Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning

Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning is a podcast from the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning. Our mission is to encourage instructors, students, and leaders in higher education to reflect on what they believe about teaching and learning.

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The Syllabus with William Germano and Kit Nicholls

Posted February 18, 2021 • 00:41:47

Ungrading with Jesse Stommel

Posted February 4, 2021 • 00:33:28

Jesse Stommel, co-founder of Hybrid Pedagogy: the journal of critical digital pedagogy and co-author of An Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical...

Assessment For and As Learning

Posted January 21, 2021 • 00:36:24

Beginning In 2007, Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons (VP&S) began to radically rethink their curriculum and assessment...

Bonus Episode with Jenny Davidson: How Much Reading Is Enough?

Posted December 17, 2020 • 00:24:25

In this bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Jenny Davidson,...

Dead Ideas in Grading with Jenny Davidson

Posted December 10, 2020 • 00:31:01

On March 20, 2020, days after Columbia University transitioned to fully remote teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jenny Davidson, Professor of English...