Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 580 of Teaching in Higher Ed, I welcome Dr. Leslie Bayers, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at University of the Pacific, to the podcast. Leslie’s background spans Spanish and Latin American studies, educational development, and the teaching of movement, with her recent scholarship questioning inherited practices in higher education and empowering college teachers and learners. In this conversation, we discuss...
22 days ago • 3 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 579, I welcome Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner, Professor of Early Childhood Education at Louisiana State University, to Teaching in Higher Ed. She explores the enduring legacy of Fred Rogers and the profound lessons his educational philosophies offer for higher education today. Jennifer shares personal memories of Mr. Rogers' comforting presence during her childhood and reflects on how his values (especially love, curiosity, and...
29 days ago • 4 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 578, I welcome back Karen Costa, Faculty Development Facilitator specializing in online pedagogy, trauma-aware teaching, and climate action, to Teaching in Higher Ed. Karen helps us explore lessons educators can learn from nature, discussing how Karen’s experiences with her backyard garden and the principles of biomimicry have informed her teaching, course design, and approach to rest and resilience. Karen shares how tending...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 577 of Teaching in Higher Ed, I welcome Jessamyn Neuhaus, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University. Jessamyn, author of Geeky Pedagogy and editor of Picture a Professor, joins me to explore the power and inevitability of teaching snafus—those moments when things go wrong in the college classroom. Together, we discuss how embracing these...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 576, I welcome Dr. Emily M. Bender, professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, and Dr. Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute and lecturer at UC Berkeley’s School of Information, to Teaching in Higher Ed. We explore their new book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want. Emily and Alex clarify how the term “AI” is often misapplied and...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 575, I welcome Rolin Moe, education administrator and leader in distance and digital learning, to Teaching in Higher Ed. He helps us reflect on the complexities of rebuilding trust in the value of education. Rolin shares experiences that shaped his teaching philosophy including his early days teaching students with learning disabilities and formative lessons about flexibility, responsiveness, and the limits of prescriptive...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 574 of Teaching in Higher Ed, I am joined by Alex Edmonds, Professor of Finance at London Business School and expert on data interpretation and bias. We delve into the intricate ways that stories, statistics, and studies can reinforce and exploit our biases, even when the facts themselves are accurate. Alex Edmonds reflects on popular examples, from the 10,000-hour rule to the marshmallow test, illustrating how commonly...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 573 of Teaching in Higher Ed, I welcome back Tolu Noah, Instructional Learning Spaces Coordinator at California State University Long Beach and award-winning educator, to discuss how to facilitate enriching learning experiences in higher education. Drawing on her extensive background in both K-12 and higher ed—plus her recent book Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality—Tolu shares practical strategies for...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Reader, here's your weekly Teaching in Higher Ed update. On Episode 572 of Teaching in Higher Ed, I welcome back Leon Furze—an international consultant, author, and speaker whose current PhD research explores the implications of generative artificial intelligence on writing instruction and education. Leon brings over fifteen years' experience across secondary and tertiary education in both teaching and leadership, along with ongoing board work and scholarship in educational transformation and...
3 months ago • 3 min read