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The Teach Better Podcast

The Teach Better Podcast is a series of conversations with teachers about teaching. We talk mostly with faculty in higher education, but will occasionally talk with other teachers too. Your hosts are ... Read more

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Podcast #19: Teaching CS50 with David J. Malan

Podcast #19: Teaching CS50 with David J. Malan

Harvard computer science professor David J. Malan is most well-known for his wildly popular introductory computer scienc... Read more

19 Oct 2015

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Podcast #45: Inspiring Students with Steven Strogatz

Podcast #45: Inspiring Students with Steven Strogatz

In this episode Professor Steven Strogatz joins us from the Cornell Math Department. He is a world-renowned mathematicia... Read more

2 Jan 2017

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Podcast #10: Eight Habits of Highly Effective Teachers

Podcast #10: Eight Habits of Highly Effective Teachers

Edward and Doug reflect back to identify eight habits which almost all of our guests have used to teach effectively. If ... Read more

15 Jun 2015

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Podcast #3: Student-Centered Learning with Jenny Frederick

Podcast #3: Student-Centered Learning with Jenny Frederick

We talk with Jenny Frederick from the Yale Center for Teaching and Learning about Student-Centered Learning.

9 Mar 2015

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Podcast #52: Teams and Game Design with Walker White

Podcast #52: Teams and Game Design with Walker White

Walker White has one of the coolest jobs in higher ed. He directs Cornell’s Game Design Initiative, and teaches beginnin... Read more

17 Apr 2017

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Podcast #6: What Makes a Great Lecture? with Donald Kagan

Podcast #6: What Makes a Great Lecture? with Donald Kagan

We talk with Yale's Donald Kagan about what makes a great lecture and his unique approach to teaching seminars.

20 Apr 2015

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Podcast #72: Course Evaluations with Betsy Barre

Podcast #72: Course Evaluations with Betsy Barre

Everyone has an opinion about course evaluations, but most of these opinions are based on personal anecdotes and armchai... Read more

22 Mar 2018

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Podcast #37: Using POGIL to Get out of the Lecture Game with Andri Smith

Podcast #37: Using POGIL to Get out of the Lecture Game with Andri Smith

In this episode we talk to Associate Professor Andri Smith about how she brings organic chemistry to life at Quinnipiac ... Read more

1 Aug 2016

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Podcast #13: Active Learning with Lynne Regan

Podcast #13: Active Learning with Lynne Regan

Professor Lynne Regan from Yale's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry believes in the power of active le... Read more

27 Jul 2015

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Podcast #47: Experiential Learning and Organizational Psychology with David Berg

Podcast #47: Experiential Learning and Organizational Psychology with David Berg

Our guest in this episode is organizational psychologist David Berg. He has taught in the Yale School of Management and ... Read more

6 Feb 2017

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Podcast #41: Confronting Teaching Challenges with Edward and Doug

Podcast #41: Confronting Teaching Challenges with Edward and Doug

Edward and Doug discuss several challenges they've faced in teaching new classes this semester. Edward needs help motiv... Read more

24 Oct 2016

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Podcast #61: The Future of Educational Technology

Podcast #61: The Future of Educational Technology

In this blockbuster finale of #edtechsummer, Edward and Doug invite three experts to share their thoughts on the future ... Read more

29 Aug 2017

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Podcast #36: Teaching the Financial Crisis as a MOOC and in Person with Andrew Metrick

Podcast #36: Teaching the Financial Crisis as a MOOC and in Person with Andrew Metrick

Andrew Metrick is one of the best teachers in the Yale School of Management. In this episode he walks us through exactly... Read more

18 Jul 2016

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Podcast #14: Teaching as Coaching with John Bryan Starr

Podcast #14: Teaching as Coaching with John Bryan Starr

Before he retired in Spring of 2015, [John Bryan Starr taught two of the most highly regarded classes at Yale about the ... Read more

10 Aug 2015

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Podcast #50: Active Learning with Peter LePage

Podcast #50: Active Learning with Peter LePage

Peter LePage from the Cornell Physics Department joins us on our extra special 50th episode to talk about active learnin... Read more

22 Mar 2017

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Podcast #63: A Better Way to Integrate Student Presentations into the Classroom with Ileen Devault

Podcast #63: A Better Way to Integrate Student Presentations into the Classroom with Ileen Devault

Ileen Devault is a historian in Cornell’s Industrial and Labor Relations school. In this episode she talks with us how ... Read more

27 Sep 2017

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Podcast #21: Teaching Philosophically with Boris Kapustin

Podcast #21: Teaching Philosophically with Boris Kapustin

In this episode we're joined by Boris Kapustin, one of the most highly regarded teachers in Yale's Ethics, Politics, and... Read more

16 Nov 2015

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Podcast #69: Extreme Teaching

Podcast #69: Extreme Teaching

In this episode we take a walk through our archive and share some amazing examples of extreme teaching. These include co... Read more

23 Jan 2018

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Podcast #70: Encouraging Creativity with Robert Sternberg

Podcast #70: Encouraging Creativity with Robert Sternberg

Cornell psychologist Robert Sternberg has done seminal work on creativity, wisdom, and cognitive styles. He cares deeply... Read more

13 Feb 2018

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Podcast #67: Beyond Multiple Choice with Mark Urban-Lurain

Podcast #67: Beyond Multiple Choice with Mark Urban-Lurain

Mark Urban-Lurain is the Associate Director for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State University. He's also ... Read more

28 Nov 2017

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