About Pedagogy Pulse: A Podcast About Teaching Innovation at Northwestern
Welcome to Pedagogy Pulse, a podcast where we talk with Northwestern University instructors—from grad students to tenured faculty—about innovative teaching practices they're implementing in their classrooms and course design.
Episode 7: Reggie Jackson & David Noffs: UDL in Course Design and Staying Current in Teaching and Learning
David Noffs and Reggie Jackson discuss Universal Design for Learning in course design and methods for staying current with pedagogical trends, offering insights into accessible and flexible learning environments in this interview.
24 Jul 2024
Episode 6: Gerpha Gerlin & Robert Cloutier: Accessibility and Collaborative Course Design (Part 2)
This, our sixth episode, is the promised second edition of our interview with Gerpha Gerlin last fall. Our earlier interview focused on the Mental Health and the Media course Gerpha was preparing to teach at Stateville Correctional Center during the winter 2024 quarter. One of the unique aspects of this course was Gerpha’s decision to include her teaching fellow, Robert (Bobaloo), in the course design process, as well as inviting him to take more of a leadership role in the overall course than your typical TA. For our follow-up interview, we were lucky enough to get to hear how the course went from both Gerpha and Bobaloo! Using an asynchronous interview process, we'll address some of the successes and learning moments of the course, especially around sharing power in the classroom, teaching heavy topics through a trauma-informed lens, and building relationships that can act as safety nets in moments that require adaptability.
Transcript coming soon!
Key topics in this interview include:
collaborative course design • sharing power in the classroom • trauma-informed pedagogy • teaching in a prison environment
Here are some resources related to this episode:
Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) (website): https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/
22 May 2024
Episode 5: Veronica Berns & Katie Gesmundo: Alternative Grading in a Large-Enrollment STEM Course
In this, our fifth episode, I will be speaking with Veronica Berns and Katie Gesmundo. Veronica is an Associate Professor of Instruction, and Katie is an Assistant Professor of Instruction, both in the Chemistry department at Northwestern. Katie and Veronica are also the Co-Directors of the General Chemistry Labs. In this episode, we'll be discussing some radical changes Veronica and Katie made to their General Chemistry course, first in response to a switch to remote learning during the lockdown period of the pandemic, and then as an attempt to more closely align their assessment strategies with their teaching values.
Topics in this episode:
alternative grading in a large-enrollment STEM course
collaborative course design
redesigning a lab course for remote learning
seeking support when making significant changes to course design or curriculum
Transcript coming soon!
29 Feb 2024
Episode 4: Ilya Mikhelson: Multiple Means of Assessment
In this, our fourth episode, I will be speaking with Ilya Mikhelson, Associate Professor of Instruction in Electrical and Computer Engineering, about the multiple-modality midterm and final assessments he designed for his Introduction to Electrical Engineering course.
31 Jan 2024
Episode 3: Stephanie Knezz: Vulnerability in the Classroom
In this, our third episode, we'll hear from Dr. Stephanie Knezz, Associate Professor of Instruction in Chemistry and faculty at Northwestern since 2017.
Key topics in this interview include:
the place of identity in STEM classrooms • the power of instructor vulnerability to create inclusive, welcoming learning environments • the necessity of diverse voices in STEM research • a small (time/energy) practice with huge impact
You can find a transcript for this interview here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1awwYyfMYNI-Rem-URSUZisVHrJkL-_DMVxc1yxUZxWo/edit?usp=sharing
Here are some resources related to this episode:
More about Dr. Stephanie Knezz:
Academic Profile (Northwestern): https://chemistry.northwestern.edu/people/lecturer-faculty/stephanie-knezz.html
Faculty Spotlight (interview): https://chemistry.northwestern.edu/about/newsletter/2022-newsletters/fall2022-newsletter/teaching-faculty-spotlight-stephanie-knezz.html
Writing Portfolio: https://knezzportfolio.weebly.com/writing
Her initial article about coming out to her classes: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00846
27 Nov 2023
Episode 2: Gerpha Gerlin: Accessibility and Collaborative Course Design
In this, our second episode, we hear from Gerpha Gerlin, a PhD student in Anthropology who is co-designing a winter-quarter Mental Health and the Media course, as part of Northwestern' Prison Education Program (NPEP).
You can find a transcript for this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VhdhQ-cXxRhW7FrLw7YhhLi5X_HhSxO2upRnCxTaDZ0/edit?usp=sharing
Key topics in this interview include:
collaborative course design • sharing power in the classroom • UDL & accessible course design • NPEP-specific pedagogical and process-based considerations
Here are some resources related to this episode:
Gerpha Gerlin (academic profile): https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/gerpha-gerlin/
Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) (website): https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/
NPEP Graduation News Article (webpage): https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/11/northwestern-prison-education-program-students-first-incarcerated-people-to-graduate-from-a-top-10-university/
CAST: About Universal Design for Learning (webpage): https://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl
26 Oct 2023
Episode 1: TEACHx 2023
In this, our very first episode, we go on a jaunt through the TEACHx 2023 conference, interviewing educators and other teaching technology practitioners about their roles in contributing to more inclusive, accessible classrooms and course design.
Episode 1 Transcript (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bOnZPKYpSQvo9sR37cuDocwM3etDak5gDkZB97Pw3uc/edit?usp=sharing)
Links from this episode:
Bryan Dewsbury (https://case.fiu.edu/about/directory/profiles/dewsbury-bryan.html) (academic profile)
Science Education and Society Research Program (http://www.seasprogram.net/) (website)
Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching (https://seagull.wwnorton.com/equityguide) (book by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury and Mays Imad)
"Inclusive Teaching" (https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.19-01-0021) (article by Bryan Dewsbury and Cynthia J. Brame)
"Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity" (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3762997/) (article by Kimberly D. Tanner)
Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom (https://wvupressonline.com/inclusive-teaching) (book by Kelly A. Hogan and Viji Sathy)
Principles of Inclusive Teaching (https://searle.northwestern.edu/resources/principles-of-inclusive-teaching/) (Northwestern Searle Center webpage)
CAST: About Universal Design for Learning (https://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl) (webpage)
Addressing Evolving Needs with Universal Design for Learning (https://openbooks.library.northwestern.edu/universaldesignlearning/) (open educational resource)
Media and Technology Innovation Team (https://mti.it.northwestern.edu/) (Northwestern webpage)
Brandon Taylor (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-taylor-8259b8182/) (LinkedIn profile)
Jennifer Lin (https://lin-jennifer.github.io/) (personal website)
Erika Nadile (https://searle.northwestern.edu/about/staff-grad-postdoc/erika-nadile.html) (academic profile)
Jim Stachowiak (https://www.northwestern.edu/accessiblenu/about-us/meet-the-staff/jim-stachowiak.html) (academic profile)
Mission: Accessible Challenge (https://www.northwestern.edu/accessibility/digital-accessibility/seven-core-skills/mission-accessible-challenge.html) (Northwestern webpage)
Bea Jimenez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/beajimenezf/) (LinkedIn profile)
Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame (https://teachx.northwestern.edu/about-teachx/northwestern-canvas-hall-of-fame.html) (Northwestern webpage)
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