Top Tools for Learning 2026, with Dave Stachowiak

Bonni Stachowiak shares analog and digital ways to engage learners, from sorting exercises to gallery walks, on episode 639 of Teaching in Higher Ed.

For resources, recommendations and more information about this episode’s host and guest(s), visit the episode 638 page on the Teaching in Higher Ed website.

For resources, recommendations and more information about this episode’s host and guest(s), visit the episode 637 page on the Teaching in Higher Ed website.

Dave and Bonni have got a short announcement for you regarding a new Teaching in Higher Ed website coming in the next day or two and wanted to give you a heads up on a couple of potential impacts.

For resources, recommendations and more information about this episode’s host and guest(s), visit the episode 636 page on the Teaching in Higher Ed website.

For resources, recommendations and more information about this episode’s host and guest(s), visit the episode 635 page on the Teaching in Higher Ed website.

For resources, recommendations and more information about this episode’s host and guest(s), visit the episode 634 page on the Teaching in Higher Ed website.

Beth Cougler Blom on how teaching and facilitation skills are built in life’s ordinary moments — noticing, saying hello first, and staying curious. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode When you love what you do, you see it everywhere. -Beth Cougler Blom I’m here in Canada, and I’m on the West Coast, and there’s so many people learning here all the time about how to be living and working in a diverse community. -Beth Cougler Blom If we hone our noticing skills, then we can notice what’s going on with ourselves when we’re teaching. -Beth Cougler Blom When I make a mistake, often, I’ll tell the group, because that’s how we all learn too. -Beth Cougler Blom [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Everyday Acts of Facilitation, by Beth Cougler Blom Design to Engage, by Beth Cougler Blom Facilitating on Purpose Podcast BCB Learning Inc. Scarlett Johansson Has a Trick for Answering Questions (Dorie Clark) How Librarians Find Their Next Read (Instagram) ClassPass Jazzercise Your Brain on Art, by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross [/divwrap]

Bethany Morrison shares civic professionalism and how disciplinary identity shapes civic discourse on episode 632 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode Democracy needs to be born every generation. We can’t just assume it… Every generation, we have to kind of rebirth it, and it has to happen in our schools. -Bethany Morrison One of the principles that we often recommend is setting some community discussion guidelines, talking together as a classroom community about how we want things to go when those hot moments come up later. -Bethany Morrison Not saying anything has meaning too. So if you don’t say anything, you are making a decision, and students are going to read that to mean it was okay. -Bethany Morrison [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Promoting Democracy, Fostering Skills (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) Selecting Classroom Activities for Promoting Democracy (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) Promoting Democracy Teaching Series (Ginsberg Center) How My Profession Influences Policy: Assignment Guide and Instructions A Framework for Planning and Facilitating High-Stakes Discussions Making the Most of “Hot Moments” in the Classroom (CRLT Handout) Talking Maize & Blue (University of Michigan) Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Ginsberg Center for Community and Civic Engagement Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, by Donna Hicks UMICH Votes AllSides Finch [/divwrap]

Jeff Kim shares how faculty can use video in our teaching and make it sustainable on episode 631 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode You raise what you praise. So through these vlogs, you’ll see me not complaining, but actually praising a lot. -Jeff Kim Sometimes people can feel a little bit wary about being on social media; they know that the way that I’m going to produce the video is going to be in such a way that’s uplifting. -Jeff Kim A vision that I have for my channel is helping students to find out what they’re good at so that they can do good with it. -Jeff Kim [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Dr. Jeffrey Kim, Irvine Unified School District Board of Education The EdFamily YouTube Channel E222: How to create YOUR YouTube Video in 5 Easy Steps EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: Cambridge Virtual Academy (CVA) EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: Education for Love and Wisdom Book EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: Understanding the Roots of Saigu EdFamily with Dr. Jeff Playlist: BTS — Behind the Scenes on the School Board Mendez Freedom Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, April 14, 2026 (Sylvia Mendez Day) E427: Seoul Station to Busan, Korea by KTX Train (Day 8) — Jeff’s Most Viewed Video Cambridge Virtual Academy, Anaheim Union High School District Korean American Studies Course at Anaheim Union High School District (EdSource) Mendez Freedom Trail Brings Landmark Desegregation Case to Life for OC Students (OCDE Newsroom) Mendez Tribute Monument Park and Freedom Trail (City of Westminster) Sylvia Mendez (Britannica Biography) Mendez v. Westminster: The Final Ruling, 75 Years Later (OCDE Newsroom) OCDE (Orange County Department of Education) Education for Love and Wisdom: Effective Teachers for Challenging Times, by Jeff Hittenberger, Pamela Tupy Scott, Andrew Ntzouras, Renee Rose, Alexander Lin, Jeffrey Kim, Joanne Van Boxtel, Megan Chaney, Rebecca Spady, Glen Warren, Christine Hittenberger-Corbin, Seon Chun-Burbank Education for Love and Wisdom Podcast Love, Wisdom, and Human Flourishing in Education, with Jeff Hittenberger (Teaching in Higher Ed Episode 541) Vanguard University School of Education California State University, Fullerton — College of Education Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE) Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association (APISBMA) Think Media on YouTube Alan Levine — CogDogBlog Civic Access Pouch 2L (Evergoods) POD Conference Fumbling and Evergoods Access Pouch (YouTube) Poll Everywhere [/divwrap]