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Insights from “3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation” by Matt Abrahams, lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot  1. Find opportunities for physical engagement “Where the body goes, the brain will follow,” says Abrahams.…

ASSIGNMENT MAKEOVERS IN THE AI AGE (45 min) Today on episode number 481 of The Teaching in Higher Ed podcast assignment makeovers in the AI age with Derek Bruff. I’m Bonni Stachowiak, and this is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways…

EPISODE 231 (38 min) HOW HUMANS LEARN: THE SCIENCE AND STORIES BEHIND EFFECTIVE COLLEGE TEACHING WITH JOSH EYLER | NOVEMBER 15, 2018 RESOURCES MENTIONED The Scientist in the Crib, by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, and Patricia K. Kuhl* The Gift of Failure, Jessica Lahey* Robin DeRosa on Teaching in Higher Ed Hoda Moftosa on Teaching in…

‘They Need Us to Be Well’ The surprising recipe for building students’ emotional well-being in the classroom? Rest and joy — for professors. By  Sarah Rose Cavanagh MAY 2, 2023 Excerpt: “… Energy and passion are infectious. Social-emotional contagion in the classroom is a demonstrated phenomenon, one that I’ve explored in my work and been fascinated by for years.…

Equitable Teaching Takes Time and Practice. Here Are Strategies to Help. How to Prepare Yourself—and Your Students—to Discuss Race, Identity, and Equity by Sharon M. Ravitch March 15, 2021 Excerpt: … Since March 14, 2020, I have worked with over 50 teaching teams in higher education and K–12 as part of intensive professional development programs…