Teaching and Learning Center @ John Jay College's Podcasts on Teaching and Learning

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Associate Professor of English Alexander Long discusses motivating students using the growth mindset, active reading, and empathy.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of English and Gender Studies, Rob Faunce, discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize, learning from Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, flexibility, group work, scaffolding, how he humanizes himself for his classes, and builds trust.

Writing Program Director Christen Madrazo discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2016, low-stakes writing, helping students find their own ideas for writing, teaching rhetorical craft, and the importance of stories to life.

Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts Greg Donaldson discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2014, teaching as coaching, motivating students, identifying student strengths, using drama in the classroom, and creating memorable experiences.

Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino/a Studies, Isabel Martinez, discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2013, Latinx students, creating an inter-institutional course with students at the University of Texas El Paso, using ePortfolio and other tech in the classroom, and su…

Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino/a Studies, Isabel Martinez, discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2013, Latinx students, creating an inter-institutional course with students at the University of Texas El Paso, using ePortfolio and other tech in the classroom, and su…

Lecturer in Communication and Theatre Arts, Elton Beckett, discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2012, why we should be focusing on our C students, working with student strengths, mentoring students to use campus resources, facilitating group work, and listening to students. He als…

Assistant Professor of Law and Society Michael Yarbrough discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2015, doing research with undergraduates, providing feedback on writing, showing respect for students, low-stakes writing, and creating a community for peer learning in the classroom.

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, Crystal Leigh Endsley, discusses winning the Distinguished Teaching Prize in 2016, why spoken word helps students develop agency, how she creates community in her classrooms, inspiring students to have courage in themselves, in-class writing and much more.