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: Creating a Student Profile
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhere does the next generation of college students come from? What are their demographics? How does their school typology influence their college preparedness? Join Rob McDole and Jared Pyles as they share data and create a profile of Ohio’s current and incoming 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!
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Transform Your Teaching: Behind the Scenes with Lauren Eissler
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this episode, Rob and Jared chat with Lauren Eissler, who serves as the UX Designer and Editor at the CTL. She also edits all the content for the podcast (including what Jared is typing right now) [this sentence is Lauren-approved]. Listen as they discuss hockey, video games, and the ways we are trying to expand the podcast in the future. Podcast links Resources FOCUS Blog from the Cedarville University CTL Chat 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 issue!
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Transform Your Teaching: The Future of Active Learning & Lessons Learned
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat are Rob and Jared’s biggest takeaways from our series on active learning? Where do they see active learning spaces heading in the future? How will Rob apply what he has learned to the course he’s teaching this fall? Listen as they put a bow on the series – and share your own takeaways with us by email or connecting with us on LinkedIn. Podcast links Resources FOCUS Blog from the Cedarville University CTL Chat with us!
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Transform Your Teaching: Designing a Flexible Learning Space
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!