Dr. Matthias Woeckener, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, sits down with CTL’s Dr. Amanda Sladek (Associate Professor of English) to discuss the importance of mentorship at all stages of your career, from student to faculty. They also discuss the components of effective mentoring relationships and the transition between mentee and mentor roles.

Dr. Brad Modlin, 2025 Online Teaching Innovation Award Recipient, sits down with CTL’s Dr. Christopher M. Strickland (Assistant Professor of Art Education) to discuss Award, what it symbolizes/represents, Modlin’s Teaching & Learning Practice.

Join Shannon in a discussion with Cassidy who shares about her experiences with faculty members who made an effort to listen and connect with their students. By the end of this episode you should have a couple fresh ideas of simple ways to show your students that you are invested in them.

We're finally feeling settled into the new semester and ready to share some changes that have occurred with the center along with a preview of some upcoming topics.

Join us for a discussion about graduate programs and ideas for innovation with UNK’s Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr. Mark Ellis, and Dr. Matthew R. Bice, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean at Baker University.

Dr. Jesslyn Hollar shares her insights about teaching college students and about getting ready for your classes. These are great tips for anyone new to academia and wonderful reminders and refreshers to those who have been at it for a few years already too. We also talk about some fun community opportunities out and around Kearney.

Treat yourself to this dual-purpose episode where you’ll learn some teaching and mentorship tips from Dr. Paul Bishop and Scott Hoffman while also getting an opportunity to hear some UNK history.

Bishop, L., Bishop, P., & French, R. (1994), Newspaper homework to achieve knowledge objectives in physical education. Physical Educator, 51(2), 78-84.

Scantling, E., & Grotelueschen, M. (2002). Promoting after school physical activity. Strategies, 15(5), 11-14. https://doi.org/1080/08924562.2002.10591559

Hear from Dr. CJ Jacobs about how he integrates students’ interests, current trends, and social media into his classes.

Jacobs, C., & Morgan, W. (2022). “That was amazing!” A two-study perspective on language classroom experiences through the lens of psychological “flow”. The Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 4(2), 1-19. https://jpll.org/index.php/journal/article/view/87

Article about conversation tables:

Eckerson, J., Jacobs, C., Saidi, L. G., Mooenkopf, D., & Vu, P. (2022). Turning the tables: Using non-English conversation tables to create connections for international students, campus, and community. A practice report. Informit, 13(3), 29-36