We chat with Ben Leffel (Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine) about his recent experiences with Yellowdig. Topics include instructor participation, time-saving strategies, how to manage large online communities, and how to emulate "lecture hall discussions" in Yellowdig. This episode has a companion case study.
ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEE:
Ben Leffel is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. His dissertation research centers on global climate change policy. He has published 4 peer-reviewed articles and 14 op-eds and commentaries on climate change mitigation, U.S.-China relations, and city diplomacy, among other topics.
ABOUT THE INTERVIEWERS:
Brian Verdine is the Head of Customer Success at Yellowdig. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, where he taught undergraduate courses in cognitive and developmental psychology. He went on to a postdoctoral position in the Education department at the University of Delaware where he later became, and continues to be, an Affiliated Assistant Professor. His academic research and his now primary career in educational technology has focused on understanding and improving learning outside of classrooms, in less formal learning situations. At Yellowdig he manages all aspects of Customer Success with a strong focus on how implementation in classes influences instructor and student outcomes.
Samuel Kampa is a Customer Success Analyst at Yellowdig. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Fordham University, where he taught seven courses and nearly 200 undergraduate students. He brings to Yellowdig that teaching experience, an enduring interest in pedagogy, and data science training that has helped expand Yellowdig’s data analysis capabilities and improve instructor training materials.
AUDIO CREDIT:
Joseph McDade (https://josephmcdade.com/music)
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