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Episode Synopsis
Paul Hanstedt shares about Creating Wicked Students on episode 256 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
If we’re going to face wicked problems, we’d better have wicked competencies.
—Paul Hanstedt
We have to communicate to students what we’re looking for.
—Paul Hanstedt
Constraint can be valuable for creativity.
—Paul Hanstedt
We need to find ways to allow students to take risks.
—Paul Hanstedt
Resources
Paul Hanstedt ACUE Community article: Five Tips for Getting a Good Start on the Semester (and Maybe Even Enjoying Ourselves a Little)
Creating Wicked Students: Designing Courses for a Complex World, by Paul Hanstedt*
General Education Essentials: A Guide for College Faculty, by Paul Hanstedt*
Wicked the musical
Milgram experiment
AAC&U creativity rubric
Recess Revolution
Quotes from the episode
If we’re going to face wicked problems, we’d better have wicked competencies.
—Paul Hanstedt
We have to communicate to students what we’re looking for.
—Paul Hanstedt
Constraint can be valuable for creativity.
—Paul Hanstedt
We need to find ways to allow students to take risks.
—Paul Hanstedt
Resources
Paul Hanstedt ACUE Community article: Five Tips for Getting a Good Start on the Semester (and Maybe Even Enjoying Ourselves a Little)
Creating Wicked Students: Designing Courses for a Complex World, by Paul Hanstedt*
General Education Essentials: A Guide for College Faculty, by Paul Hanstedt*
Wicked the musical
Milgram experiment
AAC&U creativity rubric
Recess Revolution
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