PEDPOD: Recent Episodes
PEDPOD
Three college English instructors (and FRIENDS) talk all things PED(agogy).
It’s NOT what you think it is!
The PEDSQUAD lets their hair down in this raw, uncut, unfiltered edition of the POD. Settle in and get comfortable as we discuss the first week of school, complain some more about grading, and debate the perils and perks of online teaching—and much, much more ;)
It’s dangerous for everyone to teach in-person. What will we do this Fall in the face of coronavirus? One thing is certain in These Times: we will Complain. The PEDSQUAD discusses bad university reopening plans, pedagogical training for graduate students, expectations for first-time teachers, how much grading sucks, and Much More. Negi vibes only!!! { ...with some posi vibes--and the PEDSQUAD origin story--sprinkled in :) }
In this inaugural episode, the PEDSQUAD discusses their teaching experience, being a graduate student instructor in the age of COVID-19, and the impact of mass protests. How do we adapt our classes to online and “hybrid” instructional models? How do we fulfill bell hooks’ vision of the classroom as “the most radical space of possibility in the academy”? What’s the best vegan ice cream flavor at Trader Joe’s? You’ll have to listen to find out!
“The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats
“Darkness” by Lord Byron