Megan and Shannon briefly discuss what Blooms Taxonomy is and consider how it can help us create activities in our classes that draw from all levels of the model. We also touch on some ideas for integrating AI and scaffolding - all in under 20 minutes.

Useful links if you'd like to look at images of Bloom's Taxonomy:

Pyramid visual: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/

Side by side visual: https://www.teachthought.com/learning/what-is-blooms-taxonomy/

Dr. Maha Younes joins our discussion about merging teaching and research as college faculty. She shares her insights about how reflecting on her students' experiences during an assignment led her to look at existing literature where she found space for her own research contributions. Lots of great reminders of how our teaching can inform our research and our research can inform our teaching.

Citations from articles noted in the episode

Younes, M. N., & Vanlaningham, J. L. (2017). In the hot seat: Teaching students through experiences with self-help groups. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 22(1), 163–179. https://doi.org/10.18084/1084-7219.22.1.163

Younes, M. N., & Asay, S. M. (2003). The world as a classroom: The impact of international study experiences on college students. College Teaching, 51(4), 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567550309596429

Asay, S. M., Younes, M. N., & Moore, T. (2006). The cultural transformation model: Promoting cultural competence through international study experiences. In R. R. Hamon (ed.)., International family studies: Developing curricula and teaching tools (pp. 85-99). New York: Haworth Press, Inc.

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In this episode, Megan and Shannon give examples of strategies that get students talking during class about your content. They share examples for both face-to-face and online course formats. Specifically, we're talking bout Kagan Strategies used in education. We are not associated with their site, but you can find more examples at www.kaganonline.com