Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast

About Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast

Podagogies is a learning and teaching podcast that explores the pedagogy of post-secondary educators who bring scholarship to students in compelling, innovative, and surprising new ways. Produced by the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Toronto Metropolitan University, visit us at torontomu.ca/teachingcentre

Publisher

Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Apr 2018

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Engaging Students Through Writing with Professor Hoa Nguyen

   From collectively writing odes to everyday objects to making good writing sound worse, Hoa Nguyen aims to actively involve students in exploring writing through practice. In this episode, she shares with Curtis and Chelsea how she imagines the classroom as a laboratory, with writing as an embodied, collaborative experiment. Through playful approaches, she helps students play with language, see their thinking, and appreciate the writer's craft. Professor Nguyen also discusses how the rise of generative AI has (and has not) impacted her teaching practice, what its use reveals about assessment, and why excitement, experimentation, and human connection matter. Professor Hoa Nguyen is an internationally regarded writer and teacher of creative writing with over twenty years of experience across genres, ranging from intimate workshops to large-scale lectures in community and university settings. After a decade on the faculty of the Bard College MFA and the low-residency MFA program at Miami University, she is now an Assistant Professor teaching Creative Writing and Poetics in the Department of English at Toronto Metropolitan University. Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/5c3rwnst

2. 

   29 May 2026

   Live from the LTC: Conversations from TMU's 2026 Learning and Teaching Conference

   Chelsea and Curtis return to the Toronto Metropolitan University’s Learning and Teaching Conference to speak with faculty, contract lecturers, and staff attending this annual event. Attendees share their thoughts on the conference, collaboration, and building trust in the classroom. Many thanks to James Loney, Ashley Hannah, and James Maclean from TMU Libraries’ Digital Media Experience (DME) Lab for providing equipment and support for this recording, and Greg Burkell who assisted with audio editing. Photo credits: Nick Duarte and Raymond Tran Featuring: Sean Kheraj, Vice Provost, Academic Lorena Escandon, Graduate Program Director, the Creative School Meera Govindasamy, Academic Engagement Specialist, Student Life and Learning Support Denise McLane-Davison, Graduate Program Director, School of Social Work Gabriela Robinson, Bachelor of Social Work Candidate & Angelina LoBianco, Bachelor of Social Work Student John Edward Stowe, Chinese Language Coordinator, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Annabelle De Jesus, Mentoring Facilitator, Tri-Mentoring Program John Barnes, Lecturer, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Alex Sein, MDM, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts & Design Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3ws73e7x

3. 

   20 May 2026

   Mastering Math Learning and Teaching with Dr. Anna Stokke

   In this episode of Podagogies, we speak with mathematician, educator, and 3M National Teaching Fellow Anna Stokke about what cognitive science can teach us about learning. We explore retrieval practice, “desirable difficulties,” phones and laptops in the classroom, and the growing impact of Generative AI on math education. Anna also reflects on why so many students come to believe they are “not math people,” and how effective teaching can help learners rebuild confidence and succeed. Dr. Anna Stokke is a math educator and a 3M National Teaching Fellowship winner. She teaches math to many learners, including first year undergraduates and advanced math majors. She also runs a YouTube channel and a popular podcast called Chalk and Talk. Recently, she was called an "ambassador for math education” when she received the Clifford J. Robson Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Winnipeg, where she is a professor of mathematics. Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/5n6uvbfy

Who has been a guest on Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast

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• Dr Kateryna Metersky
• Louis Marrone
• Rachel MacHenry

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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