If Nothing's Going Wrong, You're Not Really Teaching

Teaching is unpredictable — so why do we pretend it isn't? In this episode of the Social Learning Amplified podcast, Eric Mazur sits down with Jessamyn Neuhaus, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University, to talk about her book, Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom. Jessamyn unpacks the STIR framework (Stop, Think, Identify, Repair) for navigating classroom disruptions, explores how traditional grading fuels distrust and disconnection, and presents that the goal isn't fewer snafus — it's a healthier relationship with the fact that things can, and will, go wrong.Along the way, she and Eric dig into student-centered learning, power dynamics in the classroom, and why "the super teacher" is a myth worth letting go of.Get Snafu Edu: https://www.oupress.com/teaching-engaging-and-thriving-in-higher-ed-series/