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What We're Learning About Learning
by The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship
At the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University, we support faculty in order to improve student learning at Georgetown University and we produce this podcast about teaching and learning in higher education. Through this resource, we hope to expand and share more broadly the conversations we’re having with students, faculty, and staff, and shed light on some of the most important issues and developments in higher education today.
Episodes
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Innovating with AI in the Classroom
In this podcast episode, we explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), education, and the ethical challenges it presents in the classroom. Our guests, Lara Bryfonski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics, and Ben Harbert, Professor and Chair in the Department of...
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Belonging and Academic Success Part 2
Belonging is gaining increased attention on college campuses, likely due to factors such as the mental health crisis, pandemic-induced isolation, challenges to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and debates on inclusivity versus free speech. Recognizing belonging as a universal...
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Belonging and Academic Success
Belonging is gaining increased attention on college campuses, likely due to factors such as the mental health crisis, pandemic-induced isolation, challenges to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and debates on inclusivity versus free speech. Recognizing belonging as a universal...
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Student & Faculty Perspectives on AI
The onset of artificial Intelligence tools—like ChatGPT—continues to engender debate in higher education. It’s safe to say many faculty and students alike are concerned with the uncertain and far-reaching implications of using AI, especially as it relates to academic integrity. But as Andrea L....
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Chat GPT & AI in Higher Ed
At a recent forum we hosted on AI in the classroom, faculty shared their excitement, concerns and approaches to integrating AI into their teaching practice. In this episode, we'll bring you highlights from their conversation, as well as interviews and statements with other GU faculty. There have...
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Supporting Undergraduate Research
Show Notes: Opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research can be profoundly impactful for learning and mentorship experiences, while also providing opportunities for institutions to further scholarship and research in various fields (Adebisi, 2022; Blanton, 2008; Knight et al,...
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Gender in the Classroom
Bios Featured in this episode: heath pearson, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology Amanda Phillips, Associate Professor, Departments of English, Women’s and Gender Studies, Film & Media Studies, and American Studies Sivagami Subbaraman, Adjunct Professor, Department of Performing Arts;...
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Ungrading: What, Why, and How
Grading practices and techniques range from strict policies, to contract-based grading, to assigning no grades at all. Wherever they find themselves on the continuum, in this episode, we hear Georgetown faculty wrestle with the nuances and complexities of assigning grades, and thoughts about…
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Inspiring Academic Excellence
We’re kicking off our third season with a deep dive into how faculty inspire academic excellence in students. Listen to this episode to hear questions about how faculty support students in succeeding in and outside classrooms, how to design curriculum that brings out their best work, and what...
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Bringing Belonging to the Classroom
We wrap up our second season with a closer look at a theme that has come up repeatedly in our podcast: belonging. Our interviews with faculty have focused on a wide range of topics, including antiracist pedagogy, accessibility, experiential learning, well-being, and religious diversity. But, in...
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Religious and Spiritual Diversity in the Classroom
Call to mind an occasion when you felt out of your depth or unsure what to do in an encounter or engagement with religious or spiritual diversity inside or outside the classroom. What did you do in that situation? What do you wish you had done in that situation? We asked these same questions of...
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Supporting Student Wellbeing and Learning
Students everywhere have experienced the brunt of the pandemic not only through learning loss but also through extended, well-documented mental health issues. Research has found that that students struggle to cope with coursework and the pressure to excel in school, especially as their priorities...
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In the Room and on Zoom--Concurrent Hybrid Teaching
During this pandemic, faculty and students alike have had to continually pivot between virtual and in-person learning. This has caused much stress — for students who have to miss class due to contraction or exposure and for faculty, who are struggling to find ways to teach students who cannot...
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Tips for Making the Most of the Spring Semester, Part II
This two-part episode features conversations among faculty at Georgetown University about some of the most pressing challenges they faced while teaching during the Fall 2021 semester. Part I features three faculty who discuss ways in which they fostered inclusivity and equity in their classes by...
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Tips for Making the Most of the Spring Semester, Part I
This two-part episode features conversations among faculty at Georgetown University about some of the most pressing challenges they faced while teaching during the Fall 2021 semester. Part I features three faculty who discuss ways in which they fostered inclusivity and equity in their classes by...
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Teaching Georgetown’s Slaveholding History
In this episode, GU History professor Adam Rothman talks with us about his work studying and teaching about the history of slavery at Georgetown and draws on his teaching and research expertise on the history of the United States from the Revolution to the Civil War andthe history of slavery and...
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From Accommodations to Accessibility
Featuring faculty and staff who build awareness of best practices and advocate for students with disabilities, this episode focuses on accessibility and practices that meet the needs of all learners. While we learn that there are more students with learning disabilities or differences, or other...
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What Students Need Right Now
In the latest episode, we look back at lessons learned from pandemic-era teaching in order to start creating a new, better normal this fall. We gathered ideas from two groups of educators: Georgetown University staff and administrators, whose experience with our students last year demonstrated…
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Teaching and Learning as a Graduate Student
Graduate students are in a unique position in higher education, both teachers and students, mentors and mentees. Their dual roles come with challenges, tensions, and competing demands, but the proximity of these differing roles of graduate students leads to important revelations, insights, and...
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Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Practice
This episode, we feature faculty who engage active strategies to create inclusive, anti-racist classrooms. We grounded this episode in the events of the past year on the Georgetown campus and across the country, as well as the results of our Campus Climate Survey. The goal is to learn from...
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Beyond the Screen with Experiential Assignments
This episode, we share the stories of several faculty and students who have engaged with experiential assignments. We focused particularly on learning activities that required students to get away from their screens and interact with the physical world around them—wherever that may be. Click here...
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Faculty Perspectives on Pandemic Learning
As we head into another semester of virtual learning, hone your teaching practice with this podcast. While last episode featured students, this episode features a conversation among faculty at Georgetown University who share what worked well to keep students engaged, motivated and connected.…
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Student Perspectives on Pandemic Learning
As we head into another semester of virtual learning, hone your teaching practice with this podcast. This conversation with students at Georgetown University provides insight into what's working to keep students engaged, motivated and connected. Click here for the episode show notes or see below....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
At the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University, we support faculty in order to improve student learning at Georgetown University and we produce this podcast about teaching and learning in higher education. Through this resource, we hope to expand and share more broadly the conversations we’re having with students, faculty, and staff, and shed light on some of the most important issues and developments in higher education today.
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The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship
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