Episodes
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Alice: Finding Wonderland
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Many of our disciplines are unfamiliar to students until their first encounter in an introductory course. In this episode, Rameen Mohammadi joins us to discuss his first-year course that introduces students to computer science using an approachable hands-on experience.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Flipped Team-Based Learning
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Flipped classrooms allow for class time to be used to put content into action. In this episode, Tina Abbate joins us to discuss the team-based approach that she uses in her classes to help develop the real-world skills important in her field.
Tina is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Nursing. She holds a collection of credentials including a PhD, MPA, an MS, and is a registered nurse (RN). She teaches in-person and online undergraduate nursing classes at Stony Brook and conducts research on active learning strategies and the retention of information. She works as a nursing supervisor at two local hospitals. She is the recipient of the 2023 SUNY FACT2 Award for Excellence in Instruction and was a recipient of the Stony Brook University Award for Excellence in Teaching an In-Person Course.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Peer instruction
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Imagine a scenario where students retain knowledge effectively and are active and engaged participants who are self-aware of what they know (and don’t know). Did you picture a lecture class, students taking a test, or students writing? In this episode, John discusses three ways in which he has been using peer-instruction in his classes: classroom polling, calibrated peer review writing assignments, and two-stage exams.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Jan 17, 2018
The Active Learning Initiative at Cornell
Wednesday Jan 17, 2018
Wednesday Jan 17, 2018
In this episode, we discuss Cornell's Active Learning Initiative with Doug McKee, an economist at Cornell and a co-host of the Teach Better podcast. This initiative, designed to increase the use of active learning in instruction at Cornell, provides funding to departments to hire postdocs to redesign courses relying on evidence-based active learning techniques. Doug provides an overview of the program and a discussion of how this program is being implemented to transform economics classes. We also discuss Doug's plans to include two-stage exams and invention activities in his econometrics class.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.