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From Concept to Practice: Implementing Liquid Syllabi in Higher Ed
Join us as we dive into an innovative approach to student engagement with Margie Pannell and Frank Plunkett from Peirce College. In this episode, they...
Streamline Your Teaching and Workload with Artificial Intelligence
We are back on the conversation of artificial intelligence (AI) since we’re seeing AI being used more and more in our everyday lives. In this episode,...
Wandering Minds: Improving Retention through Retrieval Practices, Interleaving, and Microactivities
Have you ever looked at your students and saw their eyes glaze over, knowing they most likely are not retaining anything you’re saying? So, what tools...
Unlocking Teaching Excellence: Strategies for Growth
What can you do to propel your teaching career, and what advice do some of our great higher ed instructors have for you? In this episode, you’ll be re...
Class Adjourned: The Importance of Ending Well
We always talk about the beginning of the course and setting the tone, but what about the end of the course? How can you make your course memorable? H...
The Art of Meaningful Assessment: From Choice Boards to AI-Driven Dialogues
Today, we’re going to explore innovative assessment strategies that enhance student learning. We’ll talk about reflection and how to use feedback as a...
A Quest for Knowledge: Making Learning Irresistible through Gamification Strategies
In this episode, we dive into the power of gamification in education, exploring how it can transform student engagement and motivation. We start by ex...
Teaching Tomorrow: Unleashing the Synergy Between Humans and Robots
In this episode, we dive into the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI tools in education. Dr. Jayne Lammers emphasizes the importance of colla...
My Classroom is a Safe Place: Empowering Trans-spectrum Students
Last summer, I attended our Teaching Professor Annual Conference, one of my favorite conferences that we host. If you haven’t been to it, I highly rec...
Social Media as a Gateway: Forging Connections and Enhancing Classroom Culture
Join Staci Gilpin and Courtney Plotts in their research on how social media impacts the educational journey and engagement of undergraduate students....
Mindful Living: Developing Our Mindfulness Muscles
As we wind down in the month of December, I’m always in awe at how fast it goes by. I thought it would be a good reminder to slow down this month, to...
Live with Michael Strawser: Embracing Rejection, Rediscovering Your Teaching Purpose, and Empowering Students
Join Michael Strawser as he explains how he maintains motivation in his teaching amidst the challenges of complacency and burnout. Strawser explores t...
Teaching in the Digital Age: Building Connection through Technology
As educators, you understand the need to captivate your students’ attention. So today we’re going to explore specific technology tools that can help r...
Words Matter: The Art of Effective Classroom Communication
Communication in the classroom matters. Whether it’s verbal communication or non-verbal, how and what you say - or don’t say - in the classroom direct...
Transforming Reading Assignments into Engaging Tasks and Elevating Student Success
According to research, less than half of students complete assigned readings. So, how do you get your students to complete the reading so they are bet...
From Doubt to Drive: Navigating Disengagement, Self-worth, and Faculty Workload
Today we’re going to dive into some of the challenges that faculty are currently facing and explore strategies to re-engage faculty in their roles. We...
Exploring the Possibilities: Creating, Enhancing, and Editing with Artificial Intelligence
Get a notepad or your laptop ready for this episode, because you’ll want to write down some of these AI tools we’re about to dive into. From using AI...
The Curious Mind: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Students
Today, we’re going to dive into the world of critical thinking – a skill that’s often misunderstood and rarely mastered. We’ll explore how this skill...
Exploring Extended Reality for Engaged Learning and Innovative Instruction
Do you know the difference between virtual reality, mixed realities, augmented reality, and extended reality? In this episode, Juanita J. (JJ) Wallace...
Engaging Faculty and Creating a Healthier Academic Environment
Today we’re going to look at ways we can increase human motivation and give faculty a sense of autonomy. We’ll talk about the Motivation Hygiene Theor...
The First Day of Class: Fostering a Zest for Learning with a Sense of Empathy
The first day of class is filled with emotions. Whether or not you feel confident, calm, and collected, doesn’t mean your students are feeling the sam...
Supporting First-Year Students in their Educational Journey
Do you remember your first year as a college student? Were you nervous, scared, excited, lonely, happy, sad? Maybe you felt all of these emotions, whi...
What If You Had a Higher Ed Magic Wand?
Today we’re going to talk about student mental health, infusing applicable humor into the classroom, emotion science, and collective effervescence.
Navigating the Emotional Costs of Teaching with a Resilient Mindset, Grit, and Stress Management
In today's episode, we will explore the topics of resiliency, stress management, wellbeing, and grit. Stress definitely has a significant impact on ou...
Playful Pedagogy: Connecting Students to the Content with Creativity
Here’s to having a little fun in class. Here’s to using creativity to connect with students and connect students to the content. Here’s to playing gam...
Finding Purpose in Your Profession: Teaching Tips for More Career Satisfaction
Every now and then it’s important to take a step back to self-reflect and listen to advice from other educators. With an exhausting past few years, he...
Friend or Foe? Using Artificial Intelligence to Empower Your Teaching
There’s been a lot of chat about ChatGPT and artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of higher education. From concerns about academic integrity to...
Excuse Me, Will This be on the Exam? How to Get Students to Learn the Content, Not Just Memorize
Have you ever been asked this question by a student: Will this be on the exam? Do I need to know this?
In today’s episode, Maryellen Wei...
What Does Community Mean in the Classroom? Sharing Stories, Swift Trust, and a Sense of Togetherness
We’re going to talk about community, swift trust, and storytelling. Whether you teach an online or in-person class, you want your students to feel as...
Let's Talk About Racial Justice, Food Studies, and Moving DEI Work Forward
Today, we're going to talk about racial justice, the relationship between food and culture, and a type of plan-do-check-act cycle for diversity, equit...
Your Class is So Tough: Addressing Academic Rigor and a Growth Mindset
Have you ever had a student say, "Wow, this class is so hard!" or "These homework assignments are impossible!" Many students might even do their own r...
A Thread Gone Viral: Last Night, A Professor Walked Into A Night Class...
In this episode, we're going to talk about a Twitter thread that went viral. Dr. Liz Norell's thread on her night class now has more than 800,000 view...
Ungrading: The Misconceptions, the Research, and the Strategies
Ungrading might seem a little daunting, right? How can you just take away grades? How can you assess students without actually grading their essays, p...
A New Year of Practicing Gratitude, Extending Kindness, and Setting Goals
In this episode, we’ll cover snippets from the Wellbeing Elixir course, presented by Seena Haines and Stuart Haines, on how gratitude is associated wi...
A Hyflex Course: Bridging the Gap Between Online and In-person Students
Teaching students in the classroom while simultaneously teaching students online is hard. How do you bring students together when some are in the clas...
The Research Behind Memory: Memory-boosting Strategies to Incorporate into Your Teaching
Today is all about the memory, from short-term to long-term. Do you still remember your childhood phone number? What about your high school fight song...
Creating a Safe, Welcoming, and Positive Environment for Your Online Students
How do you make your online classroom feel welcoming and safe for your students? Unlike the face-to-face classroom, you don’t always have the opportun...
How to Make Your Lecture More Engaging and Interactive for Your Students
Lectures can be boring, without a doubt, but they don’t have to be. There are a variety of creative approaches for making your lecture more interactiv...
Easy-to-Use Technologies You Can Implement Into Your Course Today
Today’s episode is all about technology. Now, you may be tired of hearing about all the tools and gadgets you can integrate into your courses, but we’...
Your Stress and Burnout are Real: Extending Mindful Self-compassion to Yourself
As an educator, you’ve been through some of the toughest years of teaching. Many have faced academic stressors, burnout, anxiety, and so much more. So...