Teaching in Higher Ed

Teaching in Higher Ed


The Present Professor – Authenticity and Transformational Teaching

January 16, 2025

Liz Norell shares about her book, The Present Professor, on episode 553 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.


Quotes from the episode

Reflect: What kind of expectations do we have of other people? Are those expectations reasonable? Are their priorities the same as mine?


What student behavior just triggers your frustration more than anything else?

-Liz Norell


Reflect: What kind of expectations do we have of other people? Are those expectations reasonable? Are their priorities the same as mine?

-Liz Norell


We are living in very interesting times.

-Liz Norell


I don’t think that we can cultivate empathy if we’re not feeling psychologically safe ourselves.

-Liz Norell



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