We're gearing up for the fall semester and sharing ideas on how to get your class off to a great start. Can you make your syllabus more inviting (and less about asserting authority and power)? How about a brief, fun video introducing the important themes or critical questions you'll explore in the course? Can you engage students in a fun, energizing activ ... Show More
Mar 3
Sabbatical Stories: Reclaiming Space for Reflection, Learning, and New Directions
The Fika Crew welcomes Zubin Austin, Ph.D. (University of Toronto), who recently completed his sabbatical, and Hayley Blackburn, Pharm.D. (University of Montana), who is right in the middle of hers, to explore the why, when, and how of academic sabbaticals. Co-host Kristin adds h ... Show More
34m 30s
Jan 13
Preferment: Achieving Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose After Full-Time Employment
Just prior to cranberry season, the Fika Crew met with Lucinda Maine, PhD. - CEO Emerita, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy - to chat about her preferment (aka retirement) journey. Tina also shares her fascination with candied cranberry videos. If you are curious, ... Show More
32m 34s
Sep 2022
29. Tips for quieting a chatty class
The single most important thing you need from your students so that you can teach and they can learn is their attention. Without it, you are talking to the walls. When students are distracted, chatty, or down right ignoring you, no learning will occur. Period. So how do you redir ... Show More
20m 32s
Jul 2021
Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students: A Conversation with Lisa Nunn
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we’d bring in an ex ... Show More
52m 57s
Mar 2020
E02: Better Mindset, Better Grades
If you want to become a better student you must start with developing a better mindset. So many students don't believe in themselves, struggle with negative self-talk and a fixed mindset. Carol Dweck made the concept of Mindset popular, but many students don't fully grasp what a ... Show More
24m 45s
May 2023
Supercharge Your Lesson Planning with Twee!
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️
A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.
In this episode, we sit down with Alina from Twee, a social media platform designed with the needs of ESL teachers and learners in mind. We discuss the inspiration behind Twee, the unique features t ... Show More
26m 42s
Mar 2022
182 - Learning Together — with Wes Kao
Wes Kao is co-founder of Maven, a platform that helps creators build cohort-based courses. Before that, she co-founded the altMBA with acclaimed author and marketer Seth Godin.
If you’re not yet familiar with them, cohort-based courses (CBCs) are a not-so-new way of learning with ... Show More
1h 7m