Podcasting in Tennessee
The Regents Online Campus Collaborative podcasts promote best practices in teaching and learning in Tennessee Higher Education. Podcasts are filmed or recorded at Tennessee Board of Regents institutions and feature faculty and staff of TBR institutions.
Now Available:
The Regents Online Campus Collaborative staff is producing a series of tutorials for the new Desire2Learn course management system. They may be viewed in our D2L Podcast section.
Episode 3: Critical Thinking with Jim Formosa
Jim Formosa of Nashville State Community College discusses applications of Critical Thinking in the classroom. Moderators are Dr. Carol Helton and Dr. Nicole Kendall.
A text transcript is available as well as the podcasts to the left. To listen now, press the play button below.
Episode 2: Professor Presence with Dr. David White
Dr. David White of Walters State Community College discusses his notion of Professor Presence. Moderators are Skip Sparkman and Mary Nunaley from Volunteer State Community College.
Chapter Titles from the Enhanced Podcast:
- Professor Presence
- Learning Online
- The Promise of Asynchronous Learning
- Students Unprepared to Learn Online
- Just-in-Time Learning
- Changes in Teaching Practices
- Changes in Traditional Teaching
- Changes in the Classroom
- Emotional Ownership of Course Materials
- Professor Presence for Adjunct Instructors
- Continuous Improvement of Online Instruction
- Student Feedback
- Aesthetic Distance
- Chronological, Intellectual, & Emotional Distance
A text transcript is available as well as the podcasts to the left.
Episode 1: Nonjudgmental Rigor with Andrea Sanders
This podcast features Dr. Andrea Sanders of Chattanooga State Technical Community College discussing Nonjudgmental Rigor. Moderators are Mary Nunaley and Skip Sparkman of Volunteer State Community College.
Chapter Titles from the Enhanced Podcast:
- What is Nonjudgmental Rigor?
- Responding to Students
- Politeness Formulas
- Two Important Factors
- Nonjudgmental Rigor in Content
- Interactivity
- Response Time
- Colleague Review
- Timing Instructor Response
- Positive Learning Environment
- Empathy
A text transcript is available as well as the podcasts to the left.