Episodes
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Design for Learning
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
We tend to design courses for ourselves because we are the audience we know best. In this episode Jenae Cohn joins us to explore how user-experience design principles can help us create effective and engaging learning experiences for the students we have right now. Jenae is the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of California at Berkeley. She is the author of Skim, Dive, and Surface: Teaching Digital Reading. Her newest book, co-authored with Michael Greer, is Design for Learning: User Experience in Online Teaching and Learning.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Faculty generally design courses on their computers, but many students interact with courses through mobile devices. In this episode, Christina Moore joins us to discuss the benefits of being mobile mindful in course design.
Christina is the Associate Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She is the author of Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning: Harnessing the Technology that Students Use Most, which was recently released by Stylus Publishing.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Remembering and Forgetting
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Cognitive psychology research continues to provide insight into how memory works. In this episode, Michelle Miller joins us to discuss how this research can help us design more effective learning experiences for our students.
Michelle is a Professor of Psychological Sciences and a President's Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Miller's academic background is in cognitive psychology research. Her research interests include memory, attention, and student success. Michelle is the author of Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology, and has written about evidence-based pedagogy in scholarly as well as general interest publications. Her newest book, Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning and the Science of Memory in a Wired World will be released in early 2022 as part of the superb West Virginia University series on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Talking Tech
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Student use of mobile technology can enrich student learning experiences, but can also interfere with the focused attention that is essential for learning. In this episode, Michelle Miller examine how we can talk to students about technology in ways that will help them become more efficient in their learning and professional lives.
Michelle is a Professor of Psychological Sciences and a President's Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Miller's academic background is in cognitive psychology research. Her research interests include memory, attention and student success in the early college career.
Michelle is the author of Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology, and has written about evidence-based pedagogy in scholarly as well as general interest publications. She's currently working on her newest book, Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: What the Science of Memory Tells us about Teaching and Learning in a Wired World, scheduled as part of the West Virginia University series on teaching and learning.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Pedagogies of Care: Digital Reading
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
This week we continue a series of interviews with participants in the Pedagogies of Care project. In this episode, Dr. Jenae Cohn joins us to discuss concerns about, and the affordances that are associated with, reading in a digital environment. Jenae is an Academic Technology Specialist at Stanford University and the author of Skim, Dive, Surface: Strategies for Digital Reading in the College Classroom, which will be released by West Virginia University Press as part of the superb series edited by James Lang.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Mobile Music instruction
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
There are apps for just about everything but choosing when to embrace them for instruction needs to be a careful decision. In this episode, Trevor Jorgensen joins us to discuss how the decision to use mobile apps in music instruction is affected by where students are developmentally, convenience, cost, and other factors. Trevor is an Assistant Professor of Music and the Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Coordinator at SUNY Oswego.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Augmented reality
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Does reality sometimes fall short of your expectations? Perhaps it’s time to augment your reality. In this episode, Renee Stevens joins us to discuss the creation and use of augmented and virtual reality experiences that can increase our productivity, overcome cultural and language barriers, and provide a richer learning environment. Renee is an award-winning Interactive and Motion Designer and Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Design at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. In addition to teaching, Renee also runs her own design studio, is an exclusive designer for Minted and the co-director of education for the upstate New York Chapter of AIGA, the Professional Association for Design.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Online learning
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Enrollment in online classes has grown steadily over the last few decades. Today, over 30% of college students enroll in at least one online course. In this episode, we discuss the evolution of and possible future directions of online learning with Greg Ketcham, the Assistant Dean of the Division of Extended Learning at SUNY Oswego.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Mobile Technology in the Classroom
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Smartphones, laptops and tablets can be useful learning tools in the classroom; they can also be a source of distraction. In this episode, we discuss alternative policies that faculty and students might adopt to facilitate learning. Recent research on the relative effectiveness of handwritten vs. digital notetaking is also examined.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at: http://teaforteaching.com