Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles chat with two more students about their adjustment to college life. How does instructor support influence their connection in a class? How much are they using technology outside of academics, and how do they feel it affects them? Join Rob and Jared for this second of three student interviews. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Adjusting to Being a New College Student – A Conversation with Lalitha and Noah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles chat with two students about their adjustment to college life. How did their educational background prepare them for college? What are they doing to work through personal and academic stress? How are they spending their time outside of the classroom? Join Rob and Jared for this first of three student interviews. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: A Perspective on Rural and First Generation College Students
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat are some of the unique college trends for students growing up in a rural environment? How can being a first generation college student affect a student entering higher education? Jared Pyles chats with Dr. Arielle Horan (Director of Silver Valley Upward Bound at University of Idaho) about her research on students in rural districts. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Engaging with Students – An Update on Dr. Rob McDole’s Class
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re at the midway point of the semester, so let’s take some time to discuss Rob’s class. Have the students kept up with Rob’s academic prowess? How is Rob engaging with students and implementing things discussed across this series? What does he have planned to continue meeting students’ needs? Join Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles as Rob reflects on the class thus far. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: What Is Causing High Anxiety and Stress in Students?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow is social media contributing to students’ mental well-being? What about mobile devices? Are there other factors affecting student mental health? Nancy Gillespie (Senior Director of School Counseling at Grove City Christian School) joins Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles to discuss these questions and more. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. You’ll be entered into a drawing for a free mug just for participating, and your response will remain anonymous. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Maturity and Resilience in the Current College Student
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat are some of the changes in the new group of 18–22-year-olds who are entering higher education? What factors are affecting their maturity and resilience? What can instructors do to serve them? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles chat with Dr. Jon Wood (Vice President of Student Life & Christian Ministries at Cedarville University) about current college student trends. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: What Factors Are Affecting Student Readiness?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat kind of technological access did incoming college students have, and could that affect their college readiness? How might increases in mental health issues affect their college life? Will the “math shark” affect their academic performance? Are we already seeing its effects? Join Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles as they detail the landscape of some challenges facing current and upcoming college students. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Understanding the New College Student
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat does the new generation of college students look like? What experiences do they bring? What challenges should higher education faculty be prepared to face? Join Rob McDole and Jared Pyles as they introduce this new series. Transform Your Teaching wants to hear from you! Please take our survey to let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources FOCUS Blog from the Cedarville University CTL Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Education in the Age of AI – One Year Later
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast summer, the Transform Your Teaching hosts talked a lot about AI and its role in education. What has changed in the world of AI since that summer 2023 series? Were Rob and Jared’s ideas on the trajectory of AI and its uses on point or totally off base? Listen as Rob McDole and Jared Pyles revisit some of their takes and give an update on the current climate. Podcast links Resources FOCUS Blog from the Cedarville University CTL Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: A CBTE Conversation with Dr. Bennie Wolvaardt
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat does competency-based education look like on an international scale? How can theological education and competency-based education be paired well together? Rob McDole and Jared Pyles discuss competency-based theological education with the founding president of Veritas College, Dr. Bennie Wolvaardt. Podcast links Resources FOCUS Blog from the Cedarville University CTL Chat with us!