A human experiment. 4 strangers who randomly met through the madness of 2020 of the corona quarantine & the movement of Black Lives Matter. We decided to come together to see if complete strangers could have completely open & honest conversations about racism without judgement. We discovered it’s possible. Then we decided shit got too serious, so we let loose. Real people, real talk, pearl clutching, reckless mouths.... in the end. It’s all love.
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Online teaching can be challenging, rewarding, engaging, and fun. American Public University brings you the Online Teaching Lounge, a podcast for educators, academics, and parents featuring online teaching tips, topics, and strategies. To learn more, visit StudyatAPU.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A podcast about higher ed politics in the end times. Interviews with activists, faculty, staff, and students about the state of higher ed from a radical perspective.
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I'm not a Funeral Director but I've worked at hundreds of funeral services. So I've got questions, lots - probably the same ones you have. In The Parlour Game I get to meet these special people who help us through the departure lounge and on to our final destination. It's the only UK weekly podcast for those who work in this caring profession and those who are interested in what the future holds for us all. A chance to learn a little more about, The Parlour Game. Come on in.
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Faculty Lounge Episode: CSU Strike and Faculty for Justice in Palestine
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Welcome to Office Hours, a podcast about campus politics in the end times. We’re back after a brief hiatus for winter break! Today’s episode is a Faculty Lounge episode, where we are checking in on some current news in higher ed. We’ll be discussing the brand new faculty strike in the Cal State system and pro-Palestine faculty and staff organizing.…
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Organizing In A Climate of Fear: Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers Speak Out
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For today’s podcast we’re sharing interviews with two student activists involved in Palestine solidarity organizing on their campuses. Instead of our usual format where we bring all of our guests together for a discussion, today we’re bringing you two interviews back to back. Our guests focus on the ongoing repression that activists are facing at t…
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Fighting For a Free Palestine On Our Campuses: Faculty Lounge Episode
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In this episode, David and Laura recap the unprecedented wave of pro-Palestine organizing happening on U.S. college campuses over the past few weeks. We also discuss the repression these movements are facing from campus administrators and pro-Israel organizations (who have a long history of targeting campus anti-Zionist organizing). We talk about t…
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Students and Faculty Organizing Against the Right in Florida
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In this episode we speak with faculty and student organizers from three Florida campuses. In Florida, Republicans are attacking higher education on several fronts. In late October, Ron DeSantis and the chancellor of Florida’s State University system ordered college presidents to deactivate Students for Justice in Palestine on their campuses. This c…
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ChatGPT And Us: Faculty Lounge Edition
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This week David and Laura are flying solo for a "Faculty Lounge" episode. Our topic: ChatGPT and Us. How do we respond to ChatGPT as academic workers with a radical critique of higher ed? Using recent think pieces by Corey Robin and Steven Salaita as jumping-off points, we reflect on the lack of a collective labor politics in most writing on ChatGP…
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Centering Disability Justice in Academic Labor Organizing: The Case of the UC Grad Worker Strike
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In this episode we speak with Mary Jirmanus Saba, Dana Ernst, and Sarah Abusaa. Mary, Dana and Sarah are grad student workers and union organizers with United Auto Workers 2865. In their union, Mary, Dana and Sarah organize for disability justice and their work highlights the intersectional nature of labor struggles. As listeners to this podcast mi…
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Summer Break Episode and End of the Year Grades
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Office Hours is taking the summer off! We've handed in our grades and logged out of our work emails until the fall! We'll be back in September with more episodes covering campus politics in the end times. In this last episode, David and Laura give passing and failing grades to the best and worst of the last academic year. Spoiler: SCOTUS and colleg…
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Confronting Faculty Sexual Harassment: Lessons From Feminist Organizing at UC Santa Cruz
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**Content Warning** for discussion of sexual harassment and assault. We do not include any graphic or detailed descriptions, but they are discussed in general terms throughout the episode. Today’s episode looks a little different from our usual format. Laura talks with a good friend from UC Santa Cruz, K, about our participation in an organizing ca…
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New York Liberation School with Conor Tomás Reed
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In this episode we talk with Conor Tomás Reed, an organizer and educator with a new book called New York Liberation School: Study and Movement for the People’s University, out this month with Common Notions Press. The book is a people’s history of CUNY, the City University of New York. It follows students and faculty as they created new forms of ra…
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Seattle University Adjunct Unionization Campaign with Larry Cushnie
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In this episode we discuss an adjunct unionization campaign that took place at Seattle University, a private Jesuit college in Seattle. The campaign began in 2013 and won a majority vote to unionize with SEIU, but the Seattle U administration sued to stall the vote count. Then, when the votes finally got counted, the admin refused to recognize the …
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 12 - THE LAST WORD
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We've come to the end of this series of The Parlour Game podcast, so who should have the last word? The Stonemason of course. Their inscriptions stand to inform generations to come of who, "lies here". It's our final goodbye and what we say can be a powerful thing. For once - it actually is written in stone. Want a second series? Email Scotstream w…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 11 - WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS?
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In this penultimate episode in the series, we turn the tables a little and ask what happens when Funeral Directors suffer personal bereavement whilst continuing to help those bereaved themselves. My guests, both with personal stories to tell on this subject are Gordon Stewart of Stewart Funeral Directors, Kinross and Margot McKay of David Scott Bla…
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”Faculty Lounge” Edition: David and Laura discuss Temple strike and attacks on ed in Florida (no guest)
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Welcome to our first "Faculty Lounge" episode of Office Hours. David and Laura hang out in the faculty lounge, microwave a couple frozen burritos, look in all the empty drawers for forks but find only Splenda packets, and manage to track down some expired powdered non-dairy creamer for our vending machine coffee. Then we get cozy in our lounge chai…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 10 - ONLY FOOLS AND HEARSES
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We love our cars, don't we? So it's no surprise that many of us want a say in what takes us on our final journey. The late Duke of Edinburgh designed the adaptations to a Land Rover Defender for his cortege. Motorbike sidecars are increasingly popular, campervans, vintage vehicles - start looking and there's a huge choice. This week I speak to spec…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 9 - A PLOT WITH A VIEW
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This week we hear from a Funeral Director who can give you one of the best views in Scotland - with only the one condition. Fancy an Eco-Cemetery? John Gauld of Gauld's Funeral Services in Crieff, Perthshire tells us more. www.ecoburial.me www.gaulds.com "The Parlour Game" email us: info@scotstream.net Online: www.scotstream.net Online: www.gerrybu…
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Eastern Michigan University Strike With Matt Kirkpatrick
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David and Laura talk about the fall 2022 faculty strike at Eastern Michigan University with Matt Kirkpatrick. Matt is an associate professor of English and held various leadership positions in EMU’s faculty union, which is AAUP. During the contract campaign and strike Matt was on the union’s negotiating team. In the interview we cover a range of to…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 8 - A RADICAL UNDERTAKING
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Ruper Callander, now an established undertaker, set out to become a pioneering example of the profession. He brought a "DIY' ethos to the business of death (and a sky blue Ford Galaxy hearse) which he explains to great effect is his book "What Remains? Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking". This episode is a fascinating listen for those ins…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 7 - TRENDS AND TRADITIONS
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Funerals are, on the whole, traditional. What other profession goes to work in a top hat and silver topped cane these days? So how does that fit in to where we are now. Cupar Funeral director Steven Stewart joins me this week to look at how things are changing. www.stevenstewartfunerals.co.uk "The Parlour Game" email us: info@scotstream.net Online:…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 6 - THE NAFD PETITION
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This week, we ask - are we doing the best for our children when it comes to teaching them about death and bereavement? The National Association of Funeral Directors has started a petition to get bereavement counselling into the school curriculum. Current President, John Adams, himself affected by loss as a child, is my guest and explains how we can…
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UC Grad Worker Strike with Magally Miranda Alcázar: Part 2
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Laura and David discuss the recent UC strike with Magally A. Miranda Alcázar, a graduate student in the Chicanx and Central American Studies Department at UCLA. Maga was a participant in the strike and active in the rank-and-file movement to push for a No vote against contract ratification. Interviewee bio: Magally A. Miranda Alcázar is a doctoral …
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 5 - CELEBRATING THE CELEBRANT
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Death is not the most feared thing. It's not spiders either. It's speaking in public. In this episode Funeral Celebrant Neil Dorward is my guest. He's spoken at thousands of funerals and sat down with as many families to hear fascinating stories of a life lived. Could you do it? If not, then it's a good job we have people like Neil around. "The Par…
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UC Grad Worker Strike with Magally Miranda Alcázar: Part 1
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Laura and David discuss the recent UC strike with Magally A. Miranda Alcázar, a graduate student in the Chicanx and Central American Studies Department at UCLA. Maga was a participant in the strike and active in the rank-and-file movement to push for a No vote against contract ratification. Interviewee bio: Magally A. Miranda Alcázar is a doctoral …
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 4 - IT'S YOUR FUNERAL
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What are the natural alternatives to the way we depart? As we heard in Episode 2, there are choices and plenty of options, particularly if you have concerns on how your exit will affect the environment. The Natural Death Centre is a charity which offers free, impartial advice on all aspects of dying and bereavement. Rosie Inman-Cook joins me to cha…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 3 - CARPENTER OR UNDERTAKER?
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There was a time when the local Joiner was also the local Undertaker - stuff of Hollywood Westerns you may say. But look hard enough and you'll find they still exist. Fife born Kenny Garland can trace his family Carpentry/Undertaker business back to 1900 - and it remains the same today. https://garlandelie.co.uk/ Tel 01333 330475 "The Parlour Game"…
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Rank and File Organizing at South Seattle College
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In this episode we talk with two faculty organizers at South Seattle College about building horizontal rank-and-file power within the faculty union. Zahra Alavi teaches English Language and Adult Education at South Seattle College and is a member of AFT 1789. Charlotte Brun is a faculty Librarian at South Seattle College and is also a member of AFT…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 2 - COFFIN CLUB
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When it comes to your time, however long that may be off, what do you want for your own funeral? A special coffin, hearse, a favourite place? There are choices, plenty of them but the good news is, you don't have to make them alone. In fact at Coffin Club, you'll probably pick up some good ideas. In this episode I speak to Funeral Celebrant Kate Ty…
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THE PARLOUR GAME - EPISODE 1 - BRITAIN'S MOST NORTHERLY FUNERAL DIRECTOR
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Drive down any High Street in The UK and you'll probably spot a Funeral Parlour - maybe two. In cities, there are even more. But what's it like being an island based Funeral Director where you know everyone, everyone knows you and the weather has the final say on when things will happen. For this first episode of The Parlour Game, we speak to Brita…
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A Guide to Using Video in Your Online Teaching | EP139
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Video has become a staple of our everyday lives. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen provides an inside look at the best ways to use video in your online classroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to Approach Online Discussions from a Macro and Micro View | EP138
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Discussion spaces are one of the most beneficial components in the online classroom. In this episode, Dr. Bethanie Hansen highlights some of the primary and secondary benefits of discussions including teaching students how to interact by following a netiquette guide as well as teaching skills like conflict resolution in the discussion forums. Hoste…
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Welcome to The Parlour Game! The podcast for and about the funeral industry in the UK. Listen to the introductory trailer for the series in which we speak to Funeral Directors about their work and why they do it. We'll hear from those who offer a traditional approach, some with alternative views and those who support the industry in various ways. S…
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How Radical Depersonalization Can Improve Your Teaching | EP137
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Have you ever felt attacked or offended by a student’s feedback about your teaching? It’s hard not to take it personally. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses the concept of radical depersonalization and strategies to help teachers listen differently to feedback and criticism. Learn how radical depersonalization can help teachers be…
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Campus Debt Reveal Project with Joanna Gonsalves and Rich Levy
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Today we're looking at an ongoing organizing campaign by students and faculty at Salem State University, a Massachusetts public college, to expose campus debt and resist austerity measures being imposed by the school administration. We interview two faculty members, Joanna Gonsalves and Rich Levy, who have been involved with the Campus Debt Reveal …
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How to Navigate a Career Change in Online Education | EP136
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Is it time for you to change jobs or start a new career? In this episode, Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares tips to help with the transition. Learn why it’s important to craft a strong narrative about your career, build a strong network and be prepared to negotiate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen delves into the many facets of gratitude. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What Makes a Great College Teacher? | EP134
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Educators must constantly evaluate their teaching style to ensure students are learning. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses the strategies of great teachers based on the book “What the Best College Teachers Do.” Learn what questions teachers should ask themselves when planning their next course and other tips to be effective in th…
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Improving Student Engagement Using Metrics and Data | EP133
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Student engagement is a critical part of learning. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses how to improve student engagement in the online classroom using available metrics and data. Learn how educators can use that information to adjust assignments to help improve student engagement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…
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Letting Go of Sedentary Online Teaching | Ep132
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Being sedentary and not moving your body can have major health impacts and also result in lower energy and lower productivity. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares strategies to incorporate more activity into your work day like using timers to remind you to get up and move around as well as habit stacking, which helps you build more he…
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Benefits of Offering Choices in the Online Classroom | EP131
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Providing students with choices in assignments can add excitement and increase student creativity. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen talks about ways teachers can add more choices in the online classroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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8 Teaching Strategies to Improve Efficiency and Connection | EP 130
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Efficiency is important, but online educators must be mindful not to sacrifice student relationships for the sake of efficiency. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares eight strategies to consider when working to improve your efficiency while also building relationships and connections with students. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…
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How to Write a Conference Proposal | EP129
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Part of learning and stretching is sharing your knowledge with others. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses the benefits of presenting at a professional conference. Learn tips on selecting an engaging topic, writing a conference proposal as well as what mistakes to avoid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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What motivates you to keep teaching? In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses tools to assess your true drive and how to track the impact you’re having as an educator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Quizlet: Flashcard App to Help Students Learn Course Material | EP127
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Quizlet is a very popular flashcard app used in education. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen talks about using Quizlet flashcards to build long-term memory along with suggested ways that students can help create, use and share the flashcard content as part of the course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Starting a New Online Class | EP126
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Many teachers, especially those who are new to online teaching, struggle to figure out how to connect with students. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares ways to establish a relationship and rapport with online students. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Three Steps to a Great Online Teaching Routine | EP125
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Teaching online can be time consuming and seep into instructors’ personal time. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen provides insight into how to plan a strong work routine. Learn about the importance of surveying your workload ahead of time, writing it down and tracking it, and reflecting and adapting to improve your time management. Hosted …
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7 Quick Tips for Using Video and Multimedia in Online Teaching | EP 124
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In this week’s episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses best practices and quick tips for adding video or other multimedia assets to the online classroom to enhance student learning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Listening to Students in the Online Classroom | EP123
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Listening is both a simple and complex skill. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses the importance of “listening” in the online classroom, even when classes are delivered asynchronously. Learn about four types of listening as well as three tools to help online educators effectively respond to students. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…
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Find Your “Why”: What Drove You to be an Educator? | EP122
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What first motivated you to be an educator in the first place? How do you find meaning in your life and work? In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen provides guidance on how to identify your “why” and how that information can help you get through challenging times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Three Interactive Platforms to Consider Using in the Online Classroom | EP121
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Want to increase engagement in the classroom, but not sure where to start? In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares three interactive platforms to add a creative approach to student engagement. Learn what platforms work best for asynchronous, synchronous and hybrid classes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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How to Apply Project-Based Learning in Online Teaching | EP120
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Applying classroom learning to the real world can help keep students engaged. In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen discusses project-based learning. Hear about this student-centered learning practice that’s designed to teach concepts using real world problems and challenges. Learn three steps to apply this in any subject area. Hosted on Acast…
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Managing Vacation Time While Teaching Online | EP119
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Is it possible to take a short break or vacation while also teaching an online class? In this episode, APU’s Dr. Bethanie Hansen shares strategies for planning a short time away from the online class. Learn about the importance of communicating time away with students and colleagues, how to work ahead in preparation, and other tips for planning a s…
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