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    Transform Your Teaching: Designing a Flexible Learning Space

    August 9, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow important is flexibility in the design of an active learning space? How can spaces be designed to meet student needs? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles discuss active learning space design with Dr. Jodie Penrod (CIO at Marshall University) and how it affected the design of the Brad D. Smith School of Business at Marshall University.   Podcast links Resources  Chat with us! 

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    Transform Your Teaching: Creating Creative Spaces 

    August 2, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow can space be used to enhance creative thinking? What should be done to “future-proof” a learning space? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles chat with Jim Stevenson about the active learning space created in Columbus, Ohio, for training industrial designers. Jim Stevenson is the President and Co-Founder of the International Center for Creativity.  Podcast links Resources  Chat with us! 

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  • Educational Theories,  Podcast,  Teaching & Learning

    Transform Your Teaching: Active Learning in a Higher Education Library

    July 19, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat changes can libraries make for the benefit of students? What are the trends on library usage among higher education students? Join Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles as they go local and chat with two friends—Josh Michael and Kirsten Setzkorn—from the Centennial Library at Cedarville University.   Podcast links Resources  Connect with us!  Connect with us via LinkedIn  Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions

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    Transform Your Teaching: Designing an Active Learning Space 

    July 12, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow does one begin designing an active learning space? What resources can be of help in this process? What are the necessary considerations for creating an active learning space? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles talk through some of the design principles, the necessary considerations, and the best practices of designing an active learning space.  Podcast links Resources  Connect with us!  Join us on Flip to discuss this series!  Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions. 

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    Transform Your Teaching: Engagement, Motivation & Active Learning

    June 28, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat role does a student’s self-determination play in active learning? What role does space play in a student’s learning? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles chat with Dr. Chantal Levesque-Bristol who says that active learning is all about engagement and motivation. Dr. Levesque-Bristol is the Executive Director in the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University.  Podcast links Resources  Student-Centered Pedagogy and Course Transformation at Scale – Dr. Chantal Levesque-Bristol  Connect with us! 

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    Transform Your Teaching: What Does Active Learning Look Like?

    June 21, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIs there one definition for active learning? Or does it vary for every teacher and every class? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles ask Dr. Tracey Birdwell—a self-proclaimed “teaching nerd”— to help pinpoint a true definition for active learning. Dr. Birdwell is the Assistant Director for Faculty Support in the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University.  Podcast links Resources  What is Active Learning? – CRLT of the University of Michigan  Connect with us!  Transform Your Teaching is also launching a monthly newsletter where we reflect on the past series, preview our upcoming content, and share an exclusive article. Subscribe today to get our inaugural June…

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    Transform Your Teaching: A Conversation with Dr. Jeff Guernsey and Dr. Kyung-Hwa (Christine) Kim

    June 7, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat is a servant teacher? How does someone practice servant teaching? Rob McDole and Jared Pyles chat with two professors at Cedarville University—Dr. Jeff Guernsey who teaches in the School of Business and Dr. Kyung-Hwa (Christine) Kim who teaches in the History and Government Department—about their professional development through multiple sessions on servant teaching. Transform Your Teaching has also launched a monthly newsletter where we reflect on the past series, preview our upcoming content, and share an exclusive article. Subscribe today to get our next issue! Podcast links Resources Connect with us!  Transform Your Teaching is also launching a monthly newsletter where we reflect on the past series,…

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    Competency-Based Education: Lessons Learned 

    May 24, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat did Rob and Jared learn about Competency-Based Education? Is Jared fully on board with it? What questions remain? Listen to hear their lessons learned as they wrap up the series. Podcast links Resources  Acton Academy Connect with us! Transform Your Teaching is also launching a monthly newsletter where we reflect on the past series, preview our upcoming content, and share an exclusive article. Subscribe today to get our inaugural June issue!

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    Transform Your Teaching: Competency-Based Education with Dr. Aleda Chen

    May 17, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat impact is competency-based education currently having in the pharmacy education world? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles chat with Dr. Aleda Chen—Associate Dean and Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Cedarville University—about the possibilities of CBE curriculum in training future pharmacists.  Podcast links Resources  Join us on Flip to discuss this series!  Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions.  You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources.  Want to never miss a post? Subscribe here!

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    Transform Your Teaching: Competency-Based Education with Dr. David Croteau

    May 10, 2024

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat does Competency-Based Education look like in theological education? What does CBE look like in a hybrid format? What are some of the ground-floor decisions that need to be made when starting a CBE program? Dr. Rob McDole and Jared Pyles cover this and more with Dr. David Croteau, the Dean of the Seminary and School of Counseling at Columbia International University, as they talk about the origins of CIU’s Competency-Based Theological Education program.   Podcast links Resources  Join us on Flip to discuss this series!  Contact us at ctlpodcast@cedarville.edu with any questions.  You can also visit our blog at cedarville.edu/focusblog for additional resources.  Want to never…

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