Let's Talk Teaching
A podcast exploring topics about teaching and professional development for faculty members and instructors at Illinois State University. The show is produced by the Center for Integrated Professional Development at Illinois State University. Find out more at ProDev.IllinoisState.edu.
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2024
Ep. 071: Building a Relationship-Rich Campus
Connections can make all the difference when it comes to student success. Evidence shows that authentic learning, and authentic assessment of learning, can be achieved more successfully when there's …
00:15:17 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Ep. 070: Quality Online Courses
What does it take to create a truly powerful online learning experience for our students? A year of remote instruction thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic has left many more of us in a position to bette…
00:19:42 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Ep. 069: Mask Up!
We return to face-to-face classroom instruction at Illinois State for the fall of 2021, but with a twist. Students and instructors will have to wear face coverings. How do we make masks work?
Jim …
00:14:39 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Ep. 068: Communicating in Asynchronous Courses
Students don't have to feel like they're "teaching themselves" when taking an online, asynchronous course. Dr. Hulda Black, an associate professor in the College of Business, joins us to highlight wa…
00:24:37 |
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Ep. 067: Civic Engagement in Extraordinary Times
We talk a lot about civic engagement as a core value at Illinois State University. But what does it look like when practiced in our courses? We explore that question in this episode, a preview of the…
00:30:55 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Ep. 066: Fall 2020 Student Check-in
As an extraordinary semester wraps up, we check in with three undergraduate students from Illinois State about their experiences learning in the age of COVID-19. They highlight what's worked in thei…
00:23:49 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
Ep. 065: Divisive Discourse
Tackling tough social issues is often a minefield in which few instructors wish to tread… and for good reason. From political polarization to the isolation of the global pandemic, a multitude of forc…
00:47:09 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Ep. 064: Cybersecurity
We speak with Dan Taube, Illinois State University's Chief Information Security Officer, about how to keep ourselves and our students safe as we teach and learn online. As college instructors, we don…
00:16:13 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
Ep. 063: COVID-19 - Students Speak
To say the Fall 2020 semester has been a challenge is to undersell it. But still, students say they're having positive learning experiences despite the global pandemic and all it means for higher edu…
00:15:01 |
Fri 04 Sep 2020
Ep. 062: Working Through Student Absences
Communication is key to coping with the extraordinary challenges to learning brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the number one conclusion we came to in this special edition of our podcast. W…
00:26:20 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
Ep. 061: Recruitment and Retention - Fall 2020 Edition
It takes more than just an ace team of enrollment managers to meet students' needs on a campus like ours. Faculty play a role in students' choices to come to, or return to, Illinois State. Dr. Jana A…
00:17:36 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
Ep. 060: Instructional Design for Future Faculty
Dr. Julie-Ann McFann returns to our podcast, this time to discuss a special summer-long professional development opportunity for Illinois State graduate students. Learn how Instructional Design for F…
00:12:29 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Ep. 059: Keep Calm and Carry Online
It's week one of completely online teaching at Illinois State University in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Claire and Jim reflect on this extraordinary shift in teaching and learning. They discus…
00:16:25 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Ep. 058: Conferencing with Confidence
Conferences can be an important part of one's growth as a college teacher... or even as a professional developer. Conferences can also be expensive. How do you get the most developmental bang for you…
00:16:53 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
Ep. 057: The Importance of Midterm Grades
Reporting midterm grades may seem like just more paperwork, but it can be vital to our students' success. In this brief episode, Claire and Jim unpack the uncertainty students sometimes have about th…
00:14:20 |
Mon 30 Sep 2019
Ep. 056: Let's Talk... Moving
We take a break from teaching tips and expert advice to talk about the next big change coming to the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Find out what our move to Williams Hall... and, eve…
00:08:36 |
Fri 30 Aug 2019
Ep. 055: New Student Technology Training
We're excited to be joined by Stacy Ramsey, Associate Director for Enrollment Management at Illinois State, about a new program to help ease students into the their complex digital life on campus.
00:13:03 |
Fri 16 Aug 2019
Ep. 054: Claire's Top 5 - Starting Your Semester
A new semester is close at hand-- get excited and inspired to teach. CTLT Director Dr. Claire Lamonica shares her top five tips for starting your semester off successfully. She and Jim explore advice…
00:22:34 |
Fri 09 Aug 2019
Ep. 053: Reclaiming Our Spaces
Dana Karraker joins Claire and Jim to discuss the 2020 University-Wide Teaching & Learning Symposium. They begin by unpacking the theme, Intentional Technologies: Reclaiming Our Spaces. They draw con…
00:16:50 |
Thu 01 Aug 2019
Ep. 052: Adventures in Co-Teaching
Co-teaching can bring a potent combination of unique expertise and diverse perspectives to a course, affording students to a rich, deep learning environment. Dr. Jen Friberg is the Endowed Cross Cha…
00:26:03 |
Wed 24 Jul 2019
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