Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn our previous series “Understanding the New College Student,” Rob and Jared spoke with experts to discover the characteristics and trials that define the new generation of college students. In this episode, they introduce a new series that will hopefully serve to answer the question of what’s being done to serve the new generation of students to prepare them for life after high school. Our listener survey is still open, so please let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Survey Says (2024 Edition)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Ryan Liming presents the results of our listener survey from the fall and winter of 2024. Dr. Rob McDole, Dr. Jared Pyles, and Ryan discuss listener demographics and interests as well as plans for the future. The survey is still open, so please let us know how we can make the podcast even better. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Student Perspectives – Discussions, Group Work, and Student-to-Student Interaction
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow does research align with student perception? Do students agree with what research says helps them learn best? Join Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles as they discuss higher education best practices with two current undergraduate 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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Book Review: Uncommon Sense Teaching
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles review “Uncommon Sense Teaching,” which explores practical insights into effective learning by leveraging neuroscience and cognitive psychology, providing easy-to-understand strategies and tools for enhancing classroom teaching. 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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Discussions and SpeedGrader – What’s Going On?
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou may have noticed that SpeedGrader is now looking a little different for discussions. When you opened SpeedGrader, you’d see all of a student’s posts on the left and have your grading tools on the right. If you wanted to see context for their responses, you could toggle the view and see the discussion in its entirety. When Canvas added discussion checkpoints (see Canvas Update: Multiple Due Dates for Discussions for full details on this feature!), they also tweaked how SpeedGrader works. Now, when you open a discussion in SpeedGrader, you’ll see the entirety of the discussion on the left with the student’s posts highlighted. In your…
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Transform Your Teaching: Behind the Scenes with Dr. Rob McDole
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Dr. Jared Pyles and Ryan Liming chat with Rob about what he does in his spare time, what he’s reading, what he’s playing, and his life-changing experience at Stumptown Coffee Roasters in Portland, OR. Enjoy another behind-the-scenes peek! 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’s 100th Episode – 100 Second Segments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoin Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles as they celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast! Guests from previous episodes will make brief appearances and ask Rob and Jared questions that they have to answer in 100 seconds. The kicker: Rob and Jared have no clue who’s coming on. At whatever point you joined us on this podcast journey, thank you for listening. Here’s to 100 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. Podcast links Resources Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Approaching GAI Ethics from A Community-Based Perspective
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoes community have an impact on ethical AI usage? What problems arise when individuals or organizations have differing ethical approaches? Join Dr. Rob McDole and Dr. Jared Pyles as they chat with Dr. Ross Perkins (Associate Professor of Educational Technology at Boise State University) and Dr. Dave Mulder (Professor and Department Chair in the Education Department at Dordt University). 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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Canvas Update: Multiple Due Dates for Discussions
Reading Time: 4 minutesCanvas has brought a new and highly useful update to discussions – instructors are now able to set separate due dates for initial responses and additional responses. This update released January 18, and the change isn’t limited to just due dates. Instructors can also set separate point values for initial responses and additional responses. Does this feature work with EVERYTHING in Canvas? Before we jump into the “how,” there’s a couple of restrictions for where, when, and how this new feature can be used. Setting up discussion checkpoints Using discussion checkpoints is simple – you only need to toggle on one setting, then add the…
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Transform Your Teaching: Approaching Ethical Usage of AI Thoughtfully and Without Fear
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat is at stake when making decisions about using GAI? What kind of questions need to be asked and answered before using AI in higher education? Join Dr. Rob McDole as he chats with Dr. David Slade, Provost and Professor of Spanish at Berry College. 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!