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. 032: Collaborative Writing
You don’t need to be an English teacher to use collaborative writing to help your students learn. Claire (who happens to be an English teacher) and Jim (who happens to not be one) discuss how this st…
00:25:01 |
Tue 12 Sep 2017
Ep. 031: Diverse Learners
We present our seventh in-depth look at the 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education with a discussion about meeting the needs of diverse learners. Claire and Jim (and Jim's obnoxiou…
00:22:57 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
Ep. 030: Back to the Classroom
We’re back for the new academic year with a conversation about course design. CTLT's Director, Dr. Claire Lamonica, is teaching a class of freshman for the first time in more than a decade. We discus…
Fri 25 Aug 2017
(Encore Presentation) Ep. 001: The Successful First Day of Class
Read the syllabus, get out early… right? Wrong! We challenge common assumptions (made by both faculty and students) about what should happen on the first day of class. Discover how to set expectation…
00:23:40 |
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Ep. 029: Get Your Accessibility On(line)
By embracing a few best practices, you can make sure your online content is enhanced for use by all students. This week, we sit down with Jen Bethmann, Illinois State's new Web Accessibility Coordina…
00:15:57 |
Thu 29 Jun 2017
Ep. 028: Cooperation
Most teachers will tell you that group work, done well, is important to student success. But just how do you pull it off?
We're back after a brief break to kick off our summer season talking about c…
00:23:06 |
Fri 16 Jun 2017
Ep. 027: In the Good Old Summer Time
Spring has just about sprung its last. As we wrap up the end another semester, it's a great time to look forward to a summer of some meaningful "me" time. Claire and Jim discuss the benefits of summe…
00:18:13 |
Fri 05 May 2017
Ep. 026: Reflection
“Reflection” is one of those terms you read a lot about when it comes to teaching and learning. It’s also one of those concepts that sounds natural but can be surprisingly hard to apply in practice. …
00:23:59 |
Tue 25 Apr 2017
Ep. 025: Teaching and Culture with John Baldwin
Culture, globalization, mentoring, and life-long learning: We talk this week with Dr. John Baldwin, a professor in the School of Communication and the 2016 Outstanding University Teaching Award winne…
00:28:00 |
Fri 07 Apr 2017
Ep. 024: Prompt Feedback
It's the episode we've put off doing for far, far too long! Claire and Jim explore the need to provide prompt feedback in our teaching... and why that's a challenge for many of us. These two confesse…
00:29:02 |
Fri 31 Mar 2017
Ep. 023: Teaching on the Road with Dr. Meg Gregory
Hit the road with Meg Gregory, who just completed her Ph.D. while teaching at several institutions, including Illinois State, this semester. Meg shares her perspectives on the diverse students she en…
00:13:53 |
Fri 24 Mar 2017
Ep. 022: What's New with ReggieNet - Spring 2017
ReggieNet, Illinois State University's customized learning management system, received a significant upgrade over the spring break of 2017. CTLT's Charles Bristow, one of the instructional designers …
00:17:54 |
Wed 15 Mar 2017
Ep. 021: Tutoring Options at the Julia N. Visor Center
It’s mid-semester, and some students may be having an “ah-ha” (or an “uh-oh”) moment in regards to their grades. There’s help for struggling students through the Julia N. Visor Center, part of Illino…
00:19:37 |
Fri 10 Mar 2017
Ep. 020: From Camp to Classroom
We sit down with Tracy Mainieri, Asst. Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation and recent Teaching Initiative Award winner. Tracy discusses her experience creating a teaching portfolio …
00:14:07 |
Thu 23 Feb 2017
Ep. 019: Great Expectations
Communicating high expectations to students requires both clarity and empathy. It can sometimes be a difficult juggling act. We explore ways to incorporate one of the Seven Principles for Good Practi…
00:21:16 |
Fri 17 Feb 2017
Ep. 018: Claire's Bookshelf II
We start off 2017 with a return to Claire's bookshelf. This time, Claire and Jim explore three "handbooks" that can help you plan for teaching and easily respond to new questions or challenges that m…
00:22:32 |
Wed 01 Feb 2017
Ep. 017: About Those Student Evals...
It's that time of year, when students turn the proverbial tables on their instructors and evaluate us. But student evaluations of our teaching are neither something we should dread, nor something we …
00:20:37 |
Fri 16 Dec 2016
Ep. 016: Time on Task
Surveys show our students spend more time learning outside the classroom than we think… but it is enough? Explore the concept of “time on task” and how we can help our students engage with meaningful…
00:24:22 |
Mon 05 Dec 2016
Ep. 015: Hot Moments
You might experience more hot moments—times when passionate class discussion flares into something ugly and undesirable—thanks to the political and social earthquake centered on the 2016 election. We…
00:23:10 |
Fri 18 Nov 2016
Ep. 014: Civil Talk in Uncivil Times
This political season, and particularly the race for the White House, has injected an unprecedented amount of uncivil language and behavior to the national discussion. No matter who wins the November…
00:20:11 |
Wed 02 Nov 2016
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