020-09-2239 minS.A.F.E. TopicsAntiracism: The Hope - a special collaboration episode, part 3The S.A.F.E. Topics and (Re)Teach podcasts have teamed up to have an authentic and unscripted conversation with our colleagues about "Anti-Racism."
In Part 3, we focus on "The Hope"--what sources of energy, inspiration, and motivations we tap into to sustain the work of "Anti-Racism" in community college. Our colleagues Oswaldo Ramirez (Counseling), Doc Rachel Hastings (Communication Studies), Denise Stephenson (Faculty Director of the Writing Center), and Chad Tsuyuki (English Composition and Creative Writing) join Bruce, Sean, and curry for this discussion.
2020-09-2240 minS.A.F.E. TopicsAre we all online instructors now? Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn the final episode of our special series, "Going Remote," Sean and curry talk with Lisa Lane (history), Eric Robertson (communications), and Jim Sullivan (English composition) about pedagogy in a season of remote instruction and what we should do over the summer to prepare for "real" online classes in the fall.
2020-05-271h 05S.A.F.E. TopicsRelationships, A One Word Conversation with StudentsIn this episode, we talk with students in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "relationships." Julie Astorga (English), Domonique Brown (nursing), and Abby Lau (medical administration) joined Sean and curry for this episode.
2020-05-2059 minS.A.F.E. TopicsRelationships, A One Word Conversation with FacultyIn this episode, we talk with faculty in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "relationships." Our colleagues Bruce Hoskins (sociology), Zulema Diaz (literature and composition), Adrean Askerneese (counseling), and Scott Fallstrom (Faculty Director of the Math Learning Center) joined Sean and curry for this episode.
2020-05-131h 15S.A.F.E. TopicsBONUS: The SAFE Topics Team reflects on podcasting and pandemics: Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn this bonus episode, the S.A.F.E. Topics team speaks with Deborah Reeves (music, podcast club advisor, and student intern coordinator) about what its like to start a podcast produced by faculty and students and continue to work collaboratively in uncertain times. Listen to meet our amazing team members: Kelly Barnett (producer, audio engineer), James Garcia (brand manager, social media director), curry (English composition, S.A.F.E. Topics Co-Host), and Sean (sociology, S.A.F.E. Topics Co-Host).
2020-05-0841 minS.A.F.E. TopicsThe humanities in a time of isolation: Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn this episode of our special series, "Going Remote," Sean and curry talk with Rob Bond (history) and Billy Gunn (film) about the media we turn to for entertainment, for truths, and for social proximity during a time of social distance. We ask Rob and Billy about what the humanities have to offer now and how the humanities might change afterward, from novels to films to podcasts to videogames.
2020-05-0658 minS.A.F.E. TopicsA conversation with students: Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn the eleventh episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, hosts Sean and curry check-in with students about their learning experiences and their lives in our ongoing special series, “Going Remote." We chat with Ashley Chacon (Sociology), Aaron Blanchett (Sociology), Frank Rivas (Sociology), Jessi Perreault (Studio Arts), Glenna Trone (Math & Science), and Trent Stechschulte (Finance).
2020-04-2957 minS.A.F.E. TopicsHelping our students pivot when business is not usual: Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn the tenth episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, hosts Sean and curry continue the special series on “Going Remote” with a conversation about the economic disparities and opportunities our students are facing. We chat with our business and accounting colleagues Christina Sharp (Business Administration), Mike Deschamps (Accounting; Career & Technical Education & Workforce Development), and Nate Scharff (Business; Career & Technical Education & Workforce Development) in Zoom (where else?).
2020-04-2257 minS.A.F.E. TopicsEmpowering Students Through Telehealth: Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn this episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast special series on “Going Remote”, hosts Sean and curry chat with Ghada Osman, the Interim Mental Health Counseling Supervisor of Health Services at MiraCosta College. Ghada shares telehealth resources available to students and addresses the stages of coming to terms with ongoing crises.
2020-04-1559 minS.A.F.E. TopicsSelf-care for the body, mind, and pedagogical soul: Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn the eighth episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, hosts Sean and curry continue the special series on “Going Remote” with a conversation about movement, mindfulness, pet grooming, and "attitudes of gratitude." We chat with Casey McFarland (Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition), Jeff Murico (Philosophy & Religious Studies), Rachel Hastings (Communication Studies), and Thao Ha (Sociology) in Zoom (where else?).
2020-04-081h 00S.A.F.E. TopicsSupporting Our Students: Going Remote, A Special SeriesIn the seventh episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, hosts curry and Sean continue the special series on “Going Remote” with a conversation on the support our students and faculty can expect once classes resume. We were joined by Lise Flocken (Transfer Center), Edward Pohlert (Tutoring & Academic Support Center), and Denise Stephenson (Writing Center) through Zoom.
2020-04-0147 minS.A.F.E. TopicsA Conversation with Jim Julius: Going Remote, A Special SeriesSean and curry talk with Jim Julius, the director of distance education at MiraCosta, about what faculty and students should know about "remote instruction." We ask Jim to clarify what expectations are being placed on faculty and on students, and we discuss various resources created to support remote teaching and learning.
2020-03-2044 minS.A.F.E. TopicsTransitioning Our Classes: Going Remote, A Special SeriesSean and curry talk about the steps each will take to transition their current onsite classes into online spaces. Starting with instructor and student needs, we explore the possibilities of teaching and learning remotely.
2020-03-1840 minS.A.F.E. TopicsBootstraps, A One Word Conversation with StudentsIn this episode, we talk with students in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "bootstraps." Our friends Jacob Blas, Matthias Tirona (soc), Kennedy Monterroza (psych), Victor Alpizar, and Monique Morales (soc) joined Sean and curry for this episode.
2020-03-1055 minS.A.F.E. TopicsBootstraps, A One Word Conversation with FacultyIn this episode, we talk with faculty in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "bootstraps." Our colleagues Alexis Tucker Sade (anthropology), Nery Chapeton Lamas (computer science), and Tony Burman (rhetoric and composition) joined Sean and curry for this episode.
2020-03-0450 minS.A.F.E. TopicsSyllabus, A One Word Conversation with StudentsIn this episode, we talk with students in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "syllabus." The student contributors are Sam Mayorga (Biomanufacting Major), Melissa Ortega (Social Justice and Equity Center Intern, Sociology Major), Andre Idso (Sociology Major), Josef Emmenegger (Performing Arts Major), and Suzy Morales Benitez (Social Justice and Equity Center Scholar, Sociology Major) joined Sean and curry for this episode.
2020-02-2642 minS.A.F.E. TopicsSyllabus, A One Word Conversation with FacultyThe goal of this episode is to have an authentic and unscripted conversation about topics and issues related to one word, "syllabus." Our colleagues Annie Ngo (business), Shawn Firouzian (math), Rica French (astronomy), and James Garcia (sociology) joined Sean and curry for this episode.
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