Episodes
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
It's Been a Year.
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
A year ago, our campus announced that it was shutting down for a two-week pause so that the COVID-19 pandemic could be brought under control. To help faculty prepare for remote instruction, we released our first episode of many on March 19, 2020, with Flower Darby. We thought this would be a good moment to pause and reflect on this journey.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Teaching for Learning
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
As we again begin planning for the uncertainties of the fall semester, it is helpful to have a rich toolkit of evidence-based teaching practices that can work in multiple modalities. In this episode, Claire Howell Major, Michael S. Harris, and Todd Zakrajsek join us to discuss a variety of these practices that can be effectively matched with your course learning objectives.
Claire is a Professor of Higher Education Administration at the University of Alabama. Michael is a Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Southern Methodist university. Todd is an Associate Research Professor and Associate Director of Fellowship Programs in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Claire, Michael, and Todd are the authors of many superb books and articles on teaching and learning in higher education. In June, they are releasing a second edition of Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Synchronous Online Learning
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
The pandemic forced many faculty to experiment in different modalities in 2020. In this episode, we reflect on our own teaching experiences with synchronous online courses this year.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Sharing Disciplinary Pedagogies
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Many faculty are either the only, or one of a few, at their institution who teach a particular course, which can feel isolating, especially as we troubleshoot and experiment with our teaching. In this episode, Bill Goffe joins us to discuss an easy way to connect with faculty at other institutions to share disciplinary pedagogy.
Bill is an Associate Teaching Professor in economics at Penn State, and a former colleague here at the State University of New York at Oswego. Bill is very well known in the profession for his resources for Economists on the Internet, which was one of the very first internet guides available for economists, and it's now hosted and sponsored by the American Economic Association. He is a member of the American Economic Association’s Committee on Economic Education, the Secretary-Treasurer for the Society of Computational Economics, an Associate Editor for Computational Economics and the online section of the Journal of Economic Education. And he's also an editorial board member for Netnomics. You can also find Bill on many listservs devoted to teaching and learning.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Video Conferencing
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Although video conferencing tools are not new, the global pandemic has resulted in a dramatic expansion in faculty use of this technology in their learning environments. In this episode, Rick McDonald joins us to discuss ways in which we can use these tools to create productive and engaging learning experiences for our students. Rick is an instructional designer at Northern Arizona University who has extensive consulting experience in higher education and in K-12.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Pandemic Planning
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
The sudden switch from face-to-face to remote instruction in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic caught many faculty, students, and colleges by surprise. Until a vaccine is available, regional or nationwide campus shutdowns may occur during the fall semester. In this episode, Dr. Josh Eyler joins us to discuss what faculty and institutions can do to help prepare for future transitions to remote learning. Josh is the Director of Faculty Development and a lecturer in Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi. Josh is also the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective Teaching.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Pandemic-Related Remote Learning
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Over the last two weeks colleges across the U.S. have made the decision to shift all classes from face-to-face to remote instruction in an attempt to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In this episode, Flower Darby joins us explore the challenges and the opportunities associated with this transition. Flower Darby is the Director of Teaching for Student Success, an adjunct instructor in several disciplines, and the author, with James Lang, of Small Teaching Online. She is also one of the developers of the Online Teaching Toolkit created by the Association of College and University educators (or ACUE).
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Leveraging Faculty Expertise
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Teaching centers with limited resources often find it challenging to be able to meet the needs of all faculty. In this episode, Chilton Reynolds and Tim Ploss join us to discuss how the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center at SUNY Oneonta has leveraged its impact through the use of a faculty fellows program. Chilton and Tim are instructional support technicians in the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center at SUNY Oneonta.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Intentional Tech
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Some faculty try to use each new educational technology tool they find. Others are reluctant to try any new tools. In this episode, Dr. Derek Bruff joins us to examine how to productively choose educational technology that will support and enhance student learning.
Derek is the director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and a principal senior lecturer at Vanderbilt Department of Mathematics. He's the author of Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments. His new book Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching will be available from West Virginia University Press in November 2019. Derek is also a host of the Leading Lines podcast.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
The Culture of EdTech
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
As faculty, we engage with education technology as it relates to our classes but rarely consider the larger EdTech ecosystem. Dr. Rolin Moe, the director of Academic Innovation and an Assistant Professor at Seattle Pacific University, joins us to discuss the politics, economics, and culture of EdTech.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.