Higher Ed Heroes
In ‘HigherEd Heroes’, we talk to some of the best teachers about ‘what works’ in their university classrooms in a down-to-earth, jargon-free, and non-technical manner. Our objective is to communicate practical advice from the bottom-up to a broad range of teachers about new ideas they may want to integrate into their classrooms and to stimulate open conversations about their everyday practice. Each episode explores what excites students to learn, what keeps them coming back for lectures, and what makes teaching fun for both teachers and students. We hope that you engage in these conversations and (like us) find something in them which inspires you to make small changes that may reward you and your students in big ways.‘ Higher Ed Heroes’ is convened by The University of Queensland's Dr Seb Kaempf and Dr Al Stark and produced by Anthony Frangi. If you want to listen to the podcast, get more information, or get in touch, please visit: https://itali.uq.edu.au/about/projects/highered-heroes-podcast
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
HigherEd Heroes - James Arvanitakis on learning as a journey and the classroom as both a safe space and a brave space
In this episode, Seb and Al talk to Professor James Arvanitakis (Western Sydney University): how he sees his role as a teacher as someone who wants to take his students on a journey and how he design…
HigherEd Heroes - Kicking off the new season
In this episode, Al and Seb introduce the second podcast season and reflect upon what they have been doing in the classroom both during COVID and outside their current existence as zoom/online teache…
HigherEd Heroes - How students learn through pitching their ideas for a public exhibition on the subject they are studying
In this episode, Seb and Al talk to Dr Mary Broughton (School of Music) about her students collaborating with the curator of one of the museums in Brisbane to pitch their own ideas for a public exhib…
HigherEd Heroes - How to use scavenger hunts and have students use their own bodies as empirical devices for learning
In this episode, Al and Seb talk to Dr Ryan Williams (School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at The University of Queensland) about making students aware of how the their studies are being em…
HigherEd Heroes - How to use non-traditional forms of participation in the classroom
In this episode, Al and Seb talk to Dr Lynda Shevellar (Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at the University of Queensland) about to get students who don't feel comfortable speaking to use their bodi…
HigherEd Heroes - How to take students out of the classroom and expose them to different forms of learning
In this episode, Seb and Al talk to Dr Simone Smala, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education at The University of Queensland, about how taking her students out of the classroom and into different instit…
HigherEd Heroes - On the merit and value of the old style lecture
In this episode, Seb and Al talk to Associate Professor Andrew Phillips (School of Political Science and International Studies, UQ) about the value and merit of the traditional, old-style lecture for…
HigherEd Heroes - How to really involve practitioners in the classroom
In this episode, Al and Seb talk to Cameron Parsell, an Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at The University of Queensland, about how he not only brings practitioners into his class…
HigherEd Heroes - How to involve students in the (re)design of your courses
Seb and Al talk to Dr Nic Carah about his experience and practice of involving students in the design and redesign of his courses, and how it has lead him to change his own teaching practices. Nic is…
HigherEd Heroes - How to use Lego as a teaching tool in your uni classroom
In this episode, Al and Seb talk to Elske van de Fliert, the Director of the Centre for Communication and Social Change at The University of Queensland, about how her students use Lego as a means to …
HigherEd Heroes - How to place students in the driving seat during your lectures
In this episode, Al and Seb talk to Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter (School of Social Science at The University of Queensland) about the ways in which his students collaborate in lectures, o…
HigherEd Heroes - How to use simulations and practical scenarios in your classroom
In this episode, Seb and Al talk to Dr. Caroline Wilson-Barnao (Lecturer in Public Relations in the School of Communications and Arts at the University of Queensland) about how her students learn thr…
HigherEd Heroes - Yay, we're live! But what's this all about?
In this opening episode, Al and Seb talk about what their new podcast is all about and what you can expect from this series. And they share a few gems you might find useful in your uni classroom.