Professerror

About Professerror

This podcast is aimed at providing honest experiences about challenges, failures, and possibly a few success stories related to life in academia.

Publisher

Steven K. Ayer and Bryan Franz

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2020

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

78 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   When is future work NOT needed?

   Bryan and Steve discuss when future work may NOT be needed for specific research topics. Sometimes researchers collect data that indicates a novel concept or approach aimed at improving our field will not work. Despite this evidence, we often say “future work is needed” to study the topic further. But is it? When should researchers read the writing on the wall and discontinue pursuing a particular topic – even if they deeply believe in it? Bryan and Steve discuss some experience they’ve had and have also seen in others related to this topic. Enjoy!

2. 

   4 Sept 2026

   The Age of Grade Inflation

   Bryan and Steve discuss their experiences with seeing grade inflation among students. They discuss some underlying causes of it, issues with it, and potential fixes that could theoretically mitigate some aspects of it. These fixes probably won't happen, but hopefully they make for interesting food-for-thought. Enjoy!

3. 

   22 May 2026

   Handling Technology Vendors

   Bryan and Steve discuss their experiences in handling technology vendors who often want access to students. They talk about when they do and don't agree to provide access and some of the factors they consider when making these decisions.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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