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 Impact of Student Perceptions of Instructor Authority on Resistance to Inclusive Teaching with Chavella Pittman and Thomas Tobin

Posted March 24, 2022 • 00:32:14

Today we speak with Drs. Chavella Pittman and Thomas Tobin, authors of the article “

Dead Ideas About Anti-Racist Pedagogy with Frank Tuitt

Posted March 10, 2022 • 00:30:35

What is anti-racist pedagogy and how is it different than inclusive teaching? Is it a new pedagogy? How can instructors enact anti-racist practices...

Teaching Development at Its Best: A Graduate Student Reflects

Posted February 24, 2022 • 00:27:52

Columbia University graduate student, Aleksandra Jakubczak, shares her reflections on her journey to become a more informed and confident...

The Damaging Myth of the Natural Teacher: The Story Behind The Story with Beth McMurtrie

Posted February 10, 2022 • 00:29:51

In October 2021, Beth McMurtrie, senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education, wrote an article titled “The Damaging Myth of the Natural...

Speaking from the Heart: An Instructor and Her Student Reflect

Posted February 3, 2022 • 00:40:01

Speaking from the Heart: An Instructor and Her Student Reflect

with Dr. Karen Phillips and Yarin Reindorp

Today...