Episodes
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Engaged scholarship
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Many of us live and work in communities where there is a strong town and gown divide. Building trust, engaging authentically, and developing deep understanding through intergroup dialogue takes time, patience and the right structure. In this episode, Dr. Khuram Hussain, an Associate Professor of Education and Interim Dean at Hobart College, joins us to explore a model of engaged scholarship that challenges the academy to engage in dialogue with and work alongside the community to address pressing local issues.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
Service learning
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
Applied learning at the graduate level generally takes the form of traditional research projects, but other models can be successful. Linley Melhem, the Director of the International Teaching Assistant Program at Texas Tech University, joins us to discuss how service learning can challenge graduate students academically while building the capacity of an organization or department to take on a project or tackle a problem. The particular project discussed in this episode involves small teams of graduate students working with faculty and instructional designers to assist language faculty in transitioning existing face-to-face courses to a hybrid format.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.