Student Caring - A Podcast For Professors

January 6, 2019 In this podcast - #254, Daniel and David discuss the difference we make in the lives of our students. Enjoy! David & Daniel

In this podcast - #253, Daniel and David explore a caring approach to helping students know which resources are available them - at just the right time. Enjoy! David & Daniel

In this podcast - #252, Daniel and David explore a caring approach to students who are not managing their resources well.

In this podcast - #251, Daniel and David explore a caring approach to student excuses.

In this milestone podcast - #250, Daniel and David explore a caring approach to three types of disruptive student behavior.

July 29, 2018 Welcome to the first episode in our new series: Students Who Drive You Crazy! In this mid-summer podcast, we take a break from our summer of intensive writing to speak about "The Bargaining Student"- who may be driving you crazy and how to help them, from a caring perspective. Enjoy!   David & Daniel

Daniel and David wrap up their series on meaningful work in this podcast.

Daniel and David report on their research about the nature of our business and creating time for meaningful work.

Following a couple of bouts with the flu, Daniel and David return to share their thoughts on meaningful work as a professor.

As 2017 comes to a close, we offer some tips for selecting an academic conference in 2018.  Happy New Year! Dr. Daniel de Roulet  Prof. David Pecoraro   

Here's another one of our most popular podcast episodes: Caring Online Updated commentary by Daniel and David ~ ### ~ Golden Oldie - Replay Podcast #45 Caring Online   Caring Online The Online Challenge? Caring in a Different Kind of Presence. “We worry about a loss of physical presence and all that goes with it.” How “Student Caring” can help with online education (Courses which are 100% online). Our Concerns: Online education is education-light—there is little way of controlling or determining the quality of the instruction and learning. For those concerned about the student side of the equation—whether students are doing enough work to earn the credit—this aspect of learning is still controlled by the instructor and her or his department. How do I know that the person doing the work is the student—not a parent, a significant other, or a paid “for-hire” student? Aren’t online classes an excellent place to hide for students uncomfortable with the course’s primary language, or the subject matter, or the phys

Here's another one of our most popular podcast episodes: Teaching Students Who Are On Fire To Learn Updated commentary by Daniel and David ~ ### ~ Golden Oldie - Replay Podcast #85 Teaching Students Who Are On Fire To Learn   This blogpost and podcast is for our colleagues in higher educations, professors, the world over. This is #2 in our series on teaching. We continue with a look at students who are on fire to learn. GUIDING OUR STUDENTS ACADEMIC PASSIONS. College Student:  “Teach it all to me – TODAY!” How do we direct that in the classroom? The challenge for professors is to teach all of the students in front of you. Those who are on fire to learn as well as those who have little interest. A.K.A. Professor: “Why are you taking this class?”  College Student: “I have to, it’s a requirement.” College is a half marathon, not a sprint. You can recognize these students and focus their energies on an individual basis to challenge them. Our role as a mentor can begin to take shape with enthusiastic students. We

Here's one of our most popular podcast episodes:  HOW TO FAIL A CLASS. Updated commentary by Daniel and David ~ ### ~ Golden Oldies - Replay Podcast #242 How to Fail a Class   In my Career Directions and Your Daily Bread class, I teach a variety of lessons to my students about how to make the transition from college to career. As part of the assignment to design and publish their own professional web site, I teach them the basics of how to write a blog post. The following blog post–really an open letter to college students, was submitted by Ms. Grace Johnston. It is my pleasure to feature it here on the Student Caring web site. If you want to listen to Grace read the letter, just click on the play button or go to iTunes and search for the Student Caring Podcast.    Prof. David Pecoraro   Dear fellow college students, Getting straight A’s in college is important, but not nearly as important as what you could be doing instead of going to class, studying, and doing homework. College is full of useless things.

As we pause for this American tradition and holiday known as Thanksgiving, we share what we are thankful for. Wherever you are in world, we are thankful for your listenership and wish you all the best.  Daniel & David    

As we prepare for our finals, we share some observations about what we see our students doing and offer tips for ways we professors can help them succeed.     

From our perspective, we share our thoughts (and ratings) on the popular rate my professors dot com website. 

Professors de Roulet and Pecoraro offer tips to help our students keep going when the going gets rough.

In this podcast about gossip and office politics, we share, analyze, and recommend a method of communication that minimizes conflict and promotes peace.

In this podcast we react to the work of Dr. Chip Espinoza and discuss how we are applying it in our classes.    

Dr. Chip Espinoza: "So, when a faculty member can frame the discussion in development, once that student realizes that you really care about their future and where they're going, they'll listen to most anything you have to say." Dr. Daniel de Roulet : "A millennial comes into class the first day and sits down. What are the red flags for a teacher?  Dr. Chip Espinoza: Student to Professor:  "What qualifies you to be teaching me?" Student is thinking: "What can I possibly learn in here that I can't find on the Internet?" Dr. Daniel de Roulet : "With this new group of millennials coming in, what might be some good things to do on the first day?" Dr. Chip Espinoza: "Ask them: What might be your expectations for this class? What do you want to learn? What do you want to do with your life?" On the first day, don't start with your own experience, start with theirs. ~~~ We still have a very important job to do   Please join us again next week. Until then, keep caring!