Teacher of the Ear

Chris Friend (Kean University) talks with Brenna Clarke Gray (Thompson Rivers University) about finding hope in education, even—or especially—in today’s world. Along the way, Brenna explains the importance of learning …

Chris Friend (Kean University) talks with Cate Denial (Knox College) about her pedagogy of kindness and ways to make teaching easier by trusting …

Laura Gibbs believes feedback—giving advice and support—makes learning and growth the center of any class. Hear her thoughts on providing meaningful …

In October 2021, the University of Michigan hosted a panel discussing Critical Digital Pedagogy. Moderated by Jesse Stommel, the panelists included Sean Michael Morris, Ruha Benjamin, and Martha Fay Burtis. In that …

Back in October 2021, Jessica Zeller posted a tweet about a particular class session. She said her class “went everywhere” and that she already …

Hear from Kaitlin Clinnin (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and sarah madoka currie (University of Waterloo) as they discuss the problems and prospects of attending to our own mental-health needs as the global pandemic …

I talk with Dr. Mia Zamora about ways the work we do at our institutions should benefit others outside our disciplines, our silos, even our …

In this episode, I talk with the Pedagogy of the Digitally Oppressed Collective, which fosters queer, feminist, and anti-colonial approaches to …

In August 2021, the Digital Pedagogy Institute took place online, hosted by the University of Waterloo, University of Toronto Scarborough, Ryerson University, and Brock University. I was one of two plenary speakers at …

This bonus episode of HybridPod brings several exciting announcements:

1. This show's name is changing from HybridPod to Teacher of the Ear.
2. A new …

Classes moved online for the pandemic, even those that rely on in-person interaction. How can we maintain connection with students? Sherri Spelic explains.

What is the nature of gratitude? What does it challenge — or allow — us to do? And how does it change when we think of it as being *active*? I talk with Amy Slay and Kate Bowles to learn more.

Cheryl E. Ball shares how she blends professional editing, modern publishing, and digital pedagogy to create meaningful courses beyond the classroom …

Chris Gilliard walk us through concerns he has about the state of online surveillance, dangers lurking behind asking students to work in online platforms.

Asking the right questions — from teachers and students alike — can make all the difference in helping us connect with one another and our courses.

What does it take to access an education? I spoke with Robin DeRosa about this broad issue that affects the way we do things in our classrooms and …

Students ask about our interests and lives to understand & connect with us. What happens when the answers reveal more about us than we’re ready to share?

Amy Collier emphasizes the importance of questioning — as a means of improving our teaching, enhancing student learning, and understanding our …

Our teaching should be responsive, adapting to the situation, the students, and the semester, not determined by the textbook.

I talk with Bonnie Stewart about networks in education and society, plus how they work with activism, identity, and power relations.

This episode of HybridPod explores the idea of collaboration — how it works, what it is, and how we can facilitate it in our classes.

New technology may make it too easy for us to focus on novelty, not on implications, in our digital pedagogy. What are risks & benefits of tech …

Have we moved from analogue to digital teaching? We talk about transitioning learning into today’s technological era — about digital pedagogy.

This episode explores the assertion that “play is serious business" and tests the ways in which it can be applied to today’s educational environments.

Kris Shaffer and Asao Inoue discuss generous ways to assess student work, and we’ll hear from Lee Skallerup Bessette to consider institutional assessment, empathy, and student needs.

Common systems that check finished work for signs of plagiarism turn it into a punitive situation, rather than a teaching opportunity. That’s the big difference between the student experience of plagiarism and the …

Much of the conversation about modern education discusses what we as teachers can sayor do within our classrooms. Relatively little attention is paid to what we can hear from our students. In this episode, we’ll explore …