Starting an Academic Podcast / Notes from PODFest 2022
Yesterday the Digital Resources and Innovation committee of the POD Network hosted the first ever POD Fest, a two-hour online event aimed …
Best Season Yet of VandyVox?
Back in 2018, I talked with half a dozen faculty at Vanderbilt who were adding podcast or other audio assignments to their …
A Few #POD22 Takeaways
I couldn’t make it to Seattle this year for the POD Network conference, but I was grateful for all the hard work …
Getting students to do the reading… and to talk about it!
Last month I launched a weekly newsletter called Intentional Teaching. It’s full of practical ideas and strategies for developing foundational teaching skills …
Intentional Teaching, Now in Stereo
I am happy to share the news that starting November 1st, Intentional Teaching won’t just be a newsletter, but also a podcast! …
Active Learning Classrooms and Equity
A new study on active learning classrooms (ALCs) was recently covered in both Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education. …
A Philosophy of Faculty Development
As I reflect over my years in faculty development and think through the next steps in my career, I’ve realized it might …
Carrots, Sticks, and Why You Shouldn’t Skip Class
If you’re an educator and not listening to the Tea for Teaching podcast, you’re missing out. It features weekly discussions with educators …
Launching My First Newsletter!
I’ve spent the last two decades helping college and university instructors develop foundational teaching skills and explore new ideas in teaching and …
Climate Change, Board Games, and Agency
Regular readers of my blog know that I like thinking about how to teach people to play board games and how to …