Martha Burtis shares about agency, learning, and purpose on episode 306 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Make space for people to find their agency. -Martha Burtis

There is so much trauma among our students that we don't realize. -Martha Burtis

We need to rethink the opportunities we give students to demonstrate what they know. -Martha Burtis

All of us can probably tell stories of that teach we had who changes our life. -Martha Burtis

Resources Mentioned

Drive: The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink*

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Video: Drive - The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us Twitter thread by Rissa Sorensen-Unruh Domain of One’s Own A Brief History of Domain of One’s Own UMW Blogs Reclaim Hosting DS106 Alan Levine Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein * Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, by William Bridges* CoLab Website Website for Martha’s Course Resources From an Ungrading Workshop University as a Wicked Problem