Teaching in Higher Ed

6 Pedagogical Practices From 600 Episodes, with Dave Stachowiak

Teaching in Higher Ed

Show Notes

Dave Stachowiak joins Bonni to explore 6 pedagogical practices from 600 episodes on episode 600 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

When we stop aiming for perfection, we allow ourselves to then be fully present for others.

-Bonni Stachowiak

Practice 1: Start and end small.

Practice 2: Build courses around curiosity, not coverage.

Practice 3: Prioritize presence over perfection.

Practice 4: Focus on relationships.

Practice 5: Remember what is yours to do and what is not yours to do.

Practice 6: Focus on becoming.

-Bonni Stachowiak

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Resources

Episodes with James Lang

Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, 2nd Edition, by James M. Lang

Episodes with Tracie Addy

Who’s in Class Form

Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling

Episodes with Tolu Noah

Episode 404 – Annotation Is with Remi Kalir

Episodes with Mia Zamora and Alan Levine

Episode 577 – Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong with Jessamyn Neuhaus

Episodes with Jesse Stommel

Robert Talbert’s Intentional Academia

Episode 529 – Working the Gardens of Our Classrooms with James Lang

Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, by Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert

Episode 331 – Relationship-Rich Education with Peter Felten and Leo Lambert

Episode 551 – Relationship-Rich Education at Scale with Peter Felten and Kassidy Puckett

Episodes with Karen Costa

Episode 454 – Mental Health and Well Being with Zainab Okolo

Episode 563 – Defy – The Power of Saying No in a World That Demands Yes with Sunita Suh

Episodes with Stephen Brookfield

Episodes with Kevin Gannon

Tripsy

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Festivas

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