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Teaching in Higher Ed

Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.

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Racism is a permanent structural feature of American society, and law alone, as now we have it, cannot deal with racism because racism is also part of law. — Teaching Solidarity: Critical Race Reading, with Malini Johar Schueller Jun 04, 2026
Show notes

Malini Johar Schueller unpacks critical race reading and the role of discomfort in the classroom on episode 625 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

Racism is a permanent structural feature of American society, and law alone, as now we have it, cannot deal with racism because racism is also part of law.
-Malini Johar Schueller

Critical race reading takes off from that, and it asks, is there a way of reading… that can awaken us to questions of racial privilege and hierarchy, but without us imagining that we have taken over somebody’s place?
-Malini Johar Schueller

Critical empathy, where you feel for others and you feel the injustice of others, but you also feel differently, you know, differently.
-Malini Johar Schueller

Some level of discomfort is fine for learning, because if learning doesn’t produce any kind of discomfort, you haven’t moved outside your zone of what you already know.
-Malini Johar Schueller
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Resources

Teaching Solidarity: Critical Race Reading, by Malini Johar Schueller

Malini Johar Schueller’s personal site

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Patricia Williams

Disparate treatment vs. disparate impact

The 1619 Project

Shoshana Felman

Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire

Teaching to Transgress, by bell hooks

Defy: The Power of Saying No in a World That Demands Yes, by Sunita Sah

Jesse Stommel on Episode 320

Journey through infertility (Pudding, March 2026)

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When we design with accessibility in mind, we support everyone, all students. — How to Engage Learners in Online Courses, with Denise Maduli Williams May 28, 2026
Show notes

Denise Maduli-Williams shares how to engage learners in online courses on episode 624 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

The very first thing I saw was the online instructor posting this video where she was roller skating in this roller Derby rink and welcoming us online, and that just changed everything for me.
-Denise Maduli-Williams

When we design with accessibility in mind, we support everyone, all students.
-Denise Maduli-Williams

Students who are quieter, whether it’s synchronous on Zoom or synchronous in person, they have the opportunity to participate when they’re ready and to prepare.
-Denise Maduli-Williams
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Resources

Denise Maduli-Williams at San Diego Miramar College

Denise Maduli-Williams on LinkedIn

Supporting ADHD Learners, With Karen Costa (Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 384)

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

The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes, by Flower Darby

Rutgers Online Learning Conference (RUOnlineCon)

California Community Colleges Online Network of Educators (@ONE)

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines

Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program

The Correspondent: A Novel, by Virginia Evans

The Passion Planner

Poll Everywhere

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Vibe coding, I think of being able to describe the kind of application or website that you want in just words, a narrative, rather than having to code it, knowing coding language. — Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Teaching with AI Tools, with Rebecca Fordon May 21, 2026
Show notes

Rebecca Fordon unpacks vibe coding and the eight AI teaching tools she built in a single semester on episode 623 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

Vibe coding, I think of being able to describe the kind of application or website that you want in just words, a narrative, rather than having to code it, knowing coding language.
-Rebecca Fordon

I think the easiest place to start is in ChatGPT, or Gemini, or Claude Code.
-Rebecca Fordon

Many of my students have not used it for anything related to law school. Until they get into my class, and then they see there actually are some good, legitimate uses.
-Rebecca Fordon

If you want to mess with things on your own, you can really just ask AI: How do I do that? Where should I look?
-Rebecca Fordon

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Resources

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: One Semester, Eight Vibe-Coded Teaching Tools

AI Law Librarians

TokenExplorer

NPR’s Driveway Moments

David Colarusso

Lovable

Replit

Video: Bonni Shows Jon Ippolito’s Connect Random Things Exercise

Jon Ippolito’s Connect Random Things Exercise

SongLink (Odesli.co)

Wolf Worm, by T. Kingfisher

Snipd

Artificial Intelligence and Human Legal Reasoning, by Bednar, Cleveland, Erbsen, and Schwarcz

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Mattering says you belong at the table, but it goes even further, and it says you would be missed if you weren't here. — Why Mattering Matters, with Jennifer Wallace May 14, 2026
Show notes

Jennifer Wallace shares about her book, Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose on episode 622 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

Mattering says you belong at the table, but it goes even further, and it says you would be missed if you weren’t here. You are adding value, and we would notice if you weren’t here.
-Jennifer Wallace

We have so much input and so much output being demanded of us today that often we go through life on autopilot.
-Jennifer Wallace

Mattering is not another thing to add to your to-do list. Mattering is a way of looking at your to-do list.
-Jennifer Wallace

When you look at the data on what drives performance, it is engagement. And what drives engagement is mattering.
-Jennifer Wallace

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Resources

Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Wallace

Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It, by Jennifer Wallace

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, by Robert D. Putnam

Jennifer Wallace’s Website

Mattering Movement

Gallup-Purdue Index Report

Nancy Schlossberg’s Transition Theory

World Spins Madly On

WeRateDogs – This is Sadie.

Sign up to be a Mattering Ambassador

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Teaching is the most important form of public engagement that any of us do. — The Public Scholar, with David Perry May 07, 2026
Show notes

David Perry shares about his new book, The Public Scholar, on episode 621 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

Teaching is the most important form of public engagement that any of us do.
-David Perry

If we are really practiced at teaching, and as we develop our skills as teachers, those are the skills that can also take us into other spaces outside of the classroom.
-David Perry

Academia is structured around all kinds of failure. Once you recognize that, and then bring yourself into another context where you’re going to experience rejection, you already have the skills to cope with it.
-David Perry

I think all writers, and certainly in academia, worry a lot about our worst faith readers. How do we not get ripped apart? You have to write for your best faith reader. You have to really shift your focus.
-David Perry

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Resources

The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook by David M. Perry

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Kevin Gannon — The Tattooed Professor

Irene Maweu

Higher Love

Pluribus

The Drop Kick Murphys

‘Streets of Minneapolis’: 32 protest songs inspired by the Twin Cities’ ICE resistance

The Neighborhood Kids, “Breaking News”

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If you’re not a meme person, don’t do that. Something that isn’t authentic to your personality is not going to be effective. — The Joyful Online Teacher, with Flower Darby Apr 30, 2026
Show notes

Flower Darby shares about being a joyful online teacher on episode 620 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

Higher education doesn’t do a great job of preparing faculty to teach, generally speaking, that’s not new, but especially online teaching.
-Flower Darby

If you’re not a meme person, don’t do that. Something that isn’t authentic to your personality is not going to be effective.
-Flower Darby

Sometimes you don’t need all the latest bells and whistles; you don’t need the latest iPhone. We can be effective with simpler tools.
-Flower Darby

We can’t be joyful if we’re always working.
-Flower Darby

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Resources

The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes by Flower Darby

Michelle Pacansky-Brock

The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion, by Sarah Rose Cavanagh

Dave Ghidiu

Denise Maduli-Williams

TextExpander

Thor: God of Thunder gets a library card

A Starting Point for Seth Godin’s Blog

Feel Good Inc., by Gorillaz

Muddiest Point Handout from Purdue

Revitalizing the Muddiest Point for Formative Assessment and Student Engagement in a Large Class, by Amy Mackos, Kelly Casler, Joni Tornwall, and Tara O’Brien

Poll Everywhere

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We could actually create an educational system. Not so that it deals with the problems we have with AI, but so that those problems are no longer relevant. — The Science of Learning Meets AI Apr 23, 2026
Show notes

Lew Ludwig + Todd Zakrajsek uncover themes from The Science of Learning Meets AI on episode 619 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

We could actually create an educational system. Not so that it deals with the problems we have with AI, but so that those problems are no longer relevant.
-Todd Zakrajsek

If you don’t have students attention, they can’t learn because if you don’t attend to something, you can’t learn it.
-Todd Zakrajsek

Keep in mind that you’re the expert. This is your assignment. You know what you’re doing, you know the content, so then you can judge what AI gives you, what works, and what still may need some work.
-Lew Ludwig

What this gets down to is backward design; we start with the learning goals. We should figure out how to assess them, and then decide if AI fits in that or not.
-Lew Ludwig

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Resources

The Science of Learning Meets AI: A Practical Faculty Guide to Purposeful Integration, Student Engagement, and Ethical Practice, by Lewis D. Ludwig & Todd D. Zakrajsek

Lilly Conferences: Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning

Mary-Ann Winkelmes

Transparency in Learning & Teaching (TILT) Higher Education

Backward Design

The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI, by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger

Caraway Cookware

Joy Comes Back, by Donna Ashworth, read by Harry Baker

TripIt

The Other Side of the Door, by Jeff Moss

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When students feel safe in the classroom, then they're going to contribute, invest. That's when I find that I can really increase their rigor and challenge them more. — From Awareness to Action, with Norma Montague Apr 16, 2026
Show notes

Norma Montague shares of her experiences going from awareness to action, interrupting bias in the classroom on episode 618 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

One thing that my work on inclusive teaching focuses on, is really being able to understand your learner’s motivations.
-Norma Montague

One of the ideas that I learned from a colleague who had recommended a book was the idea of rebranding office hours as student hours.
-Norma Montague

I think it’s important to help students understand what those student hours are for and how they can get the most out of them.
-Norma Montague

When students feel safe in the classroom, then they’re going to contribute, invest. That’s when I find that I can really increase their rigor and challenge them more.
-Norma Montague

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Resources

Norma Montague at Wake Forrest University

Episode 425: Inclusive Teaching with Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan

Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom, by Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain

Mind over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge, by Sarah Rose Cavanagh

Tiny Desk Concert: Mumford and Sons

Crucial Tracks

Alan Levine’s Cool Tech RSS Feed

Mix It Up Scratch Off Date Nights

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How Agentic AI Changes What and How We Teach, with Teddy Svoronos Apr 09, 2026

Show notes

For resources, recommendations and more information about this episode’s host and guest(s), visit the episode 617 page on the Teaching in Higher Ed website.

What I usually say when I speak to colleagues and academics who are sort of starting a SOTL journey is to start small, small steps, and whatever is a low threshold. — (Re)Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Apr 02, 2026
Show notes

Nancy Chick, Peter Felten, and Katarina Mårtensson share about The SoTL Guide: (Re)Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on episode 616 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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Quotes from the episode

We see SOTL as simply inquiry into teaching and learning for the purposes of improving teaching and learning in context and then contributing to what we know about teaching and learning in support of the broader aims of higher education.
-Nancy Chick

What I usually say when I speak to colleagues and academics who are sort of starting a SOTL journey is to start small, small steps, and whatever is a low threshold.
-Katarina Mårtensson

I can’t go through this book and say who wrote this sentence or this section or whose idea this part was, because it really is a product of the three of us.
-Peter Felten

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Resources

The SoTL Guide: (Re)Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, by Nancy L. Chick, Peter Felten, and Katarina Mårtensson

Human Synergistics

Dan Bernstein, Nancy Chick, Pat Hutchings, and Gary Poole Share Strategies for “Going Public” with SoTL

Book Resources (Including a Reading Guide)

I Lost My Job, by Robin DeRosa

Harold Jarche’s PKM Posts

Video: Tatiana Rodriguez Shares Her Online SetUp for Her Podcast Delivery Day

A Systematic Literature Review of Students as Partners in Higher Education

Drawing Digital: The Complete Guide for Learning to Draw & Paint on Your iPad, by Lisa Bardot

The Illustrator’s Guide to Procreate: How to Make Digital Art on Your iPad, by Ruth Burrows

The Correspondent: A Novel, by Virginia Evans

The Academic Imperfectionist

Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends: How Campuses Shape College Students’ Networks, by Janice M. McCabe

Poll Everywhere

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