Lecture Breakers

In episode 156 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt shares different ways you can use timelines to break up your lectures. Timelines can be used to help students organize information, enhance critical thinking skills, and assess learning. Learn the 7 benefits of using timelines as an active learning strategy and why you might want to use timelines in your lessons. Get 20+ creative ways to use timelines in your course. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB156

In episode 155 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I’m excited to welcome Colin May to the show! Colin is here to discuss how you can use scenarios and case studies in your course to make learning real, practical, and relevant. Scenarios and cases are great ways to bring the course material to life for your students, leverage their experience, encourage critical thinking, and promote problem solving. Colin shares his scenario development roadmap which will help you create interesting scenarios and organize the learning experience so your students can achieve the learning outcomes. You can get a free copy of the framework in the show notes at lecturebreakers.com. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB155

In this bonus episode, you'll get an inside look at the 2024 Lecture Breakers Virtual Summer Conference! Who are the speakers? What are the live video session topics? What's the private podcast and who are the featured guests? Learn more and register today! LectureBreakersConference.com Get the Show Notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB154

In episode 153 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Stephanie Kratz joins us to discuss how she is transforming assessment and grading in her introductory and general education courses. She wants to focus on students’ learning, not just a number or letter grade. But what does this look like? How does it work? Stephanie takes us into her journey using alternative assessments inspired by the grading for growth movement. She shares what works, what doesn’t work, and what she’s still thinking about as she continues to redefine what assessment looks like and what learning means in her courses. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB153

In episode 152, our guest is Dr. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek. She conducts interviews with experts, turns those conversations into a podcast, and then integrates the podcast into her courses in some very creative ways so she can bring "real world" conversations into the classroom. She has found a way to break up lectures and combine active learning experiences with podcasts which has increased student engagement and curiosity. Be sure to check out the show notes for Adrienne's free learning packets in case you want to integrate any of her podcast episodes into your course. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB152

In episode 151 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Samantha Scripture gives us a glimpse inside one of her graduate courses where she is using alternative grading approaches known as "grading for growth." In this episode, Samantha shares what works, what hasn’t worked, what the challenges are, and where she is on this journey to move towards a different approach for assessing students’ learning. And, I especially enjoyed hearing how she scaffolds active learning within her lessons...a great approach to build trust, foster community, and increase engagement! Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB151

In episode 150 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I’m excited to welcome Dr. Joe Hoyle to the show. Joe has been teaching since 1971! It’s an honor to have him with us today as he shares a little about his journey and how he transformed his own lectures when he realized things just weren’t working the way he’d hoped. We also discuss his new book Transformative Education: How Can You Become a Better College Teacher? Joe’s commitment to being both a teacher and a lifelong learner has influenced generations of students. And now he’s sharing his life’s work with college professors so his influence will continue. Get the book and show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB150

In episode 149 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Micheal Strawser shares his journey moving from the more traditional lecture model to thinking about his lectures as workshops and coaching sessions. In the first part of our conversation, Micheal focuses on his experience and what shifted his approach to teaching. In the second part, he takes us inside two of his courses and digs into how he has created authentic, real-world assignments and assessments. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB149

In episode 148 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt explains how to use a Tic Tac Toe Bingo game to engage students and assess learning. This is a fun activity that can be adapted to any size class. It allows students to work together, encourages students to assess their learning, and helps you determine where students need additional resources and support. Get your free download: barbihoneycutt.com/bingo Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB148

In episode 147 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt explains how you can use the gallery walk as an active learning strategy to engage students and improve learning. The gallery walk combines physical movement, small group discussions, and activities that encourage students to solve problems, share ideas, and think creatively and critically about the course material. Get your free download for this episode: barbihoneycutt.com/gallerywalk Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB147

In episode 146 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt shares 10 creative ways you can use audio in your courses to engage students and improve learning. She shares findings from scholarly articles and explains how an audio-enhanced learning taxonomy can give you new ideas for mixing things up mix things up and offering a variety of effective and engaging learning experiences for your students. Get your podcast freebie for this episode: barbihoneycutt.com/audioideas Get the show notes and transcript: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB146

In episode 145 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt discusses how you can use the Pass-the-Problem active learning strategy in your courses. This activity can be used to encourage collaboration, address current issues and problems in your discipline, promote critical thinking skills, and enhance problem-solving skills. You can adapt this activity for in-person, online, and asynchronous courses. Get your podcast freebie: barbihoneycutt.com/passtheproblem Get the show notes and transcript: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB145

In episode 144, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt shares 10 ways you can use infographics to engage students and improve learning. You can use infographics as both an active learning strategy and as an assessment strategy. You can also use them in any course format including on-site, face-to-face, blended, and online. Get your free resource for this episode! barbihoneycutt.com/infographic Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB144

In episode 143 of the Lecture Breakers Podcast, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt kicks off season 6 with an active learning strategy you can use to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills. It's called the Six Thinking Hats, and it can be used in your lessons, workshops, and other learning environments. Barbi shares 10 ways you can adapt this activity to work in any course! Download your free worksheet: barbihoneycutt.com/sixhats Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB143

In episode 142 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, join Barbi as she wraps up season 5. She shares two fun active learning strategies you can use to help students prepare for active learning, problem solving, group work, and collaboration. She has used these activities in undergraduate classes, graduate seminars, and professional development workshops for faculty and postdocs. You can adapt both of these to work with almost any course! Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB142

In episode 141 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, let's welcome Dr. Victoria (Tori) Mondelli and Dr. Joe Bisz to the show. They just published their new book, The Educator’s Guide to Designing Games and Creative Active-Learning Exercises: The Allure of Play.* Tori and Joe discuss why active learning and play are so important in teaching and learning, and they both share their favorite “go to” activities to promote student engagement, encourage connection and sharing, and of course, improve learning. And, as we bring the episode to a close, they share tips and recommendations to help get students, and faculty, “buy in” to the playful learning environment which often goes against the norms and traditions we see in higher education. Show notes and transcript: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB141

In episode 140 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Michael McCreary to the show. Michael is the co-founder of a resource called "Teaching Tools", a free web-based tool that is designed to help you plan effective and inclusive learning experiences. This is a "tech spotlight" episode which means you'll get a chance to take a deep dive into a new technology tool to help you break up your lectures, increase student engagement, and improve learning. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB140

In episode 139 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Joanne Ricevuto and Dr. Laura McLaughlin join us to talk about how to create engaging virtual environments. They are the authors of the new book Engaging Virtual Environments: Creative Ideas and Online Tools to Promote Student Interaction, Participation, and Active Learning. * In this episode, we talk about the new book, and then Joanne and Laura share so many awesome ideas you can use at different places within your course. From creating a welcome page to designing engaging active learning experiences when you’re teaching synchronously or in real-time, this episode is packed with valuable tips, tools, and recommendations for anyone who is teaching in the virtual space. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB139

In episode 138 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I'm so excited to welcome Martha Johnson to the show! Martha is a nurse educator and founder of BreakoutRN where she supports other nurse educators in creating successful active learning experiences. She has created unfolding case studies in the form of card decks and interactive classroom kits to help students develop clinical judgment and critical thinking skills. Now, even if you don’t teach nursing education, I know you’ll still enjoy Martha’s inspiring story about moving from the 3-hour lecture model to breaking up her lectures and how that whole experience helped her launch a business that offers products and resources for other educators. I’m so inspired by her story and impressed with her creativity, and I can’t wait to share this story with you. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB138

In episode 137 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Bonni Stachowiak to the show! If you are teaching an asynchronous online course, meaning you and your students are not all online at the same time, then this is the episode for you! Usually, when we talk about engaging students online, we're thinking about what types of interaction we have with our students in real-time. Activities such as polling, live chats, Q&A sessions, and breakout rooms are popular ways to engage students in live, real-time online courses. But, what if your students are working through the course material at different times? How can you make asynchronous online learning experiences engaging? What kinds of active learning strategies can you use in this type of course? Bonni is here to break it all down for us! In this conversation, she shares her experience as a learner and as a teacher in asynchronous online courses. We talk about what to do, what to avoid, and what types of activities work well in asynchronous learning environments. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB137