Past Episodes

Patti Coffey shares how reflection, storytelling, and active engagement contribute to mutually beneficial partnerships between students and the community, with a focus on the area of prisoner reentry.

Mike Wagner shares how he uses assignments and group projects to engage students in issues relevant to their lives, while building students’ practical skills.

We partner with Ethics & Education for an episode exploring how higher education asks students to change their trust networks. Featuring philosopher Anthony Laden, L&S students, and Prof. Harry Brighouse.

To close the year, Molly Harris sits down with Lyn Macgregor of Sociology. They explore a resource that Lyn and her colleagues created to help instructors uncover the hidden curriculum for students.

In this episode, we talk with Léa Gustin and Claire Lundberg to explore what it takes to teach one of the largest courses on UW-Madison’s campus: General Chemistry.

In this episode, Laura Schmidli sits down with Sarah Jedd, who shares the joys of managing a large teaching team. They talk about ethical education and community-building in Comm Arts 100.

As the school year begins, Jonathan Klein and Molly Harris talk with Professor Greg Downey. From building trust to intervening with care, Greg shares practical strategies for setting students up for success.

We get ready for Season 3 of the L&S Exchange by talking with Shirin Malekpour, Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning in the College of Letters & Science. We share highlights from upcoming episodes.

L&S Exchange Producers David, Molly, and Laura reflect on the successes and challenges of producing a podcast and share what they’ve learned from guests about inclusive teaching. Listen for takeaways for your own teaching and outreach!

In the second part of our series with TA Award Winners, we talk with Lucas Wiscons. He shares how the theory of “decentering” has helped him create an inclusive, engaging, and innovative classroom.

We feature two Campus-Wide TA Award Winners, Haley Johnson and Patricia Chan, for a roundtable discussion. They discuss the joys of teaching and give advice to new TAs and faculty leading teaching teams.

This mini episode features two real-world questions from L&S instructors. We discuss a practical tool for scheduling office hours on demand and a recommendation for weekly assignments in Canvas.