Most of us invest at least some of our time pursuing research in our disciplines.
Today, in episode 17 of Teaching in Higher Ed, Dr. Janine Utell joins us to talk about what we learn when we study our own teaching.

Podcast Notes

Guest
Dr. Janine Utell

Bio
Blog
Profile on Academia.edu

Study your own teaching

Be a reflective practitioner
Collect data on yourself
Involve the students

Teaching is something that is happening all of the time. - Dr. Janine Utell
Bonni used Remind service/app to connect with her students to see if the song sung at the start of this This American Life episode was still in their heads, the day after we listened to it in class

The Dip

The Course of a Course, by James Athernon

The trouble with course evaluations
Failure can be a good thing to value. Failure, in terms of what didn't work for me, but also failure on the students' part. - Dr. Janine Utell
Importance of taking risks in studying our own teaching and assessment
Recommendations
Bonni's recommendation
Use the B key when presenting with Keynote or PowerPoint

Janine's recommendations
Dear Committee Members: A Novel, by Julie Schumacher
Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Our of Your Classroom Will Improve Student Learning, by Jose Antonio Bowen
Jose Bowen on Twitter

Closing Credits
Recommend a guest or a topic
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