Friday Fragments, August 6th

Taking a long car trip? Gearing up for a commute after a year without one? This list has you covered.

What I’m listening to…Podcast Edition!

I am, in my bones, a reader. But podcasts have a special place in my heart - and in my commute, my cooking time, my folding-laundry time - as well. Please share your favorites in the comments!

For your listening pleasure, I have a somewhat eclectic list of education-related podcasts that I enjoy. Some I listen to fairly regularly, others I listen when there’s a specific topic or guest of interest. All of them are worth checking out...

• Education Policy Weekly is “a show about how all students – regardless of their races, their locations, or their socioeconomic statuses – deserve an educational system that is centered around justice and equity.” (John Phillips)

• The Key offers “candid conversations with higher ed newsmakers on how colleges and universities are coping with the pandemic and recession -- with a special focus on equity and lower-income students.” (Inside Higher Ed)

• Defend & Publish is “designed to help get you started (or restarted) on your academic writing projects.” (Christine Tulley)

• Co-Designed is “a podcast about teaching, learning and student engagement co-created by faculty and students” (Southern New Hampshire University Center for Teaching and Learning)

• This Most Unbelievable Life! “covers all things as they relate to two college professors in this modern age.” (Paul Fitzgerald & Cheri Spiegel)

• The Professor Is In provides “guidance for all things Ph.D.: Graduate school, job market, and careers.” (Karen Kelsky)

• Teaching in Higher Ed is “a space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.” (Bonni Stachowiak)

• Tea for Teaching offers “informal discussions of innovative and effective practices in teaching and learning.” (John Kane & Rebecca Mushtare, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the State University of New York at Oswego)

• The Agile Academic is “a podcast for women in and around higher education.” (Rebecca Pope-Ruark)

• Centering Centers aim “to explore the work of centers of teaching and learning and the vision and insights of educational developers in higher education.” (Laura Baecher)

• What We Are Learning About Learning “examine[s] the most important lessons learned during the past year that you can integrate into your teaching practice” (Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University)

• Dead Ideas in Teaching & Learning aims “to encourage instructors, students, and leaders in higher education to reflect on what they believe about teaching and learning. In each episode, guests are invited to share their discoveries of ‘dead ideas’—ideas that are not true but that are often widely believed and embedded in the pedagogical choices we make.” (Catherine Ross)

• Teaching to the Top is two teachers “helping master your time, organization, and productivity.” (Michelle Ferre & Bridget Spackman)

• Leading Lines is “a podcast on educational technology in higher education.” (Vanderbilt Center for Teaching)

Happy listening!

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