Whether you are a new teacher / faulty member or a teaching veteran, if you are looking for advice on how to hold a better class discussion, then this episode is for you! Effective class discussions, much like effective lectures, are the result of careful planning! In this episode, Dr. Colin Roche shares information from his book "Culinary Educators' Teaching Tools & Tips" on how to conduct better and more effective class discussions which is a very important skill for us as teachers to have in our toolbox! CULINARY EDUCATORS’ BOOK: To get more information on the topics discussed in this e ..read more

While there are a number of instructional strategies and methods that can be used to help our students achieve cognitive objectives, such as lectures, discussions, and case studies, the demonstration method is the primary method by which learners receive instructions related to psycho-motor objectives. In this episode, Dr. Colin Roche shares information from his book "Culinary Educators' Teaching Tools & Tips" on how to conduct an effective demonstration. CULINARY EDUCATORS’ BOOK: To get more information on the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check out the book Dr. Roche co-wr ..read more

While there are a number of instructional strategies and methods that can be used to help our students achieve cognitive objectives, such as lectures, discussions, and case studies, the demonstration method is the primary method by which learners receive instructions related to psycho-motor objectives. In this episode, Dr. Colin Roche shares information from his book "Culinary Educators' Teaching Tools & Tips" on how to conduct an effective demonstration. CULINARY EDUCATORS’ BOOK: To get more information on the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check out the book Dr. Roche co-wr ..read more

A teacher's effectiveness is determined in large part by their subject matter competency, professional competency, and personal competency. Inadequacy in any one of these areas will have an adverse impact on student learning. In this episode, Dr. Colin Roche shares information from a variety of sources, including the research and writings of Dr. Andrew Johnson who is a Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Literacy at Minnesota State University. The knowledge he has and shares through his research is super valuable to the classroom teacher. Two of his books that Dr. Roche recommends ..read more

The ability to stand and deliver a powerful presentation that engages the whole minds of our audience is more important today than ever before, partly because of the fantastic reach that out talks can have! In this episode, Dr. Colin Roche shares information from two books on presenting, titled "I Can See You Naked" (https://amzn.to/3xOgocg) by Ron Huff, and "The Naked Presenter" (https://amzn.to/2ZNn7a7) by Garr Reynolds. Presenting Naked basically means connecting and engaging with an audience in a way that is direct, honest and clear. It means putting your audience first and being transpare ..read more

Podcasting has been around for many years but has recently gained new interest and popularity due to new topics and celebrity hosts, as well as easier access to mobile technology apps that let you easily download and listen to podcasts “on the go”. Podcasts are a versatile medium which have also become more and more a part of education. Today students may encounter podcasts alongside other materials in their reading and listening assignments and teachers are starting to use podcasts in place of lecture videos, with some faculty even asking students to create their own podcast episodes to demon ..read more

Teaching is a cognitive skill just like any other, so how can we increase the space in our working memory, our factual subject knowledge, and our procedural knowledge? Well, listeners to this podcast have heard me say many times, it is virtually impossible to become proficient at a mental task without extended practice. Therefore, our best bet for improving our teaching is to practice teaching! In this episode, Chef Roche discusses a few strategies that he recommends, including peer observations using video, as well a keeping a teaching diary and / or starting a discussion group with fellow te ..read more

A recent survey of undergraduate students revealed that 84% studied by rereading their notes or textbook. Despite its popularity, rereading has inconsistent effects on student learning. In addition, rereading does not always enhance students’ understanding of what they read, and any benefits of rereading, over just a single reading, may not be long lasting. Though rereading might be relatively easy for students to do, they should be encouraged to use other strategies when they revisit their text and notes. In this episode, Chef Roche discusses one strategy he recommends which is called practic ..read more

Almost every student becomes angry at some point in school. After all, anger is a normal human emotion. And it is not a problem if a student becomes angry, as long as he or she expresses their feelings appropriately. However, it is a problem if they express their anger in a way that is hurtful to those around them or is disruptive to a class. A student who displays angry outbursts can throw a classroom into turmoil. They can also trigger strong feeling in us as the teacher. Our challenge in working with a student whose emotional temperature often reaches the boiling point is to first control o ..read more

Neuroscience researchers have shown that when you learn something new, there is a physical change in your brain. You have approximately 86 billion brain cells and when you learn something new, some of your brain cells establish connections with other brain cells to form new networks of cells, which represent the new learning that has taken place. When frequently activated, these new networks have the potential to become long-term memories. And in this episode, we specifically focus on "long-term" memory which is helpful for any educator because knowing how long-term memories are formed and act ..read more