In this discussion, we hear about the importance of having a sense of community among faculty. This is the second part of our conversation with Drs. Roger Davis, Bill Wozniak, and Daryl Kelley. Dr. Mark Ellis (who instigated the episode) also joins to talk about how the actions of these three individuals have had a continued effect across the university.

Dr. Jim Jones, math lecturer, shares strategies that he has found useful for giving his students more opportunities to work through problems first-hand as opposed to just watching him lecture at the board. From using textbook resources to creating meaningful in-class worksheets, to even allowing for natural group work or solo work as students see fit. There's a helpful strategy in here for you to try in your next class.

Join us for a discussion about creating systems of support that help improve teaching and learning at your institution. Dr. Roger Davis (History), Dr. William [Bill] Wozniak, and Dr. Daryl Kelley (Sociology) share about their early experiences as professors at UNK who wanted to improve their teaching practices.

Davis, R., Kelley, D., & Wozniak, W. (Spring, 1996). A case study of university teaching. Platte Valley Review, 24(2). Pp. 53- 69.

Davis, R., & Kelley, D. (2004). Academic culture and the classroom. In Peck, E. (Ed.), UNK/CTE: Compendium of Teaching Resources and Ideas. (pp. 9 –27). University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Flash PODs are designed to be quick and easy to get you useful information in a flash! This episode looks at effective words to use when writing your course or lesson outcomes that will also help you design assessments that really align with the purpose of your class.

In this episode, Megan provides some quick definitions and an overview of gamification followed by the second half of our discussion with Adam Spanier who shares about tips for integrating gamification and gamified aspects into your college classes.

Resources from Megan:

xperiencify.com

course hero.com

Citations of Adam's work:

Spanier, A., Harms, S. W., & Hastings, J. (2021) A classification scheme for gamification in computer science education: Discovery of foundational gamification genres in data structures courses. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Lincoln, NE, p. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637447

Weitl-Harms, S., Spanier, A., Hastings, J., & Rokusek, M. (2023). A systematic mapping study on gamification applications for undergraduate cybersecurity education. Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2023(1), Article 9. https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/vol2023/iss1/9

In this episode, Adam Spanier joins us to share his insights on connecting with students in authentic ways that help create real dialogue. This discussion helps us unwrap that our students (just like many of us as instructors) are all dealing with fear of failure and imposter syndrome. Adam invites us to work together with students to create exciting learning opportunities.

A strategy you can use TODAY for your classes.

Megan and Shannon share quick ideas you can use to get students prepared for and involved in class discussion by using the 'pass to class' concept, and how to use 'exit tickets' to collect information from students about their questions or confidence with course content at the end of a class.

Alice Cahill, Ed.D. joins us to talk about her use of movement in the college classroom to help students learn a series of information. The example she shares is used in her special education teacher education classroom, but this strategy could be applied to any content as a way to get students up and talking about topics in any classroom.