Higher Ed Hot Takes is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Ashley Berry, a passionate educator, DEIA advocate and educational consultant. Each episode she'll sit down with a fellow educator to discuss current trending topics in higher education, cutting edge technology and high impact pedagogical practices with ways to directly implement them into your own classroom. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a new episode!

Higher Ed Hot Takes
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Higher Ed Hot Takes is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Ashley Berry, a passionate educator, DEIA advocate and educational consultant. Each episode she'll sit down with a fellow educator to discuss current trending topics in higher education, cutting edge technology and high impact pedagogical practices with ways to directly implement them into your own classroom. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a new episode!
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Recent Episodes

April 1, 2025
The Alternative Grading Model: Grades that Empower, Not Punish
<p>In this week's episode of Higher Ed. Hot Takes, we dive into the alternative grading movement—a model that challenges traditional grading systems and centers equity, growth, and the student voice. Instead of rewarding perfection on the first try or failing students for not fully grasping the content, this approach encourages reattempts, revisions, and reflection to support true content mastery and real-world application.<br></p>

March 15, 2025
Higher Ed, Lower Access: From DEIA to EISB (Exclusion, Inequity, Segregation and Barriers)
<p>During today's episode we discuss the current Administration attempts at a full-scale attack on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Antiracism. First by examining how this could roll back decades worth of progress made for first-generation, low socioeconomic, disabled students, students of color and students from other marginalized groups. We then talk about how this might effect faculty and staff on campus and offer some suggestions on ways to move forward. Tune in to our conversation for more than just the highlights!</p>

February 27, 2025
Bots, Brains and Cheating Claims: How Community Colleges, Cal-states and UC's are Teaming Up to Tackle Issues Around A.I
<p>Thanks for joining us for episode 2 of Higher Hot Takes. Today we are discussing the controversial use of AI in the classroom, how the CA community colleges, the Cal-States and the UC's are teaming up to create their own version of the famed AI-chat bot and how as educators we can begin to reframe the delicate dance off between academic integrity and AI-usage for the purposes of equity.</p>
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