Teaching Innovations in Sport Management
Ithaca College & High Tops Media
- 17
- Episodes
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Teaching Innovations in Sport Management
Connecting the dots between teaching, innovation, and industry practice
- Publisher
- Ithaca College & High Tops Media
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Sept 2025
- Latest episode
- 2 Jan 2026
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
2 Jan 2026
Teaching Research and Its Practical Applications to Sport Management
This episode explores approaches to preparing students to be sport management researchers and how to prepare sport management professionals to use research in decision making. Host: Dr. Jessica Braunstein-Minkove, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Guests: Dr. Beth Cianfrone, Associate Professor, Sport Management Jackson Sears, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
24 Dec 2025
Engaging Sport Management Students in Project-Based Learning and Industry Oriented Cases
In this episode, we explore how to develop project-based learning and industry oriented cases for sport management classes from concept to completion. Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College Guests: Dr. Michael Odio, Associate Professor, Sport Administration Dr. David Kelly, Professor and Graduate Chair, Sport Administration, University of Cincinnati Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
17 Dec 2025
Critical Pedagogy in Sport Management
In this episode, the conversation centers on how to encourage students to develop a critical consciousness regarding power and social forces of inequities, using knowledge to inform decision-making and problem-solving. Host: Dr. Joseph N. Cooper, Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration and founding Executive Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport (I2LS), University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston Guest: Dr. Ryan King-White, Ph.D., Professor, Sport Management, Towson University Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
10 Dec 2025
Sport Film As a Pedagogical Tool
In this episode, the use of sport films as a tool in helping students access critical sociological concepts and issues around identity are discussed. Dr. Ryan King-White, Ph.D., Professor, Sport Management, Towson University Dr. Patrick Crowe, Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Winston-Salem University Vincent Pena, Sport Communications, DePaul University Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
4 Dec 2025
Harnessing the Delphi Method for Sport Management Course Development
In this episode, the discussion focuses on how to refocus curriculum design from course content to outcomes with consideration given to practitioner insights. Dr. Joseph N. Cooper, Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration and founding Executive Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport (I2LS), University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston Dr. Emily Plunkett, Instructional Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Sport Management, University of Florida Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https:// www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://
26 Nov 2025
Fair Jump: Transitioning from Industry Professional to Higher Education in Sport Management
In this episode, the focus is on insights regarding support practitioners benefit from when they transition from the industry to the higher education classroom. For sport practitioners, as is often the case, until you are in a job you may not fully understand the cultural mores and organizational structures in academia, job specific evaluation processes and how they work, curriculum review standards and practices, and the needs of students. For academics who are hiring, dialogue centers on how to ensure that sport industry professionals are welcomed, connected to resources, and are oriented for success. Dr. Joseph N. Cooper, Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration and founding Executive Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport (I2LS), University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston Guest: Dr. Krystina Sarff, Assistant Professor of Sport Management and Clinical Coordinator; Faculty Director, Cardinal Experience; North Central College This episode takes on two related issues that are central to sport management education. The first is how professors reflect on and assess their own teaching. The second is what support do sport management professors need in balancing the demands of teaching, scholarship, and service. Dr. Michael Odio, Associate Professor, Sport Administration, University of Cincinnati Guest: Dr. Ashley Ryder, Assistant Professor Sport Management Flagler College Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
19 Nov 2025
Enhancing Sport Management Through Scholarship on Teaching and Learning
This episode takes on two related issues that are central to sport management education. The first is how professors reflect on and assess their own teaching. The second is what support do sport management professors need in balancing the demands of teaching, scholarship, and service. Dr. Michael Odio, Associate Professor, Sport Administration, University of Cincinnati Guest: Dr. Ashley Ryder, Assistant Professor Sport Management Flagler College Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
12 Nov 2025
The Role of Professional Learning Communities Within Sport Management Programs
In this episode, the value of professional learning communities in sport management (or across disciplines) where faculty members come together to discuss and evaluate in real time what is happening in their own classes and share support and insights with colleagues. Host: Dr. Jessica Braunstein-Minkove, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Towson University Guests: Dr. Beth Cianfrone, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Georgia State University Dr. Lauren Beasley, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Georgia State University Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
5 Nov 2025
A Conversation on Teaching Innovation in Sport Management Education
In this episode, insights are shared on meeting students where they are at in their academic journeys. Further consideration is given to being present for students and conscious of the need for real-time adjustments day to day, week to week, and year to year to best serve evolving student perspectives and needs and subject matter. Host: Dr. Joseph N. Cooper, Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration and founding Executive Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport (I2LS), University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston Guest: Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
29 Oct 2025
From Good to Great: Creating Quality High-Impact Practices in Sport Management
In this episode, the focus is on elevating student experience in sport management through the use of high impact practices and design thinking. Host: Dr. Michael Odio, Associate Professor, Sport Administration, University of Cincinnati Guests: Dr. Jessica Braunstein-Minkove, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Towson University Dr. David Pierce, Professor & Chair, Tourism, Event, and Sport Management, Indiana University Indianapolis Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
22 Oct 2025
Sport Management-Themed Living-Learning Communities
In this episode, the focus is on a specific type of high-impact practice, sport management-themed living-learning communities (LLC). Insights are shared on factors to consider when creating an LLC; its benefits for students, programs, and campuses; and optimal conditions that increase the likelihood of sustaining a sport management-themed LLC. Host: Dr. Jessica Braunstein-Minkove, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Towson University Guest: Dr. Cara Lucia, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Elon University Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
15 Oct 2025
Active Learning Strategies As Employed in Sport Management Education
In this episode, the conversation revolves around the connection between student-centered learning environments and active learning strategies. Dr. David Pierce, Professor & Chair, Tourism, Event, and Sport Management, Indiana University Indianapolis Guest: Dr. Rebecca Achen, Professor of the Practice at the University of Kansas and Program Director for Professional Performance program, University of Kansas Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
8 Oct 2025
Understanding in Action: Integrating Empathy in Sport Management Education
In this episode, the concept of empathy in its various forms (cognitive, affective, and behavioral) is discussed. Emphasis is placed on how to create awareness among students, professors, and working professionals about the value of empathy in unlocking creative and innovative thinking and fostering supportive learning and working environments that bring out the best in people. Host: Dr. Michael Odio, Associate Professor, Sport Administration, University of Cincinnati Guest: Dr. Amy Rundio, Assistant Professor, Sport Management, High Point University Dr. Chris Barnhill, Associate Professor, Sport Administration, Belmont University Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
1 Oct 2025
Digital Literacy and Technological Innovation in Sport Management
In this episode, we discuss how to facilitate and foster an understanding of digital literacy and technological innovation as an essential mindset for sport management students. Host: Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College Guest: Dr. Alyssa Czarnecki-Duplissie, Assistant Professor and Faculty Department Lead of Sport Management in the School of Sport Science Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
24 Sept 2025
Infusing Adaptive Sport Inclusion Throughout the Sport Management Curriculum
In this episode, we explore how sport management professors can infuse material regarding adaptive sport throughout the curriculum. Host: Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College Guests: Dr. Josh Pate, Dean of Business and Management, Program Coordinator for Sport Management, Professor, Lees-McRae College Dr. Robin Hardin, Professor, Sport Management, University of Tennessee Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
17 Sept 2025
Connecting Past & Present in the Sport Management Classroom
In this episode we explore the value of bringing historical perspectives to the sport management classroom. We also reflect on how sport management itself is a study in innovation. Host: Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College Guest: Dr. John Miller, Visiting Professor Dr. Elizabeth Gregg, Professor, Sport Management, North Florida Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
10 Sept 2025
The Importance of Focusing on Teaching Innovation in Sport Management
In this first episode, we share our passion for teaching innovation in sport management and the importance of engaging the sport management profession – from students to professors to working professionals – in an ongoing dialogue to enhance student learning. We introduce the work we have been doing as collaborators under the leadership of Dr. Jessica Braunstein-Minkove on a book entitled Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Sport Management. The book features the work of 54 sport management professors reflecting on and writing about teaching innovation in sport management. In upcoming episodes, many of our contributors to the book will be featured throughout our first season of the Teaching Innovations in Sport Management Podcast. Host: Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College Guests: Dr. Jessica Braunstein-Minkove, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Towson University Dr. Joseph N. Cooper, Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration and founding Executive Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport (I2LS), University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston Dr. Ryan King-White, Ph.D., Professor, Sport Management, Towson University Dr. Michael Odio, Associate Professor, Sport Administration, University of Cincinnati Dr. David Pierce, Professor & Chair, Tourism, Event, and Sport Management, Indiana University Indianapolis Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/teachinginnovationssportpod/ An Ithaca College Park School of Communications and High Tops Media Podcast Follow for more High Tops Media content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightopsmedia/ Check out more podcasts from HTM on our website: https://hightops.media
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