On this episode, Katie is joined by Joshua Eyler, the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Adjunct Associate Professor of Humanities at Rice University in Houston, TX. He received his B.A. in English from Gettysburg College in 2000 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut in 2006. He writes about teaching, learning, literature, and popular culture.

Segment 1: How Humans Learn [00:00-11:32]

In this first segment, Josh shares about his new book How Humans Learn.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

Eyler, J. (2018). How humans learn: The science and stories behind effective college teaching. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press.

Segment 2: Supporting SoTL Research at the Institutional Level [11:33-22:20]

In segment two, Josh shares about how he supports Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at his institution.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

RIA # 19: Dr. Peter Felten on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Rice University's Center for Teaching Excellence blog

Segment 3: Umbrella IRBs [22:21-34:30]

In segment three, Josh describes the process of setting up an umbrella IRB to support SoTL research.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-4:36]: Maintaining Dual Publication Pipelines

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