A Classroom Observation Story

Bonni Stachowiak talks about an opportunity to observe a friend’s hybrid class on episode 423 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Learners are ready to hear deeper explanations, once we have ignited their curiosity.
-Bonni Stachowiak

We should be constantly making invitations for students to come back and focus.
-Bonni Stachowiak

How can we get students to help us get some feedback?
-Bonni Stachowiak

Resources

• Episode 208 with Bonni Stachowiak
• Peer Review of Teaching – Episode 131 with Isabeau Iqbal
• ESCALA Educational Services
• Formative Peer Review of Teaching Resources
• Isabeau Iqbal’s Publications on Peer Review of Teaching and Dissertation
• On Being Observed by David Gooblar
• Zoom Meetings
• Zoom Rooms
• COPUS – Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM
• TOPSE – Timed Observational Protocol for Student Engagement and Equity via ESCALA Educational Services
• To Umm or Not to Umm: That is the Question, by Alan Levine
• Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, by James Lang
• Derek Bruff on Episode 277 – Intentional Tech
• Bruce Almighty
• Build A Bear
• Stephen Brookfield’s Critical Incident Questionnaire 
• Gardner Campbell’s APGAR for Class Meetings
• Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do about It, by James M. Lang

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