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. 051: Rubrics Come To ReggieNet
CTLT's Charles Bristow returns with good news about the next update to ReggieNet, Illinois State University's customized learning management system... including the debut of a long-awaited new featur…
00:17:45 |
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Ep. 050: That Active Learning Thing
We celebrate our 50th episode with a discussion about THAT phrase… the buzz word of buzz words in the college teaching profession: active learning. We always hear about it, we often talk about it… bu…
00:16:51 |
Thu 11 Jul 2019
Ep. 049: Endgame
Dreading all of that grading at the end of the semester? Wish you could snap your fingers and make it all go away? Claire and Jim explore how much feedback your students really need after those final…
00:17:27 |
Mon 06 May 2019
Ep. 048: Let It Go!
Claire is teaching a new graduate course this semester, and she says her fresh approach to it is "life changing." She's shifted her methods so her students replace her at the center of their learning…
00:23:26 |
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Ep. 047: Researching Midterm Chats
What are your students really thinking? In this episode, we discuss CTLT Director Claire Lamonica's new research into Midterm Chats, also known as Small Group Instructional Diagnoses. She provides a …
00:20:34 |
Mon 04 Feb 2019
Ep. 046: Contemplative Teaching
We take a first look at the theme for the 2019 University-Wide Teaching & Learning Symposium, Contemplative Teaching: Connecting Meaning, Purpose, and Values. Dana Karraker joins us to talk about thi…
00:19:04 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
Ep. 045: Critical Thinking - Beyond the Buzzwords
We take a deep dive into the concepts surrounding critical thinking. What is it and how do you know it when you see it? And just how do you get your students to do it? Jeff Rients, Senior Teaching an…
00:27:48 |
Mon 05 Nov 2018
Ep. 044: Days of Future ReggieNet
We kick off our Fall 2018 season with a look at ReggieNet, Illinois State University's customized learning management system. Instructional Developer Charles Bristow joins Jim Gee to discuss new feat…
00:13:46 |
Thu 27 Sep 2018
Ep. 043: Interrupted Case Studies with Bill Anderson
Dr. Bill Anderson, an associate professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, is one of the 2017 Outstanding University Teaching Award winners. In this jam-packed episode, Bill and Jim…
00:30:10 |
Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ep. 042: Organizing Students' Experiences
Jim and Julie-Ann continue their conversations exploring ways to organize student experiences, including through the use of storytelling. They discuss the importance of moving students from behavior …
00:18:08 |
Wed 23 May 2018
Bonus Episode: 2018 Summer Reading Challenge
Learn about a new summer reading program for faculty, staff, and graduate students at Illinois State University. In this brief bonus episode, Claire and Jim discuss how this new initiative, in partne…
00:07:18 |
Wed 09 May 2018
Ep. 041: Concept Maps
As we continue to explore How Learning Works, Dr. Julie-Ann McFann joins Jim to talk about learning, leaping, and... Wile E. Coyote. Learn how concept or mind maps can help students organize their ex…
00:18:37 |
Fri 04 May 2018
Ep. 040: Prior Knowledge
Students’ prior knowledge-- what they bring to the classroom from their other learning experiences-- can be the proverbial double-edged sword. This week, Claire and Jim dive into the book How Learnin…
00:26:57 |
Thu 15 Feb 2018
Ep. 039: The Fulbright Experience with Erin Mikulec
We’re back in 2018 to talk teaching, learning, and Fulbright awards with Dr. Erin Mikulec. She’s offering a new workshop series at CTLT that explores the many Fulbright teaching and research options …
00:20:43 |
Wed 31 Jan 2018
Ep. 038: Expand Notions of Literacy
What do our students need to acquire knowledge and make new meaning in our disciplines? What kind of literacies do they bring to the learning space that we must understand in order to guide them on t…
00:18:34 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
Ep. 037: The Last LinC
Claire has wrapped up teaching her eight week Learning in Communities course. We reflect on what she learned teaching freshmen for the first time in a decade, what worked, and what she'd change. We a…
00:16:13 |
Thu 09 Nov 2017
Ep. 036: Legacies (or, "Why We Teach")
Illinois State's 2017 Homecoming theme is "Building a Legacy." In this special bonus episode, Claire and Jim discuss what teaching legacies they are a part of, whose shoulders they stand on, and what…
00:17:19 |
Fri 20 Oct 2017
Ep. 035: Rubrics 101
Take the pain out of evaluating the subjective elements of your students’ learning. In this episode, we explore the advantages of developing and using rubrics. What makes a rubric more than a checkli…
00:20:43 |
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Ep. 034: Claire's Midterm Report
This week, we catch up with CTLT Director Dr. Claire Lamonica, who is back in the classroom for the first time in years. She's teaching a special half-semester course called Learning in Communities, …
00:24:28 |
Mon 02 Oct 2017
Ep. 033: An Introduction into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
There’s no way to truly learn about teaching, about the effectiveness of various practices, or about how behaviors and attitudes of students shift as they learn, without a foundation of scholarship. …
00:17:19 |
Fri 15 Sep 2017
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