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Higher Ed: Turning Learning Inside Out
We all know the traditional classroom drill: go to class; listen to a lecture; take notes; go home; do the homework; come back to class; repeat. What if that model were reversed, and students heard the...
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Higher Ed: A Vision for Education
Think. Create. Connect. To make meaning and make a difference. In this episode of KUT’s podcast Higher Ed, KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talks with Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger about a new...
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Higher Ed: The “Messiness” of Learning
Most people like what is familiar, comfortable, and tidy. But should learning be that way, too? In this episode of KUT’s podcast Higher Ed, KUT’s Jennifer Stayton and Southwestern University President...
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Higher Ed: Roles and Responsibilities of Higher Ed
What are the roles and responsibilities of higher education – if any – in resolving growing inequality in the US and globally? That provocative question from a listener prompted KUT’s Jennifer Stayton...
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Higher Ed: Should Math Be a College Requirement?
Math: we love it; we hate it; we cannot live without it. A Higher Ed podcast listener had read a National Public Radio piece on a book that argues against requiring advanced Math in school. That...
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Higher Ed: Making Math Fascinating
A podcast listener and fan recently wrote in with a question: How does one teach (or force) current and future Math teachers to make Mathematics fascinating? (By the way, that podcast listener is...
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Higher Ed: Graduation Advice to Our Younger Selves
“If I only knew then what I know now….” Sure, hindsight is 20/20. But if you could talk to your younger self, what advice would you give? What decisions would you make differently? During this...
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Higher Ed: Choosing a “Final Class”
If you only had one class left to take in school, what would it be? Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger and KUT’s Jennifer Stayton explore what that last class could – or should? – be, and...
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Higher Ed: Grade Inflation
A…..B……C…. at the end of the school year, many students are eager to see their final grades. But what is the real value of those grades? What happens when higher and higher grades are awarded for work...
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Higher Ed: Anxiety in Learning
Anxiety seems to come with the territory – at least some of the time – in school. Students worry about tests and grades or about trying to learn material that’s unfamiliar or tough. But does anxiety...
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Higher Ed: Synthesized Thought vs. Original Thought
Eureka – I’ve got it! You know that moment when you feel like you’ve come up with something completely original? Well, consider this: is it actually possible to come up with totally new thinking, given...
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Higher Ed: Math vs. Arithmetic
Arithmetic is just a fancy word for Math, right? Actually, they mean two different things. In this episode of KUT’s podcast “Higher Ed,” Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger and KUT’s...
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Higher Ed: Summertime and the Learning is Easy
Summer. For students and teachers, that means a break from books, papers, tests, deadlines, and the stress of school. In this episode of KUT’s podcast “Higher Ed,” Southwestern University President Dr....
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Higher Ed: To Infinity and Beyond
Infinity. What does it really mean? Can we count it? If so, how? And can we ever really define or describe it? It seems like there are an infinite number of questions about infinity. In this episode of...
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Best of “Higher Ed:” Instinct vs. Intellect
There are times when we feel like we just “know” something. We can’t necessarily explain why, but we just have a “gut” feeling about it. When is it useful to go with that gut feeling, and when should...
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Best of “Higher Ed:” Broad Strokes of Learning
Note: This “Best of Higher Ed” episode was originally released on September 13, 2015. Have you ever heard of a “value study” in art? It’s a way to make a quick sketch of whatever you see and then fill...
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Best of “Higher Ed:” Liberal Arts, Democracy, and the Media
What happens when you mix liberal arts and democracy and throw in a little media coverage? You get a fascinating discussion about the intersection of those three institutions. In this episode of KUT’s...
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Higher Ed: The Importance of Failure to Learning
In this episode of KUT’s podcast, “Higher Ed,” KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talks with Dr. Ed Burger, President of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, about how important failure is to learning and...
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Higher Ed: The Art of Creating Questions
The old saying goes something like this: “If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it it, does it make a sound?” A variation on that might go: “If someone asks a question, and no one...
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Higher Ed: The Ins and Outs of Liberal Arts
The phrase “liberal arts” often goes hand in hand with discussions about higher education. But really, what are the liberal arts? Are they liberal? Are they arts? How about none of the above? In this...
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