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Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning

Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
Higher Education
Teaching Evaluations
Adjunct Faculty
Graduate Education
Teaching In Doctoral Programs
Artificial Intelligence
STEM Education
Teaching and Learning
Pluralism
Columbia University
Generative AI
Teaching Strategies
Active Learning
ADHD
Teaching Quality
Pedagogy
Faculty Development
Student Engagement
Student Success
Gender Bias

Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning is a podcast from the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning. Our mission is to encourage instructors, students, and leaders in higher education to reflect on what they believe about teaching and learning.

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Thomas Tobin, one of the foremost voices on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), joins us to preview his forthcoming book, UDL at Scale: Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning. Where his earlier work made UDL manageable for individual instructors... more

For five years, Chris Gallagher, Kristi Girdharry, and Kevin Smith sat down each semester with the same set of twenty Northeastern University students. What began as an analysis of these students’ writing skills evolved into a book on how students of... more

In this special bonus episode, we step away from our typical one-on-one interview format to share excerpts from a student panel that our host Amanda Irvin moderated at the recent "Reimagining Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI" Forum. This event ... more

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Madisson Whitman, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Director of Curriculum Development at Columbia University's Center for Science and Society, and Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology. Drawin... more

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Recent Guests

Chris Gallagher
Professor of English, Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Episode: What Five Years of Listening to Students Taught Us About Learning. A Conversation with Chris Gallagher, Kristi Girdharry, and Kevin Smith
Kristi Girdharry
Associate Teaching Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center
Babson College
Episode: What Five Years of Listening to Students Taught Us About Learning. A Conversation with Chris Gallagher, Kristi Girdharry, and Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Associate Professor of English and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
University of Virginia
Episode: What Five Years of Listening to Students Taught Us About Learning. A Conversation with Chris Gallagher, Kristi Girdharry, and Kevin Smith
Pranithi Sathu
Master's student studying quantitative methods and data science at Columbia
Columbia University
Episode: Bonus Episode: Reimagining Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI. A Conversation with Columbia University Students.
Stephanie Andrade
Teachers College student in Teaching of English program
Teachers College, Columbia University
Episode: Bonus Episode: Reimagining Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI. A Conversation with Columbia University Students.
Tony DeRamos
Third-year student majoring in psychology
Columbia University
Episode: Bonus Episode: Reimagining Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI. A Conversation with Columbia University Students.
Jeanne Roujean-Quenya
French student in dual degree between Columbia and Sciences Po
Columbia University
Episode: Bonus Episode: Reimagining Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI. A Conversation with Columbia University Students.
Maddie Whitman
Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Center for Science and Society and a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University
Columbia University
Episode: AI Is Not Inevitable. A Conversation with Madisson Whitman
Lucy Appert
Senior Director of the Arts and Science Office of Teaching Excellence and Innovation, NYU
New York University
Episode: What Learning Looks Like: A Conversation with Lucy Appert

Host

Amanda Urban
Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Columbia University, CTL collaborator across multiple episodes.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 31 ratings
  • Inspiring and Thoughtful

    As a regular listener, I find the topics that are covered and the speakers who are invited reflect up-to-the-moment concerns in the state of teaching and learning in higher education. The guests—especially students—always elicit new thoughts and stimulate new ideas to eclipse those pernicious “dead” ones. This is definitely worth a regular listen if you are a faculty member, administrator, or graduate student who is involved in teaching and learning in a higher education context.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tinymenace
    United States3 years ago
  • Well-curated content on teaching and learning

    As someone who is a life long learner and who aspires to be the best teacher I can be, these podcasts are inspiring.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    nyc jloo
    United States4 years ago
  • Phenomenal

    As a curriculum and pedagogy grad student, this podcast is everything I could hope for.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    McNuggets88
    Canada4 years ago
  • Great theme

    Wonderful theme for an education podcast. It’s great to see CTL director go out and share her expertise and find great guests.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mindofmoser
    United States6 years ago

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Guests and topics are described as inspiring and highly relevant for higher-ed professionals.

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What Learning Looks Like: A Conversation with Lucy Appert
Q: Have you come across any dead ideas you'd be willing to share?
The central dead idea is that higher ed cannot change; however, institutions have shown they can pivot and innovate, especially when faculty collaborate in learning communities and focus on real student outcomes rather than traditional metrics.
Teaching Pluralism in Higher Education. A Discussion with Mike Whitenton.
Q: How did you all see an application to the classroom, and what application do you see for Teaching and Learning in the Pluralism Framework?
We think a lot about strategy and impact. We're trying to create cultures of pluralism across whole universities, and we view working with CTLs as a strategic move to help shift cultures on campus toward pluralism.
From Shame to Strength: Supporting ADHD Students. A Discussion with Karen Costa
Q: What advice might you have for those instructors who feel nervous about welcoming Divergent Thinking into the classroom?
It's normal to feel fear of losing control, especially in uncertain times. To introduce divergent thinking, consider adding choice to assignments and normalize the discomfort of change while acknowledging the need for control.
The Present Professor with Liz Norell
Q: Could you talk a little bit about the types of tools that are included in your book?
The tools include mindfulness practices, yoga philosophy, and discussions on self-reflection to promote awareness of how we want to show up in our teaching.
The Present Professor with Liz Norell
Q: How do you think presence and authenticity might interact with this dead idea?
Bringing more of our authentic self into the classroom helps us meet each other as fully human, which can enhance learning and relationships.

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2. Kristi Girdharry
3. Kevin Smith
4. Pranithi Sathu
5. Stephanie Andrade
6. Tony DeRamos
7. Jeanne Roujean-Quenya
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