Teaching in Higher Ed

Teaching in Higher Ed


#017: What happens when we study our own teaching [PODCAST]

October 02, 2014

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 Subscribe to the Teaching in Higher Ed weekly update