
Walker Podcast for Teaching and Learning (WPTL)
Pilot shared Summer 2023
Season 1 started in Fall 2023
Season 2 started in Spring 2024
Join us as the WPTL crew discusses timely teaching and learning topics in each episode! With special segments such as author interviews, T&L event info, and faculty-centered teaching ideas, your hosts Mary Marr and Heather Boyd will be a reliable source of curated stories and higher ed news.
Walker Podcast for Teaching and Learning (WPTL)
S3 Ep1: Interview with Anna Liu on the topic of Learning Science workshops
S3 Ep 1 Show Notes (October 2024)
Our first interview with Walker Center’s own, Anna Liu.
The interview is a focused Anna’s follow-up workshop series to the August 2024 “Week Zero” presentation by Dr. Cindy Nebel. Cindy is one of the Learning Scientists, a group of cognitive psychological scientists interested in research on education, focusing on the science of learning.
Ideas and Resources shared:
- Dr. Cindy Nebel: https://x.com/PsyDocCindy
- Cindy’s slides from her UTC presentation in August 2024
- The Learning Scientists: https://www.learningscientists.org/
- Ace That Test and other Learning Scientist team books: https://www.learningscientists.org/books
To register or learn more about Anna’s Deep Dive series, contact Anna by email or register:
Resources from our Wildlife Minute:
The Wildlife Minute this month focuses on starting and keeping a bird list, for a year or for a lifetime. We would love to hear from listeners who do this or plan to start, or want to chat more about it!
- The Big Year - movie with Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson (also on Prime)
- The Big Year - book on Audible
- How to Start Birding: https://www.nps.gov/articles/birding-for-beginners.htm
- Merlin App is a must!
As always, we share the local songbird rehabilitation center’s information:
WPTL is a creative endeavor of the staff of the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.
Hosted by Mary Marr and Heather Boyd.
We would love to hear from you anytime at WCTL@utc.edu