Inquiry Taking Place

Inquiry Taking Place rises like a Phoenix from the flames of not publishing an episode for months and months thanks to a wonderful student named Olanis :) Listen in as she shares a bit about her time at ARC and her experiences talking about African-American history and racism in predominantly White spaces.

Get to know Denzel Phoenix a bit. This is a wonderful young man who's a student at ARC with whom I will hope to have many more conversations.

Zhanea shares a taste of some experiences she had in a class. My blood pressure goes up whenever I think about it. But this is exactly the kind of thing educators need to hear and consider. And if you hear this and you're like, "Yeah, that's how it goes sometimes," please let me know. I would welcome the opportunity to chat with you about why this sort of thing should be a concern. 

I know, I know, I know, the title is super corny, but you listen to it and then try to tell me there's a title that would be more appropriate. 

Professor Laflam and I talk about some of the books that have been important to us as we study equity and racism. And she patiently listens to me babble on about my concerns about the podcast. And she puts up with my starting these sentences with the word and (I don't know; is that something English professors care about?).

Professor Noue Leung shares some thoughts on showing students authentic care, as well as some of the personal experiences which informed her thoughts on the topic.

Tamara and I chat about "armor," the importance of representation in class readings, and in library staffing. 

Alejandra drops science and then drops the mic. Metaphorically. She didn't actually drop the mic. I use lavalier mics that clip onto your lapel, so there would have been an extra step to dropping the mic. What I mean is that had this interview been a performance, it would have been absolutely appropriate for Alejandra to drop the mic afterwards because she crushed it. 

Mel, possibly the busiest person I know, and I find some time to chat about the assumptions we can make about students, and about what's keeping him busy these days.

Marianne, the super-librarian I spoke with in episode 1, wants to be Dronme when she grows up. Listen in and find out why :)

Professor Aubert shares how and why he tries to learn about, and connect with, his students.

My friend Ray recounts a couple of times when his help-seeking behavior was not well received.   A transcript is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BJn9F_lk_2Nl1bnikj8-jd0rNKV5-iF6Ddof3Kf2L7k/edit?usp=sharing

You got Elston in my podcast! You got Angel in my podcast! What? Delicious! If you're old enough to remember that Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial, that may have made sense to you. If not, sorry. I didn't really know what to say except that if you're not listening to my conversation with these two ARC students, you're missing out. 

Marianne, my colleague and superstar librarian, helps me think through this whole "podcast" idea. A transcript of this episode is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xo1bJgMnPNUS4guVbqS1IHniU_2CyrkucGXl8i-rFbg/edit?usp=sharing