Calibrating our teaching, with Aaron Daniel Annas

Aaron Daniel Annas and I converse about how we have calibrated our teaching over time. Podcast Notes Calibrating our Teaching Aaron Daniel Annas Assistant professor of cinema arts Faculty Director of the Vanguard Sundance Program Reflections on year one Bonni reflects on her first year Taking things personally (a good lesson on how to avoid this is to hear Cheating Lessons author, James Lang, on episode #043) Aaron Daniel reflects on his first few semesters You’re not giving someone a grade; they’re earning a grade. Calibrating your teaching Importance of setting expectations Stressing the whys as you raise the level of challenge Realize they aren’t likely to thank you during the process of being challenged Bonni’s post: The Dip Atherton J.S.’s post: Course of a course Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less, by Greg McKeown Determining what hours to have direct contact with students should be allowed TextExpander  (Mac) |  Breevy (Windows) Recommendations Aaron Daniel recommends Kindle First, for Amazon prime members Kindle first newsletter for amazon prime members. One free book from their editor pics each month Get in touch with Aaron Daniel on Twitter Closing credits Please consider writing a review or rating the show, to help others discover Teaching in Higher Ed Teaching in Higher ed: on iTunes and on Stitcher Give topic or guest ideas to help strengthen the value of the podcast