Ep. 088: Beware "Best Practices"

Let's Talk Teaching

We've all heard the phrase "best practices" in regards to teaching... but how, exactly, do we define what "best" means? In this episode, Dr. Jen Friberg, the Center's director of scholarly teaching, joins Jim Gee to unpack that phrase and unearth its potential pitfalls. Instead, they explore concepts behind Evidence-Based Pedagogy, one dimension of the Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence. Jen highlights recent projects by faculty at Illinois State which shed light on teaching, student learning, and the student experience. And they discuss how small applications of evidence can make significant changes in our teaching and students' learning without demanding a huge amount of our already precious time.