Welcome to Pedagogy NEXT, a podcast about excellence in teaching in higher education. The podcast series showcases and celebrates teaching stories and insights. For our fourth podcast episode, LaDonna Aiken of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers is talking to Dr. Peggy Semingson (podcast host) about digital teaching and learning. Dr. Semingson has been doing distance learning and digitally-focused teaching at UT Arlington since 2008 and shares ideas, tips, and experiences for faculty wanting to know more about these topics. Prior to coming to UT Arlington in 2008, she was a classroom teacher and bilingual reading specialist in the public schools for eight years. In 2019, Dr. Semingson was inducted into the UT Arlington Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She is currently serving as chair of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers until her active term ends in 2025. Dr. Semingson’s Ph.D. is in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Language and Literacy Studies from The University of Texas at Austin. She has an in-depth background in digitally focused lesson design. Her research interests include digital pedagogies, media-based learning, online learning, and online literacy teacher education. Questions posed in this podcast: - Tell us about your background teaching at UTA. - What is your worldview of teaching? - What is an idea or mentor or teacher who changed your way of teaching? - What are some of your best teaching ideas, and activities with students? - Describe a time with students when you felt truly inspired and what made you feel that way? - How are you pushing pedagogy forward? - Who do you network with and where do you go to find information related to teaching? - Looking back at your career, what is something you would say to your younger self? “How can I improve my teaching? What stories do educators have to share?” The Pedagogy NEXT podcast series showcases and celebrates teaching stories and insights from award-winning faculty members and university administrators who directly or indirectly support teaching. Hosted by The UT Arlington Academy of Distinguished Teachers in partnership with OIT and the Center for Distance Education, we feature a storytelling focus that showcases the diverse voices of educators and others who can support learning excellence in higher education and UT Arlington. The aim is to share experiences, ideas, innovations, and inspirations to develop reflective teaching and excellence in practice for the greater good of higher education. The podcast has a companion blog with show notes and resources for further learning. The companion blog is at: https://websites.uta.edu/pedagogynext We hope the ideas shared in the podcast help you as a reflective educator. For any questions or comments, contact Peggy Semingson at peggys@uta.edu. Subscribe on Apple podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon. We will share links for our companion website/blog which is coming soon so stay tuned for that. The podcast hosts and production team includes Pete Smith, LaDonna Aiken, Carla Amaro-Jimenez, and myself, Peggy Semingson. Behind-the-scenes support from our thought partners and experts in OIT include Lee Pierce, J. Howard Prince, and Cyrus Haskell. Dakota Jimenez in Center for Distance Education is helping produce. Disclaimer: All views shared are the perspectives of individual faculty and do not reflect the views of UT Arlington or the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
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