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S4E2 From Burnout to Flourishing: What Positive Psychology Reveals About Thriving in Today’s Classroom
Burnout. Disengagement. AI anxiety. In higher education right now, flourishing can feel like a distant dream. But what if joy isn’t a distraction from serious teaching but the foundation? In this…
S4E1 Making Learning Matter for the WHY Generation
College has never cost more, or the payoff more uncertain. As students question the value of a degree, many are disconnecting, skipping class, ghosting assignments, and drifting through their…
S3E6 Textbooks Are Failing Students (and Other Dangerous Ideas)
Textbooks are the flip phones of higher ed: clunky, outdated, and yet somehow the model persists. The reality is, students aren’t buying them. And increasingly, faculty are asking: why am I still…
S3E5 Adopt, Resist, or Adapt? AI’s Crossroads in Higher Ed
AI isn’t knocking politely—it’s already moved into the classroom, and higher ed is still figuring out who gets the guest room. Marc Watkins, Director of the AI Institute for Teachers and Assistant…
S3E4 Rewriting the Stories That Hold Students Back
Every student brings invisible baggage to college—stories about what they’re good at, what they’re not, and who they’re expected to be. But what if those stories are wrong—or just incomplete?In this…
S3E3 The Zen of Embracing Our Authenticity
Let’s be real: teaching can feel like performance art. But what if your most powerful teaching tool is you—fully present, emotionally honest, and yes, a little messy? In this episode, we talk with…
S3E2 SNAFU Happens: A Love Letter to Imperfect Teaching
We’ve all seen the movies: the perfectly polished professor who captivates every student without missing a beat. But in real classrooms, things go sideways—more often than we might like. In this…
S3E1 Same Side Pedagogy: Less Policing, More Partnership
What if student motivation didn’t have to be a tug-of-war? In this episode, cognitive psychologist and author Dr. Michelle Miller joins us to explore what happens when faculty stop policing students…
S2E6 Don’t All Talk at Once: Creating Better Classroom Discussions
When students go quiet after your best discussion question, it’s tempting to assume the worst. But what if that quiet moment means something else entirely?In this episode, we’re joined by educator,…
S2E5 Silos to Symphonies: Orchestrating Student Success
Higher education is feeling the pressure—from shifting student expectations to mounting demands for proof of impact. But real change rarely comes with a crash of cymbals. Sometimes, it sneaks in…
S2E4 Emotional Support Frogs (+ Getting Your Spark Back)
Higher ed may be going through stormy weather, but in this soul-nourishing episode, we’re choosing joy. Psychologist, author, and happiness researcher Sarah Rose Cavanagh joins us to explore the…
S2E3 What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
What if the biggest barrier to innovation in our teaching isn’t time or training—but fear? And what if the antidote isn’t a full course redesign, but a single courageous step?In this episode, we sit…
S2E2 Is Metacognition the Ultimate Hack for Equitable Learning?
Have you ever talked with students about study skills? Did they lean in with unbridled enthusiasm? Or did your intuition suggest this might not be the right approach? Dr. Saundra McGuire, a leading…
S2E1 What If Students Cared Too Much to Cheat?
Cheating feels like an unavoidable reality—but what if the antidote isn’t stricter policies or plagiarism checkers, but emotion? Neuroscience tells us that students are more likely to invest in what…
S1E6 The End of Reading or a New Beginning?
Many students arriving at college seem to be less able and less willing to read. It’s left faculty frustrated and anxious, with some wondering, are we witnessing the end of reading? According to…
S1E5 AI's Future in Higher Education with Dr. Kevin Yee
At a time when AI offers students the easy button, how do we motivate them to do hard things? And how do we help students reclaim the sense of purpose, agency, and self-confidence vital to a…
S1E4 Why We Grade and How to Stop It with Jesse Stommel
Is grading doing us or our students any favors? Or do grades short circuit the rich, messy human interactions that are so important to meaningful learning? For Jesse Stommel, author of Undoing the…
S1E3 Unlocking Belonging with Dr. Terrell Strayhorn
Belonging is like WI-FI: you don’t notice it until you don’t have it, and then nothing seems to work right. That’s especially true for student persistence in higher education. But it’s become such a…
S1E2 This is Your Classroom on AI with José Antonio Bowen
This episode's guest's latest book is selling light hot cakes—for good reason. It’s been called a “veritable lifeline” for any educator looking to wrap their heads around the potential of AI to…
S1E1 The Power of Play and Evidence-Based Teaching
Post COVID trauma. Learning loss. A growing student mental health crisis. The past few years have left many faculty feeling burned out. Then some bright light in Silicon Valley thought, hey, now…
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