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Episode Synopsis
Don Saucier discusses trickle-down engagement on episode 267 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Our emotions are absolutely contagious.
—Don Saucier
What we need to do is challenge our students.
—Don Saucier
I tell my students there is nothing more powerful than their voice.
—Don Saucier
Being an expert is not the same as being an excellent teacher.
—Don Saucier
Resources Mentioned
Promoting a Civil Learning Environment
Social Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman*
What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain*
Engage the Sage Teaching channel
“Engage the Sage”
Flow and the Foundations of Positive Psychology: The Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi*
Teaching in Higher Ed Slack Group
Bonni’s EdSurge advice column
Quotes from the episode
Our emotions are absolutely contagious.
—Don Saucier
What we need to do is challenge our students.
—Don Saucier
I tell my students there is nothing more powerful than their voice.
—Don Saucier
Being an expert is not the same as being an excellent teacher.
—Don Saucier
Resources Mentioned
Promoting a Civil Learning Environment
Social Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman*
What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain*
Engage the Sage Teaching channel
“Engage the Sage”
Flow and the Foundations of Positive Psychology: The Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi*
Teaching in Higher Ed Slack Group
Bonni’s EdSurge advice column
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