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Social Learning Amplified hosted by Eric Mazur

Social Learning Amplified hosted by Eric Mazur

By Perusall

This podcast hosted by Eric Mazur, an internationally recognized educational innovator in Social Learning and Peer Instruction, brings candid conversations with educators who are finding new ways to engage and motivate their students inside and outside the classroom. Each episode of Social Learning Amplified will give you real-life examples and practical strategies you can put into practice in your own courses.
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Episode 7: A Look at How Perusall is Beyond a Discussion Board

Social Learning Amplified hosted by Eric MazurJan 22, 2023

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Episode 18: A Look at Ludic Pedagogy
Mar 28, 202433:39
Episode 17: A Look at Memory in the Age of Technology
Feb 15, 202438:33
Episode 16: A Look at Design for Learning

Episode 16: A Look at Design for Learning

In this episode of the Social Learning Amplified podcast, host Eric Mazur interviews Dr. Jenae Cohn about her new book, Design for Learning: User Experience in Online Teaching and Learning. Dr. Cohn discusses the importance of user experience principles in designing online courses and how they can be applied to both online and onsite learning environments. Join Jenae Cohn's Perusall Engage: Community Book Event starting January 15th, 2024 on Perusall!

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Jan 10, 202437:35
Episode 15: A Look at Grading for Growth
Jan 03, 202439:08
Ep 14: A look at Students' Perceptions of Social Annotation
Jan 02, 202430:13
Episode 13: A Look at Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom

Episode 13: A Look at Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom

In this special LIVE episode, Eric Mazur chats with authors, Robert Eaton (Brigham Young University - Idaho) and Bonnie Moon (Brigham Young University - Idaho) to discuss their groundbreaking book, Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom. This episode was live at Perusall Exchange® 2023, Perusall's annual community conference on trending topics in education. Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom by Robert Eaton, Bonnie Moon, and Steven V. Hunsaker is available at: https://wvupressonline.com/improving-learning. Host: Eric Mazur Sponsor: Perusall perusall.com/SocialLearningAmplified perusall.com/exchange

Oct 30, 202358:54
Episode 12: A Look at Equity-Minded Teaching

Episode 12: A Look at Equity-Minded Teaching

In this special LIVE episode, Eric Mazur sits down with authors, Flower Darby (University of Missouri), Isis Artze-Vega (Valencia College), and Mays Imad (Connecticut College) to discuss their new book, The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching. This episode was live at Perusall Exchange® 2023, Perusall's annual community conference on trending topics in education. The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury, and Mays Imad is available at: https://seagull.wwnorton.com/equityguide.


Host: Eric Mazur Sponsor: Perusall perusall.com/SocialLearningAmplified perusall.com/exchange

Aug 17, 202359:16
Episode 11: A Look at Perusall and Critical Teaching Behaviors
Apr 28, 202328:04
Episode 10: A Look at Perusall and Open Pedagogies

Episode 10: A Look at Perusall and Open Pedagogies

In episode 10 of Social Learning Amplified, host Eric Mazur talks with Dr. Sharon Lauricella (Ontario Tech University, Canada) about Perusall, non-disposable assignments, and how to make learning fun for their students.

Apr 11, 202330:14
Episode 9: A Look at the Future of Learning

Episode 9: A Look at the Future of Learning

In episode 9 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur chats with Julie Jungalwala. Jungalwala is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for the Future of Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping transform the ‘one size does not fit all’ model of education. They discuss what needs to change in K-12 education and what works when leading that change.

Mar 16, 202321:43
Episode 8: A Look at Learning Environments

Episode 8: A Look at Learning Environments

In episode 8 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur invites Cassandra Volpe Horii and Martin Springborg to talk about their newest book, What Teaching Looks Like: Higher Education through Photographs. Eric, Cassandra, and Martin discuss what photographs of different learning environments can teach us.

Feb 16, 202324:16
Episode 7: A Look at How Perusall is Beyond a Discussion Board

Episode 7: A Look at How Perusall is Beyond a Discussion Board

Episode 7 of the Social Learning Amplified podcast brings you a conversation on how Perusall is more than a discussion board. Eric Mazur sits down with Dr. Staci Saner and Dr. Laura Weingartner from the University of Louisville to chat about how they use Perusall in their Healthcare education courses.

Jan 22, 202323:18
Episode 6: A Look at Active Learning

Episode 6: A Look at Active Learning

In episode 6 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur invites Professor Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis, PhD from The City University of New York (CUNY) to talk about their new book, The New College Classroom. They discuss active learning, changing their classrooms, and creating an environment that is truly conducive to learning.

Dec 05, 202225:57
Episode 5: A Look at Perusall for the Community College Population

Episode 5: A Look at Perusall for the Community College Population

In episode 5 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur talks with T. Adam Baldry and Brad Butler from Pima Community College about the innovative teaching tools they use at a community college level. They dive into their use of Perusall in their courses and the benefits students and instructors have with the platform.

Nov 11, 202225:46
Episode 4: A Look at Mastery Learning and Perusall

Episode 4: A Look at Mastery Learning and Perusall

In this episode of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur catches up with Jon Bergmann, one of the pioneers of the flipped classroom movement. Jon uses Perusall in his classes to facilitate student discussion. During the discussion, Jon introduces the concept of Mastery Learning, which is covered in his  new book,  The Mastery Learning Handbook.

Oct 28, 202221:09
Episode 3: A Look at Ungrading Part 2

Episode 3: A Look at Ungrading Part 2

In part 2 of "A Look at Ungrading" on the Social Learning Amplified podcast, Matthew and Travis continue the conversation with Eric to explore how Perusall aids in their ungraded approach, additional best practices they find useful within Perusall, and other rich ideas on changing the way they teach.

Oct 07, 202223:25
Episode 2: A Look at Ungrading Part 1

Episode 2: A Look at Ungrading Part 1

This episode of Social Learning Amplified focuses on the growing "ungraded" movement in higher education. Dr. Matthew Winslow and Dr. Travis Martin, both from Eastern Kentucky University, speak with host Eric Mazur on what the Ungrading movement is, why it is effective for teaching, and how Perusall assists in making it possible.

Oct 07, 202227:60
Episode 1: A Look at Peer Instruction

Episode 1: A Look at Peer Instruction

Our debut episode brings you a conversation on Peer Instruction with Eric Mazur and Julie Schell,  Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology at the University of Texas at Austin. Schell explains what Peer Instruction is, what makes this method work, and why she continues to use it with her students.

Oct 06, 202224:08