Changing Our Minds About Teaching

Maha Bali, Robin DeRosa, and Mike Truong discuss changing our minds about teaching on episode 200 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode I have learned that I don’t need to defend technology. —Mike Truong What happens if you structurally start to build [courses] around the real-world issues that students are bringing in? —Robin DeRosa In certain times of my life I think better in a synchronous way, talking to someone immediately. And other times I just need to step back and write. —Maha Bali [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned AMICAL Tiffany’s blog post The Case for Inclusive Teaching by Kevin Gannon* (mentioned in our chat room, not on the episode) An Affinity for Asynchronous Learning Virtually Connecting Kate Bowles Soliya – Intercultural dialog Chickering & Gamson’s Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education Just in time. Just enough. Just for me. Just do it. (APU’s/Mike’s approach to faculty development) MAGNA Pubs 20 Minute Mentor Commons The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’ by Molly Worthen in The New York Times Virtually Connecting [/divwrap]