Episodes
![Relationship-Rich Education](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2081334/logo_1400_300x300.png)
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Relationship-Rich Education
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Many students enter our colleges and universities with hopes for a better future, but depart, often with a large burden of debt, before achieving their goals. In this episode, Peter Felton and Leo Lambert join us to discuss the importance of human connections in supporting students on their educational journey.
Peter is the Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Learning, the Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, and a Professor of History at Elon University. Leo is a Professor of Education and President Emeritus, also at Elon University. Peter and Leo are co-authors of Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, which was just released in late October of this year. They also were co-authors of The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
![Trauma-Informed Pedagogy](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2081334/logo_1400_300x300.png)
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in serious disruptions in everyone’s lives. Traumatic experiences reduce our ability to focus, to learn, and to be productive. While this has always been true, it is an issue that has often been ignored by higher ed faculty. In this episode, Karen Costa joins us to discuss how trauma-informed pedagogy can be used to help our students on their educational journey in stressful times.
Karen is an adjunct faculty member teaching college success strategies to online students and a faculty professional development facilitator at Faculty Guild. She is a staff writer for Women in Higher Education. She writes regularly about higher education, and her new book 99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos was just released by Stylus Publishing. In addition to her education degrees, Karen holds a professional certification in Trauma and Resilience from Florida State University and will complete her certificate in Neuroscience Learning and Online Instruction from Drexel this spring. She's also a certified yoga teacher. Karen has been working to support diverse learners with trauma-aware practices since 2002.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
![The Productive Online and Offline Professor](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog2081334/logo_1400_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
The Productive Online and Offline Professor
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Faculty find it difficult to balance increasing demands on their time. In this episode, Bonni Stachowiak joins us to explore a variety of tools and strategies that can be used to productively manage our time and professional responsibilities. Bonni is the host of the superb Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, and is the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Vanguard University. She is also the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: a Practical Guide, which is scheduled for release in late January 2020.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
![Tangelo Park](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog2081334/logo_1400_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
Tangelo Park
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
Unequal access to educational opportunities in the United States has helped to create a poverty trap from which it is difficult to escape. In this episode, Dr. Chuck Dziuban and Harris Rosen join us to discuss a remarkable program that demonstrates how students and communities can flourish when educational barriers are eliminated.
Chuck is the Director of the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida (UCF) where he has been a faculty member since 1970, teaching research design and statistics. He is also the founding director of the university's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. Harris Rosen is the owner of several large hotels in Orlando and a philanthropist who has invested heavily in the Tangelo Park and Parramore school systems.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
![The Gig Academy](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog2081334/logo_1400_300x300.png)
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
The Gig Academy
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Over the last several decades the proportion of classes taught by tenure track faculty have decreased while student support services are increasingly being outsourced to third parties. In this episode, Tom DiPaola and Daniel T. Scott join us to discuss the impact of these shifts on students. Tom and Daniel are (with Adrianna Kezar) co-authors of The Gig Academy, Research Assistants at the Pullias Center for Higher Education and Fellows at the Urban Education Policy PhD program at the USC Rossier School of Education.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
![Social Capital and Persistence](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog2081334/logo_1400_300x300.png)
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Social Capital and Persistence
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Students who are the first members of their family to attend college often arrive with less information about navigating the college experience than students who had a parent that attended college. In this episode, Dr. Julie Martin joins us to discuss the role that social capital plays in student success, retention and persistence.
Julie is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University, and former Program Director for Engineering Education at the National Science Foundation's Directorate of Engineering. She has conducted a wide variety of studies on factors associated with the under representation of women and people from minoritized ethnic and racial backgrounds in engineering education, and she is a new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.