Walker Podcast for Teaching and Learning (WPTL)

About Walker Podcast for Teaching and Learning (WPTL)

Join us as the WPTL crew discusses timely teaching and learning topics in each episode! With special segments such as author interviews, T&L event info, and faculty-centered teaching ideas, your hosts Mary Marr and Heather Thach will be a reliable source of curated stories and higher ed news.

Publisher

Walker Center for Teaching and Learning

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jul 2023

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   S04 EP02: Regrouping with Barb Oakley After IEC 2026!

   WPTL Show Notes S4 Ep2 08202026 Walker Podcast WPTL Interview with Barb Oakley S4 Ep2, Barb Oakley, Back to School Fall 2026 Our special interview with Dr. Barb Oakley, author and researcher, and our Instructional Excellence speaker this past May. The interview is a focused follow up with Barb, allowing us to hear more about her ideas on student engagement and getting to know students from the first day of “back to school” this Fall. Resources from the conversation include: The tv...

2. 

   5 Aug 2026

   S04 EP01: Welcome Back to Campus & Week Zero Programming

   WPTL Show Notes S4 Ep1 07102026 Walker Podcast WPTL Interview with Victoria Bryan S4 Ep1, Victoria Bryan, Week Zero Fall 2026 Our special interview with Dr. Victoria Bryan, Director of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning. https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning The interview is specifically about the Walker Center programming for Week Zero Fall 2026. https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/week-zer...

3. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Throwback: IEC 2025 with Michelle Miller

   Our exclusive podcast interview with Instructional Excellence Conference 2025 speaker, Dr. Michelle Miller: https://www.michellemillerphd.com/ The interview is a focused follow up to the keynote and workshop from the Walker Center’s annual end of the academic year conference. Dr. Miller spoke with us just after the conference about a variety of teaching and learning topics. We encourage you to check out her books, especially the one we discuss in some detail on the importance of learnin...

4. 

   3 Oct 2024

   S3 Ep1: Interview with Anna Liu on the topic of Learning Science workshops

   S3 Ep 1 Show Notes (October 2024)Our first interview with Walker Center’s own, Anna Liu.The interview is a focused Anna’s follow-up workshop series to the August 2024 “Week Zero” presentation by Dr. Cindy Nebel. Cindy is one of the Learning Scientists, a group of cognitive psychological scientists interested in research on education, focusing on the science of learning. Ideas and Resources shared: Dr. Cindy Nebel: https://x.com/PsyDocCindyCindy’s slides from her UTC presentation in ...

5. 

   29 Aug 2024

   S2 Ep2: On Student Loneliness with Dr. James Lang

   Our exclusive podcast interview with Instructional Excellence Conference 2024 speaker, Dr. James Lang.The interview is a focused follow up to the keynote and workshop from the Walker Center’s annual end of the academic year conference. Dr. Lang spoke with us on this podcast season’s topic, Loneliness among young people and social connection. For more background on this topic, reference the Surgeon General’s advisory on the epidemic of loneliness, and also this short video of him talking ...

6. 

   7 Mar 2024

   S2 Ep1: Interview with Jason Harville on the topic of Student Loneliness

   S2 Ep 1 Show Notes (March 2024) Special Guest Jason Harville, UTC Assistant Director of Academic Initiative Jason’s UTC website: https://www.utc.edu/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs/housing/staff/residence-life (https://www.utc.edu/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs/housing/staff/residence-life) Our conversation was based on Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and this recent article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/physical-mental-health/2023/11/08/new-epidemic-gripping-college-campuses-lonelines (https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/physical-mental-health/2023/11/08/new-epidemic-gripping-college-campuses-lonelines) Ideas and Resources shared: -“Office Hours” = Consider changing the name to “Student Hours” -Vivek Murthy’s We are Made to Connect: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/10/30/surgeon-general-launches-nationwide-we-are-made-to-connect-college-tour-to-inspire-students.html (https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/10/30/surgeon-general-launches-nationwide-we-are-made-to-connect-college-tour-to-inspire-students.html) -5 for 5 Connection Challenge: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/connection/challenge/index.html (https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/connection/challenge/index.html) -Jason mentioned the UTC Center for Wellbeing: https://www.utc.edu/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs/center-for-wellbeing (https://www.utc.edu/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs/center-for-wellbeing) -Quote to Ponder: "You come home, make some tea, sit down in your armchair, and all around there is silence. Everyone decides for themselves whether that's loneliness or freedom." -We mentioned Bengt Carlson, and ThinkAchieve, learn more here: https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/experiential-learning (https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/experiential-learning) Resources from our Wildlife Minute: Camp Wildernest (local): https://campwildernest.com/ (https://campwildernest.com/) If you see wildlife in need of help outside of our area: https://ahnow.org/ (https://ahnow.org/) Heather’s amazing photography is featured in our baby bird photo of the week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eYOKvbf42tR0t_1zethVH1YZ2pGcyjXY/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eYOKvbf42tR0t_1zethVH1YZ2pGcyjXY/view?usp=sharing) WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu)

7. 

   2 Nov 2023

   S1 Ep4: Interview with Special Guest, Dr. Edward Maloney, Author and Executive Director of Georgetown's CNDLS

   Our special interview with Dr. Edward Maloney, author of Learning Innovation and the future of Higher Education. Dr. Maloney is also the executive director of Georgetown’s learning center, The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS). The interview is a focused follow-up to his campus visit and WCTL overview report from May 2023. The wildlife minute this month focuses on migration tips: birdbath cleaning and keeping your outdoor lights off. Local wildlife center mentioned in the episode: https://campwildernest.com/ (https://campwildernest.com/) Dr. Edward Maloney’s Bio at Georgetown, his unit is called CNDLS: https://cndls.georgetown.edu/people/ejm/ (https://cndls.georgetown.edu/people/ejm/) Eddie’s Social Media: Linked In -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiemaloney/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiemaloney/) Eddie’s Book: Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YQ8KCVJ (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YQ8KCVJ) Publisher’s Page https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12072/learning-innovation-and-future-higher-education (https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12072/learning-innovation-and-future-higher-education) Georgetown’s Teaching, Learning, Innovation Summer institute: https://tlisi.georgetown.edu/ (https://tlisi.georgetown.edu/) Wildlife Minute this month features information on bird migration, bird bath cleaning and safety, and light pollution at home. The wildlife rehab center that I volunteer with is Camp Wildernest: https://campwildernest.com/ (https://campwildernest.com/) CWWC Graphics: https://www.instagram.com/campwildernestwildlife/ (https://www.instagram.com/campwildernestwildlife/) Wild Birds Unlimited info on cleaning bird baths: https://granger.wbu.com/bird-bath-cleaning-tips-2022j#:~:text=Because%20birds%20clean%20themselves%20and,bleach%20to%2010%20parts%20water (https://granger.wbu.com/bird-bath-cleaning-tips-2022j#:~:text=Because%20birds%20clean%20themselves%20and,bleach%20to%2010%20parts%20water). Article on light pollution and bird migration: https://www.gcbo.org/resources/light-pollution/#:~:text=Many%20of%20these%20migrating%20birds,misdirects%20them%20into%20urban%20areas (https://www.gcbo.org/resources/light-pollution/#:~:text=Many%20of%20these%20migrating%20birds,misdirects%20them%20into%20urban%20areas). WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu/) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. Pilot shared Summer 2023 Inaugural Season 1 Fall 2023 We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:WCTL@utc.edu) WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu)

8. 

   5 Oct 2023

   S1 Ep3: Interview with Author Kevin M. Gannon

   Interview with author Kevin M. Gannon. (https://thetattooedprof.com/about/)  This is a special follow-up with Kevin, our 2023 Instructional Excellence keynote speaker (https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/faculty-programs/instructional-excellence-conferences), and author of Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto (https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Hope-Teaching-Manifesto-Education/dp/1949199517/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1693322337&sr=8-1). The wildlife minute this week focuses on my personal favorite, the crows! S1, Ep 3 Show Notes: Kevin Gannon’s website: https://thetattooedprof.com/ (https://thetattooedprof.com/) Kevin mentioned James Lang, his site is here: https://www.jamesmlang.com/ (https://www.jamesmlang.com/) WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the  Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker)  at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu/) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. Pilot shared Summer 2023 Inaugural Season 1 Fall 2023 We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:WCTL@utc.edu) WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu)

9. 

   7 Sept 2023

   S1 Ep 2: Guest Chris Johnson and Co-Host Heather Boyd Discuss Generative AI

   Interview with WCTL Staff colleagues with a focus on Generative AI. Chris Johnson and Heather Boyd answer questions and give updates on the resources our Center offers for faculty wanting to learn more about using AI with students and in classes. Also, the intense summer heat is the focus of our monthly wildlife minute. S1, Ep 2 Show Notes: Gen AI tools mentioned include: ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/) Bard by Google (https://bard.google.com/) Dall-e (https://openai.com/dall-e-2) Adobe Firefly (https://www.adobe.com/sensei/generative-ai/firefly.html) Historical mentions: Deep Blue (chess computer) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)) Deep learning advances (https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/07/29/whats-difference-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-deep-learning-ai/) such as Siri suggestions (https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/about-siri-suggestions-iph6f94af287/ios), Netflix recs (https://research.netflix.com/research-area/recommendations) WCTL Resources page (https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/resources-chatgpt) Book Club: Ghost Work (https://ghostwork.info/) Book Club: Future Skills (https://www.amazon.com/Future-Skills-Competencies-Everyone-Succeed/dp/1119870402) Syllabus Statements from Dean of Students office (https://liveutk-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/r/personal/dlm584_utc_edu/Documents/Attachments%201/Memo_AcademicIntegrity-SyllbausLanguage_FA23-Revised.pdf?csf=1&web=1&e=7U5zAW) Turn It In tool and AI (https://www.turnitin.com/solutions/ai-writing) Vanderbilt and Turn It In (https://www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/2023/08/16/guidance-on-ai-detection-and-why-were-disabling-turnitins-ai-detector/) Heather's Hummingbird photo (https://drive.google.com/file/d/17FXSj5rHKW6LsZC3-rC6f8ZLP_nxuNy_/view?usp=sharing) Next time on the WPTL: Kevin M. Gannon (https://thetattooedprof.com/about/), We will interview our 2023 Instructional Excellence keynote speaker (https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/faculty-programs/instructional-excellence-conferences), and author of Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto  (https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Hope-Teaching-Manifesto-Education/dp/1949199517/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1693322337&sr=8-1) WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu)

10. 

    10 Aug 2023

    S1 Ep 1: Our Own Dr. Victoria Bryan talks Author Visits and Week Zero events - Heather's wildlife minute

    This month's episode is all about "back to school!" Our Walker Center (https://www.utc.edu/wctl)director, Victoria Bryan, shares details about all of our new Week Zero events (Aug. 14-18) and then a special author visit announcement!  My sidekick, and world-traveler, Heather gives us a wildlife minute about her new favorite(after birds). We thank you for listening and ask you to send us feedback any time, at wctl@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu) Thanks! Mary Marr - -Week Zero Events https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/week-zero (https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/walker-center-for-teaching-and-learning/week-zero ) -Small Teaching and Other Books by James Lang https://www.jamesmlang.com/books (https://www.jamesmlang.com/books) -Rocky Mtn Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky-mountain-arsenal) -Next time: We take your "AI in the Classroom" questions, but it only works if you send some to us in advance: wctl@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu) Many thanks to all who have written in this month! WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu)

11. 

    6 Jul 2023

    Pilot Episode: Brand *New* Walker Podcast for Teaching Learning

    Our first episode of the Walker Podcast for Teaching and Learning! We talk about our vision for the podcast, what the first season will cover - and share who our guests will be! Plan to join us each month of the Fall 2023 semester to see how we expand on our ideas for the WPTL at UTC! Show Notes: -Upcoming topics include Week Zero w/ our director, Dr. Victoria Bryan -Dr. Bryan will also have an exciting announcement for our 2024 author visit -Heather and our colleague, Chris Johnson, will cover AI in the Classroom -We have followups with Kevin Gannon and Edward Maloney planned for late Fall -Help for finding and listening to podcasts (https://www.thepodcasthost.com/listening/how-to-listen-to-a-podcast/) -Here are a couple of photos Heather has taken of Mockingbirds: Photo 1 Link (https://ibb.co/Rprjcwf), Photo 2 Link (https://ibb.co/dL11Kk7) WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - http://utc.edu/walker (http://utc.edu/walker) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. - http://utc.edu (http://utc.edu) Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd. We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu (mailto:wctl@utc.edu)

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