Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. This week, it's all about positivity and authenticity. First, Jeff Kim helps us teach with video and do so in a way that is welcoming and uplifting. I learn about a new genre of music and make a small effort to bathe myself in boredom. Reply to let me know about somewhere unique that you've taught or otherwise facilitated learning. Listened Episode 631 A Faculty Guide to Teaching With Video with Jeff Kim As you may have heard in past episodes,...
8 days ago • 5 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. This week, I revisited my conversation with Anna Mills about feedback, voice, and AI in the writing classroom. Dave Eggers reminds us all how important it is to protect our voices and I shared a favorite tool for cataloging my book collection. Reply to let me know where a unique place is that you have taught or facilitated. Listened Episode 630 Feedback, Voice, and AI in the Writing Classroom with Anna Mills Anna Mills shares Peer and AI...
15 days ago • 4 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. This week, Luke Green told us the story of grades. I got to learn more from a prior Teaching in Higher Ed guest, Sunita Suh, about defiance. I found out how weird I am (you're weird, too), shared some quotes about teaching, and remembered that for us to express our deepest care and potential impact, we have to not care in strategic ways. Hoping to hear back from some of you on what has your attention these days (feel free to include photos,...
22 days ago • 4 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. In this week's Field Journal, I revisit my conversation with Remi Kalir about a way to receive feedback from students that reduces bias and learn more about how the University of Michigan is cultivating mattering on their campus. I share an abandoned (in a good way) art project, wonder about your favorite quote about learning or teaching, and explore a paradox through a quote that Dave shared. Listened Episode 628 The Fair Feedback Project...
29 days ago • 5 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. I often have difficulty describing the relationships that have formed as a result of the past 12 years of airing a podcast episode each week. This is particularly the case when one of the people I have met crosses over into being best thought of in my mind as a friend versus an acquaintance I know through having interviewed them. I'm grateful to Peter Felten, who introduced us all to more ways of thinking about friendships by recommending...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. This week, I offer a look at why it's so hard for us to be happy, revisit my conversation with Jeanie Tietjen about trauma-informed practices, and get real happy about my Hollyland wireless microphones. I also wonder what new tool or habit you have adopted in the last year that continues to bring you joy. Listened Episode 626 Naming the Urgency: Trauma-Informed Practices in Higher Ed Jeanie Tietjen shared about the importance of us naming the...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. Our kids asked why I had an Eminem song in one of my music playlists on a recent grocery store trip, as they hadn't heard me listen to him, previously. I did my best to both explain to them my former co-workers who first introduced me to Lose Yourself decades ago, while also trying to convey that I have found the lyrics about only getting 'one shot' to be false. "You don't only get one shot," I told them. We get lots of them and the more we...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. It has been a week of creativity and intentionality. That, plus a bunch of opportunities to learn and reflect. Whatever state the Field Journal finds you in this week, may it bring some nourishment. You can access past issues and encourage colleagues to subscribe. Listened Episode 624 How to Engage Learners in Online Courses On the latest episode of Teaching in Higher Ed, Denise Maduli-Williams helped us discover how to engage people in online...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Trouble viewing? Read this issue in your browser. This week was filled with curiosity and wonder for me. Between getting to attend Harvey Mudd College's (Re)Imagining Liberal Arts and STEM Education in the Age of Generative AI conference, participating in an Art Makers Club session with Lisa Bardot, and listening back to episode 623 with Rebecca Fordon, my mind is swimming with ideas... Whatever state the Field Journal finds you in this week, may it bring some nourishment. You can access past...
2 months ago • 4 min read