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When it comes to education these days, there’s a lot to think about: flipped classrooms, instructional technology, accreditation, authentic assessment, copyright, asynchronous learning, multimedia tools, hybrid learning. Moving the Needle delivers frank

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    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 49 - Award Winning Educators: Teaching Teachers to Teach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 24:54


    Host Scott Riley interviews Dr. Sahar Alameh, winner of the University of Kentucky's Great Teacher award for her work in supporting K–12 teachers and students in constructing and evaluating scientific explanations and helping them develop informed understandings of science and its nature. 

    Episode 48 - From Textbooks to Tech: Innovations in PA Education with VR

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 24:37


    Host Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Cheri Hendrix, Assistant Dean for Physician Assistant Education at UMB about how she is using Virtual Reality to train the next generation of Physician Assistants.

    Episode 47 - Building Bridges in SoTL: The Ed Crafters Community Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 29:46


    Host Scott Riley chats with Sol Roberts-Lieb and Eric Belt about the new Ed Crafters Community Connection (EC3)—a virtual learning community created by the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) to encourage faculty to learn, collaborate, and grow in the SoTL space.

    Episode 46 - Award Winning Mentorship: Dissolving Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Alison Duffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 21:27


    Host Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Allison Duffy, PharmD, BCOP, UMB's Mentor of the Year about her thoughts on what defines mentoring, what it means to be a good mentor, and her suggestions for how to become a better mentor.

    Episode 45 - From Theory to Practice: Cognitive Insights into Multimedia Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 31:45


    Host Scott Riley chats with Eric Belt, EdD, Sr. Academic Innovation Specialist and researcher at the FCTL. They take a deep dive into Richard Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning and talk about what they've learned and how they plan to change their teaching as a result of their new learning.

    Episode 44 - Rethinking Classroom Boundaries: UMB's New HyFlex Teaching Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 18:43


    Host, Erin Hagar, speaks with Kevin Engler and Tony Delane, members of the FCTL team about the new hyflex classroom recently completed at UMB. They explore the possibilities in teaching that the classroom, which is designed to virtually eliminate the difference in experience for remote and in-person students, presents.

    Episode 43 - A Conversation with Dr. Adam Puche, UMB's 2024 Educator of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 27:00


    In this episode, host Erin Hagar speaks with Dr. Adam Puche, UMB's 2024 Educator of the Year. Their conversation explores the values that guide his teaching, strategies he uses in the classroom and innovations that he has helped to implement in the Anatomy curriculum at the School of Medicine.

    Episode 42 - Empowering Educators through Collaborative Course Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 27:30


    Scott Riley chats with his co-host, Erin Hagar, about the Summer Course Design Institute at UMB that she established and ran. Erin discusses the Institute's approach to helping faculty develop or significantly revise a course in a small cross-discipline cohort with one-on-one support.

    Episode 41 - Award Winning Pedagogy: Neuro-Simulation with Dr. Nicholas Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 28:49


    Host Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Nicholas Morris, Associate Fellowship Director of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship at the University of Maryland School of Medicine about his work in using simulation to help teach and assess competency in emergency neurology. 

    Ep 40 - A Faculty Coaching Mock Session

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 44:34


    Have you wondered what a coaching session sounds like? Well, in this episode, you can listen in! Two professional development coaches perform a mock session that includes all the elements of coaching—agenda setting, powerful questions, and accountability-- while exploring the tricky topic of faculty teaching evaluations.  For more information on the UMB Coaching program visit: https://www.umaryland.edu/fctl/services/professional-development-coaching/

    Episode 39 - Developing Your Course's Parallel Skill: A Workshop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 13:57


    Host Erin Hagar diverges from her traditional format and walks listeners through a short workshop created to help instructors design parallel skills into their course.  Parallel skills being defined as skills, knowledge or attitudes that you hope to foster in your students that are connected and related to your course but not the topic itself.

    Episode 38 - Celebrating End-of-Year Success Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 25:39


    Co-hosts Erin Hagar and Scott Riley wrap up the academic year by inviting faculty to share their successes from the past year, what worked and why.

    Episode 37 - UMB's FCTL (A Bird's Eye View)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 32:14


    Dr. Christina Cestone, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development at UMB speaks with Host Scott Riley about the origin of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, why it was created, its long term goals  and how it fits into UMB's overall strategy. 

    Episode 36 - The Rise of Microcredentialing: An Accessible Path in Higher Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 24:50


    Cohost Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Gregory Brightbill about The Learning Institute at UMB. Greg explains the Institute's mission and how it aligns with UMB's core values, what kinds courses are available, who can take them and how they can be used professionally.

    Episode 35 - Teaching-Focused Faculty: Possible Pathways and Prospects

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 34:55


    Co-host Scott Riley welcomes Dr. Samantha Fuld, DSW, and together they discuss the findings of a recent committee on teaching-focused faculty (TFF) as well as the pathways and prospects for those interested in this trajectory. 

    Episode 34 - Curriculum Complexities : A Case Study from the UMB Medical Cannabis Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 25:53


    Host Erin Hagar chats with Dr. Leah Sera, Program Director of the Medical Cannabis program about the challenges of designing a curriculum that as the first of its kind in the nation has no precedent or template. to guide development. 

    Episode 33 - From Student to Faculty: Thoughts from a Current Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 23:47


    Host Erin Hagar speaks with Vashti Adams, a PhD student in UMB's School of Social Work, who also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the new online MSW program here at UMB. Vashti discusses her journey as a learner, the influences that have shaped her and what she hopes to carry forward as she prepares for a future faculty position.

    Episode 32 -UMB FCTL Welcomes a New Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 19:21


    Host Erin Hagar speaks with Sol Roberts-Lieb about his new role leading UMB's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. Sol talks about the unique needs, strengths, and opportunities at UMB as well as his vision for a thriving FCTL that is truly responsive to faculty needs.

    Episode 31 - An Interview with UMB's 2023 Educator of the Year, Dr. Christy Chang

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 35:23


    Host Erin Hagar speaks with the 2023 winner of UMB's Educator of the Year award, Dr. Christy Chang. Dr. Chang discusses her approach to teaching and her commitment to her students and faculty.

    Episode 30 - CIRTL 2.0 Now at UMB

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 18:22


    Co-host Dr. Scott J Riley speaks with Jenn Aumiller, Director of  Career and Professional Development at UMB about the university becoming a member of the CIRTL network and what that means for UMB faculty and students.

    Episode 29 - UMB Faculty Share Tips to Start the Semester

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 31:43


    Erin Hagar and Scott Riley cohost this special episode to kick off the academic year. Together they sift through advice that UMB faculty members have offered about how they confront the challenges of teaching. 

    Episode 28 - Virtual Horizons: Navigating Health Education's Future through VR

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 33:16


    Co-host Scott Riley, chats with Dr. Jack Pottle, co-founder of Oxford Medical Simulation about  how virtual reality is changing the way medical training is delivered.

    Episode 27 - The Impact of Trauma on Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 32:23


    Host Erin Hagar speaks with Dr. MJ Bondy and Dr. Karen Gordes about their work to help educators understand how the neuroscience of trauma impacts our ability to learn, and what we might do to mitigate these impacts. 

    Episode 26 Education Research - Peeking Behind the Veil Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 35:22


    Co-host Dr. Scott Riley welcomes back Dr. Violet Kulo and Dr. Eric Belt for a follow up conversation about educational research that answers questions such as: What are commonly used quantitative and qualitative tools? How do they work? How can I use this in my field?

    Episode 25 - Globalizing the Curriculum, At Home and Abroad: The Costa Rica Faculty Development Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 51:38


    Host Erin Hagar speaks with participants in UMB's Costa Rica Faculty Development Institute training about the importance of bringing a globalized perspective into classrooms.

    Episode 24 Educational Research - Peeking Behind the Veil

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 34:07


    Co-host Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Violet Kulo, Associate Professor and Program Director for the MS in Health Professions Education (HPE) program in UMB's Graduate School and Dr. Eric Belt, Senior Academic Innovation Specialist at UMB's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, about the ways teaching has evolved over time and about the factors that lead to those changes.

    Episode 23 - Reaching the Next Generation of Social Innovators, Inside and Outside the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 36:46


    Cohost Scott Riley speaks with Jim Kutcher, Program Director of the M.S. in Social Entrepreneurship in the Graduate School discusses his  hybrid approach to teaching, using experiential learning and social innovation.

    Episode 22 - Crossing the Same Finish Line: Designing Learning for Students With Varied Professional Backgrounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 36:35


    Dr. Tiffany Buckley, faculty member of UMB's School of Pharmacy talks with host Erin Hagar about how she approached the challenge of having an exceptionally diverse set of learners  when launching the Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics program at UMB.

    Episode 21 - Engaging Inquiring Minds: A novel approach to teaching labs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 34:59


    Dr. Stephen Mang, Associate Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine and recipient of the Distinguished Early-Career Faculty Award for Teaching, discusses his approach to inquiry based labs with co-host Scott J Riley II. 

    Episode 20 - Culture of Kindness in Academia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 47:46


    Host Erin Hagar speaks with Dr. Glenn Canares, a pediatric dentist at UMB's School of Dentistry, about the culture of academic departments. How do these cultures come to be? How are they formed and fostered and maintained over time? What impact does a culture have on individual faculty members and, how does the culture trickle down and impact the student experience?  

    Episode 19 - The Health Professions Education Program: A Stepping Stone from Clinician to Clinician Educator

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 24:31


    The question of how might expert clinicians also become expert educators to prepare the next generation of health care providers is explored. Host, Erin Hagar, is joined by faculty from UMB's HPE program, Dr. Christina Cestone, Dr. Violet Kulo, and Dr. Karen Gordes. 

    Episode 18 - Rethinking Legal Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 39:01


    Host Erin Hagar talks with Martha Ertman, the Carole & Hanan Sibel Research Professor at the University of Maryland Carey Law School.  They discuss law education, how it's different from other disciplines, and how it's evolving. Martha also talks about changes she's made to her teaching, based on new understandings and epiphanies she's had about today's generation of learners.

    Episode 17 - The Mentorship Toolbox: Concrete Ways to Support Graduate Student Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 49:05


    Host, Scott Riley, speaks with Dr. Tracy Irish, Clinical Assistant Professor in the STEM Master of Arts in Education program at UMBC and Jennifer Aumiller, Director of the Career and Professional Development Office of Postdoctoral Scholars in the School of Medicine at UMB about the benefits and effects of developing graduate students' ability to teach in and outside of the classroom.

    Episode 16 - Making Learning Accessible to Those of ALL Abilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 22:35


    Erin speaks with Deborah Levi, Director of Educational Support and Disabilities Services (ESDS) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore about making courses as accessible as possible to the entire student body. 

    Episode 15 - Announcing LEAPS, Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 17:29


    Dr. Donna Parker and Dr. Christina Cestone co-chairs of LEAPS (Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars), discuss this new initiative designed to support current faculty members at UMB by recognizing and rewarding educational scholarship and innovation, as well as help advance the career paths for UMB educators. 

    Episode 14 - Teaching, Research, and Preparing the Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 29:41


    Dr. Scott J. Riley from UMB's School of Pharmacy discusses the roles of research and teaching in the education and training of graduate students.

    Episode 13 - Creating a Welcoming and Inclusive Syllabus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 36:42


    In this conversation, Dr. Cynthia Cravens, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, discusses the ways in which the course syllabus can be an invitation into a relationship with a faculty member, a course, or an entire discipline. The article that they discuss can be found here: https://journals.shareok.org/jcscore/article/view/87 Taylor, S. D., Veri, M. J., Eliason, M., Hermoso, J. C. R., Bolter, N. D., & Van Olphen, J. E. (2019). The Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool: A First Step in Doing Social Justice Pedagogy. JCSCORE, 5(2), 132-166.  

    Episode 12 - Faculty Development Through Coaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 24:21


    UMB's Dr. Michelle Pearce, a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Graduate School, discusses her coaching program for UMB faculty along with a faculty/coach pair who worked together in the program last year. Lara Zauner, is a certified professional development coach and Dr. Melissa Motta is a professor in the Dept of Neurology and course director for the Neurology Clerkship at the School of Medicine.

    Episode 11 - What, Exactly, is Instructional Design?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 42:31


    Kevin Engler, MS, Eric Belt, EdD, and Becky Menendez, MEd join host Erin Hagar, to discuss the role of the instructional designer in higher education.

    Episode 10 - The Potential of Partnerships: Community Engagement and Service Learning in Higher Ed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 40:19


    Dr. Lori Edwards Assistant Professor in UMB's School of Nursing discusses the evolution of community engagement and service learning in higher education.

    Ep 9 - Assessing Writing Using an Anti-Racist Framework

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 54:03


    Dr. Isabell May and James Wright, MFA from University of Maryland, Baltimore's Writing Center explore the current scholarship in writing studies that addresses linguistic diversity and standards of English.

    Episode 8 - The Power of Team-Based Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 31:28


    Dr. Christina Cestone and Dr. Violet Kulo of UMB's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning discuss the power of Team-Based Learning.  

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    Episode 7 - Reflections of a First-Year Faculty Member

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 24:37


    Beth Budny-Buckley, just completed her first year, as a faculty member in the Physician Assistant studies program at Frostburg State University. In this episode she speaks with us about the transition from practicing medicine to teaching it, as well as adapting her courses for online during COVID.

    Episode 6 Dr. Devang Patel, MD - Renaissance Curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 45:08


    Dr. Patel will share the reasons for curriculum redesign at UMB School of Medicine and some lessons he's learned during its implementation.    

    Episode 5 Dr. Sandra Quezada - What Language Teaching Can Teach Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 42:34


    In addition to her faculty appointment at UMB School of Medicine, Dr. Sandra Quezada is the Course Director for the Medical Spanish elective. Dr. Quezada talks about how her medical Spanish course integrates and reinforces the rest of the medical school curriculum, how teaching language overlaps with culture, and cultural humility and why mistakes are a crucial part of the learning process.

    Episode 4 Dr. Roger Ward - Where Leading and Learning Intersect

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 28:21


    This episode's topics include a discussion about the universal principles of good teaching, how teaching and leading overlap and how to recognize and reward good teaching at a Research I institution.

    Episode 3 Student Panel: Thoughts on Teaching and Learning During Covid and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 37:33


    We explore the realm of teaching and learning from the student perspective in this episode. Three graduate students share their experiences in the online classroom, explain what teaching techniques have worked best for them and offer their insights on the future of online learning.

    Episode 2 Dr. Carlos Faerron Guzmán - Teaching Horizontally

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 41:59


    Dr. Faerron Guzman talks about designing on the ground experiences for students in Global Health, the importance of having a democratic perspective in teaching, and what he's learned by being a student and a faculty member in different countries.

    Episode 1 Dr. Corey Shdaimah - Where Your Students Come From, and Where They're Headed Next

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 38:43


    Dr. Corey Shdaimah, is the Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor for Social Justice from UMB's SSW. We talk about how the Covid pandemic provided Corey an opportunity to rethink her qualitative research methods class from the inside out, as well as the importance of knowing your students and and the crucial support a faculty member can receive by participating in a communities of practice.

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