Episodes
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Google Apps
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Cloud-based collaborative software can support active and engaged learning in both synchronous and asynchronous contexts. In this episode, Dr. Kathleen Gradel joins us to explore how a variety of Google apps can facilitate collaborative learning. Kathleen is a Professor in the College of Education at SUNY Fredonia. She is a recipient of a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and a SUNY FACT2 Award for Excellence in Instruction.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Just-in-Time Textbook
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
What would you do if you are scheduled to teach a class of 75 students and discover that several very expensive textbooks would be required to address the full range of course topics? In this episode, Dr. Jessica Kruger rejoins us to discuss how she responded to this challenge by working with her students to create their own textbook.
Jessica is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior at the University at Buffalo.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Transhumanism
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Does teaching a course with a team of three instructors across two continents seem like an impossible task? Now imagine that same course examining how the boundaries between humans and machines are increasingly blurred? In this episode, Damian Schofield joins us to discuss an interdisciplinary intercontinental collaboration in which students from opposite sides of the globe examine what it means to be human.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Creating an open textbook
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Over the last few decades, textbook prices have been increasing 3-4 times faster than the overall price level. Responding to this, many students choose to either not buy textbooks or delay purchasing them until the semester is well underway. In response, a growing number of faculty, departments, colleges, and universities have begun to create and use open educational resources that are freely available to students and faculty.
In this episode, we discuss the process of creating an open textbook with Kristen Munger, who, along with several collaborators, created Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice, as part of the SUNY Open Textbook project. We also discuss how and why faculty may wish to consider adopting or creating open educational resources.
Kristen Munger is an Associate Dean in the School of Education at SUNY-Oswego. Prior to becoming Associate Dean, she was a faculty member in the Counseling and Psychological Services department at SUNY-Oswego. Before beginning her doctoral work at Syracuse University, she practiced as a school psychologist in New York state schools for twelve years.
A transcript and show notes are available at teaforteaching.com