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The tucollaborative"s Podcast

What defines a great professor? "Playing in the Sandbox: Conversations in Pedagogy" is a podcast series that answers this question with one word: play. Most will agree that the best professors and instructors of higher education are those who promote (and exemplify) passion, curiosity, exploration, experimentation, and the willingness to fail and try again. In other words, as this podcast argues, the best professors are those who meaningfully and thoughtfully play.

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01:09:28

Summer 2022 Readalong, Part3

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2022/11/28

In this special (and much delayed...greatest of apologies!) episode, co-hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Director of The Collaborative at Trinity University) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Assistant Professor of Communication at University of Tampa) discuss their impressions and thoughts of the final third of Julie Schumacher's 2018 novel The Shakespeare Requirement.Wow! What did you think? How do you feel about everything that happened?

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32:53

Summer 2022 Readalong, Part2

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2022/11/28

In this special (and much delayed...sorry!) episode, co-hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Director of The Collaborative at Trinity University) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Assistant Professor of Communication at University of Tampa) discuss their impressions and thoughts of the middle section of Julie Schumacher's 2018 novel The Shakespeare Requirement. Is the story progressing how you anticipated? Where do you hope things will go next?

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32:00

Summer 2022 Readalong, Part1

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2022/06/27

In this special episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) discuss their impressions and thoughts of the first third of Julie Schumacher's 2018 novel The Shakespeare Requirement. What did you think of the first third of the novel? What surprised you?

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26:23

Extreme Home Makeover: Academia Edition

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2022/05/03

In this episode, Trinity's The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) use the formula of the "home renovation show" to explore the process of (re)designing a course. We walk you through 10 elements that appear in many of these HGTV home improvement-type shows and explore how these can relate directly to renovating your course. From taking the house down the studs to finding asbestos in the walls, we've got you covered. We suggest

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16:18

Extreme Course Makeover--Teaser Episode

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2022/04/11

In this episode, Trinity's The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) talk about how the metaphor of a home renovation works really nicely for thinking about how to turn a course into your dream course. We talk about courses we have "renovated" and why decided to make changes, explain how HGTV home improvement courses offer the perfect blueprint for redesigning/rebuilding your courses, and give some recommendations for the HGTV

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49:50

The Syllabus

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2022/01/27

In this episode, Trinity's The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) argue that depending on what metaphor you use to understand your syllabus can affect everything from how you treat the document, to what you include (or don't include), to how students engage with the syllabus. We provide several metaphors--such as a contract, a roadmap, game instructions, and a YouTube walkthrough--that you can adopt when thinking about your

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30:21

Serious Games

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/12/01

In this episode, Trinity's The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) dive deeper into one form of game-based learning: serious games! We start by defining what we mean by serious games, which are games wherein the content and skills being used by the players have an explicit and direct educational relationship to the course itself. We explore different types of serious games that you can incorporate into your courses, discuss

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27:32

Tigers as Partners (TaP) Program

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/10/05

In this episode, podcast co-host Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) interviews Donovan de Hoog (Post-Baccalaureate Fellow and TaP Coordinator) about The Collaborative's student-faculty partnership program: Tigers as Partners (TaP). We discuss the unique benefits of TaP and the ways that participating in this program allows faculty to systematically incorporate the student perspective into their teaching. Looking at the many ways that a TaP partnership can be tailored to the pedagogical needs

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43:08

Games for Learning

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/09/08

In this episode, Trinity's The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) dive deeper into one form of game-based learning: Games for Learning (G4L)! We start by defining G4L, which are games that you bring into your courses less because of the content of the games and more as a vehicle for teaching (and letting students practice) key skills and concepts. We quickly discuss how G4L can be used across the curriculum and for a variety

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01:35:21

Game-based Learning and Gamification

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/08/18

In this episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) discuss three different concepts--games for learning, serious games, and gamification--that all fit under the bigger umbrella term of game-based learning (GBL). This episode is perfect for those who want to learn more about GBL as well as for those who are looking for ways to incorporate more elements of GBL into their new or existing courses. We talk about path/pace,

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18:04

Summer 2021 Readalong, Part 3

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/08/07

In this special episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) discuss their impressions and thoughts of the final third (pp. 132-end of book) of Julie Schumacher's 2014 novel Dear Committee Members. What did you think of the novel's conclusion? What are your feelings about how things wrap up with Jay? Now that you've read the entire novel, what are your thoughts?

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35:02

Summer 2021 Readalong, Part 2

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/07/09

In this special episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) discuss their impressions and thoughts of the first third (pp. 66-131) of Julie Schumacher's 2014 novel Dear Committee Members. What did you think of the middle part of this novel? What surprised you? What are you looking forward to seeing (or not seeing) in the final portion of the book?

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33:15

Summer 2021 Readalong, Part 1

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/06/11

In this special episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) discuss their impressions and thoughts of the first third (pp. 1-65) of Julie Schumacher's 2014 novel Dear Committee Members. What did you think of the first third of the novel? What surprised you?

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39:10

Incorporating Mental Health Into Your Classes

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/04/06

In this episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) explore how mental health practices can be themselves intellectually invigorating and how incorporating these practices into your courses can drastically impact your and your students' learning. Starting with discussing our own needs as teachers, we explore explicit ways that you can draw attention to and support mental health through your syllabi, in-class interactions,

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01:03:38

Bringing Podcasting into Your Course

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/02/05

In this episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) go a bit meta...as we talk about why podcasting is a perfect medium for helping students both engage with course content and create meaningful, dynamic coursework. Sharing ten ideas for bringing podcasts into your course, we discuss everything from how you can bring in smaller activities like flash podcasting during class time to how you can incorporate podcasting in big

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29:45

Lecture Awesomeness

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2021/01/12

In this episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) explore how our lectures can become something that students don't just tolerate but are actually excited to experience in our courses. Suggesting that the key is to build in student buy-in, we talk about switching around the order of our class periods (think of lectures as dessert!), harnessing the power of storytelling, and incorporating active learning into our

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47:07

Next-Level Ideas for Online and TigerFlex Teaching

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2020/12/11

In this episode, The Collaborative hosts Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director) and Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) discuss some next-level ideas for online and TigerFlex teaching. Looking for ways to boost student participation, reduce Zoom/screen time, and bring some variety into your classes? Then this the episode for you! Exploring the benefits for both you and your students as well as the tools needed to implement, we talk about five next-level ideas: podcasting lectures, using the

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33:09

Thinking about the Post-Thanksgiving Pivot (Fall 2020)

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2020/11/11

In this episode, Dr. Katherine Troyer (Assistant Director of The Collaborative) and new host Dr. Lauren Malone (Academic Technologist) discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing us as we move fully remote post-Thanksgiving. Although we've pivoted before, this will be a new experience for our first-years (many of whom are moving out of the dorms and back home); it is also the holiday season, ensuring there will be many new experiences looming on the horizon. In this special episode, we

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17:17

Soliciting Midsemester Feedback

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2020/10/12

It's easy to dread the end-of-semester course evaluation because, by that point, we are essentially conducting a postmortem. But what if we sought out the pulse of our class while it was still alive? In this episode we look at the benefits of soliciting midsemester feedback from our students as part of the process of play--the act of adopting, adapting, and revising through a meaningful conversation. From transparent conversations to the starfish model of asking for feedback (more of, less of, keep

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19:58

Starting Right, Right from the Start

The tucollaborative"s Podcast ·

2020/01/17

Imagine being invited over to play and then just going over instructions. Disappointing, right? But isn’t that what happens all the time on the first day of a new class? The start of the semester should not force students to wait for the “good stuff.” Instead, they should feel invited to immediately begin thinking about the content and practicing the skills they will master over the next several weeks. This episode shares several activities that could be used in those early class sessions as well as

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