<p>Dave Stachowiak joins Bonni to explore 6 pedagogical practices from 600 episodes on episode 600 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.<br />
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<h2>Quotes from the episode</h2>
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<p>When we stop aiming for perfection, we allow ourselves to then be fully present for others.<br />
-Bonni Stachowiak</p>
<p>Practice 1: Start and end small.<br />
Practice 2: Build courses around curiosity, not coverage.<br />
Practice 3: Prioritize presence over perfection.<br />
Practice 4: Focus on relationships.<br />
Practice 5: Remember what is yours to do and what is not yours to do.<br />
Practice 6: Focus on becoming.<br />
-Bonni Stachowiak</p>
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<h2>Resources</h2>
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<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-james-lang">Episodes with James Lang</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Small+Teaching%3A+Everyday+Lessons+from+the+Science+of+Learning%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781119755548">Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, 2nd Edition, by James M. Lang</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-tracie-addy">Episodes with Tracie Addy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://citls.lafayette.edu/whos-in-class-form/">Who’s in Class Form</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wvupressonline.com/node/757">Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-tolulope-tolu-noah">Episodes with Tolu Noah</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/podcast/annotation-is/">Episode 404 – Annotation Is with Remi Kalir</a></li>
<li>Episodes with <a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-mia-zamora">Mia Zamora</a> and <a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-alan-levine">Alan Levine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/577">Episode 577 – Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong with Jessamyn Neuhaus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-jesse-stommel">Episodes with Jesse Stommel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intentionalacademia.substack.com/">Robert Talbert’s Intentional Academia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/529">Episode 529 – Working the Gardens of Our Classrooms with James Lang</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12146/relationship-rich-education">Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, by Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/331">Episode 331 – Relationship-Rich Education with Peter Felten and Leo Lambert</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/551">Episode 551 – Relationship-Rich Education at Scale with Peter Felten and Kassidy Puckett</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-karen-costa">Episodes with Karen Costa</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/454">Episode 454 – Mental Health and Well Being with Zainab Okolo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/563">Episode 563 – Defy – The Power of Saying No in a World That Demands Yes with Sunita Suh</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-stephen-brookfield">Episodes with Stephen Brookfield</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/filter/podcasts/?_sft_author=cap-kevin-gannon">Episodes with Kevin Gannon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tripsy.app/">Tripsy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unsplash.com/t/wallpapers">Unsplash Wallpapers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://festivitas.app/">Festivas</a></li>
<li><a href="https://readwise.io/read">https://readwise.io/read</a></li>
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