Episodes
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Teaching About Race
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Class discussions of race and racism can be difficult for all participants. In this episode, Dr. Cyndi Kernahan joins us to discuss ways of building a classroom climate in which these issues may be productively explored.
Cyndi is a psychology professor and Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls. She's the author of Teaching about Race and Racism in the College Class: Notes from a White Professor, which will be available from West Virginia University Press in Fall 2019. The book will be part of the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Series edited by James Lang.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Inclusive teaching
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Are your class conversations dominated by a small number of voices? In this episode, Dr. Danica Savonick joins us to discuss a variety of class activities that support an inclusive learning environment and promote equity in participation while increasing student learning. Danica is an Assistant Professor of Multi-Ethnic Literature at SUNY Cortland, and a recipient of the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders award, a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in Women's Studies, and a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Gender Bias in Course Evaluations
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Have you ever received comments in student evaluations that focus on your appearance, your personality, or competence? Do students refer to you as teacher or an inappropriate title, like Mr. or Mrs., rather than professor? For some, this may sound all too familiar. Kristina Mitchell, a Political Science Professor from Texas Tech University, joins us in this episode to discuss her research exploring gender bias in student course evaluations.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.