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Intentional Teaching, a show about teaching in higher education

Intentional Teaching, a show about teaching in higher education

Written by: Derek Bruff
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Intentional Teaching is a podcast aimed at educators to help them develop foundational teaching skills and explore new ideas in teaching. Hosted by educator and author Derek Bruff, the podcast features interviews with educators throughout higher ed. (Intentional Teaching is sponsored by UPCEA, the online and professional education association.)

© 2026 Derek Bruff Consulting
Episodes
  • Light Bulb Moments from 100 Episodes
    Oct 14 2026

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    Welcome to the 100th episode of Intentional Teaching! I am very excited to reach this milestone, and I am deeply grateful to all my guests and all my listeners for making this possible. I learn so much from my guests, and I'm thrilled to know that folks out there appreciate the interviews and the show.

    In this 100th episode, I take a look back at some of the light bulb moments I've had interviewing guests over the last four years. What quotes and ideas and examples have really stuck with me and informed my work?

    My hope is that you'll find these moments interesting and perhaps useful to your work in higher education, and that this clip show might interest you in digging into the podcast archives and listening to some older episodes.

    Episode Resources

    Episode 2: AI Writing with Robert Cummings

    Episode 5: Transparent Teaching with Mary-Ann Winkelmes

    Episode 7: The Hidden Curriculum with Anthony Jack and Missy Foy

    Episode 11: Generative AI in Computer Science with Brett Becker

    University College Dublin's statement on the passing of Brett Becker

    "Promptly: Using Prompt Problems to Teach Learners How to Effectively Utilize AI Code Generators"

    Episode 41: Take It or Leave It with Stacey Johnson, Emily Donahoe, and Lance Eaton

    Episode 51: Teaching Habits of Mind with Becky Marchiel

    Episode 58: Writing, Editing, and AI with Heidi Nobles

    Episode 68: Teaching with AI Agents with Matthew Clemson, Isabelle Hesse, and Danny Liu

    Episode 69: Take It or Leave It with Stacey Johnson, Liz Norell, and Viji Sathy

    Episode 71: Defending Higher Education with Kevin McClure

    Episode 77: Peer and AI Review of Student Writing with Marit MacArthur and Anna Mills


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    Podcast Links:

    Order The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching by Annette Vee, Marc Watkins, and Derek Bruff.

    Intentional Teaching is sponsored by UPCEA, the online and professional education association.

    Subscribe to the Intentional Teaching newsletter: https://derekbruff.ck.page/subscribe

    Support Intentional Teaching on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intentionalteaching

    Find me on LinkedIn and Bluesky.

    See my website for my "Agile Learning" blog and information about having me speak at your campus or conference.

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    58 mins
  • Curricular Responses to AI with Deborah Barnett
    Sep 22 2026

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    Deborah Barnett is assistant dean for education at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, where she has been talking with her faculty colleagues, recent alumni, and employers of her school’s graduates about the ways that AI is changing the work of public health professionals. On the podcast today, Deborah shares about the need for schools of public health to respond to AI, the new AI competencies needed by those who work in public health, and the ways that her “Three Pillars” document can inform and shape curriculum revision in the near future.

    Episode Resources

    Deborah Barnett's UC Berkeley page

    "The Three Pillars of an AI-Competent Public Health Professional"

    Support the show

    Podcast Links:

    Order The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching by Annette Vee, Marc Watkins, and Derek Bruff.

    Intentional Teaching is sponsored by UPCEA, the online and professional education association.

    Subscribe to the Intentional Teaching newsletter: https://derekbruff.ck.page/subscribe

    Support Intentional Teaching on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intentionalteaching

    Find me on LinkedIn and Bluesky.

    See my website for my "Agile Learning" blog and information about having me speak at your campus or conference.

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    42 mins
  • Durable Skills in the Humanities with Chelsea Brislin, Shawna Felkins, and Jennifer Osterhage
    Sep 11 2026

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    How can humanities courses and majors help students develop the kinds of durable skills--communication, collaboration, adaptability, and more--that employers want?

    Today on the podcast, I talk to three University of Kentucky faculty about a program at UK called “Transdisciplinary Educational Approaches to Advance Kentucky,” or TEK for short. TEK helps faculty design courses that help students build those durable skills. One of those courses is called Humanities in Action, and one of the goals of the course is to help students see the ways that studying the humanities can build those durable skills—and help them get quality jobs, in or outside of the humanities.

    Today’s guests are: Chelsea Brislin, course lead for Humanities in Action and associate director of the Gaines Center for the Humanities at UK. Shawna Felkins is a senior faculty consultant at the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CETL) at UK and community coordinator for the TEK Faculty Fellows program. And Jennifer Osterhage is director of TEK and associate professor of biology.

    Episode Resources

    Chelsea Brislin's faculty page

    Shawna Felkins on LinkedIn

    Jennifer Osterhage's faculty page

    Transdisciplinary Educational Approaches to Advance Kentucky (TEK)

    "Fold in the cheese!"

    Support the show

    Podcast Links:

    Order The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching by Annette Vee, Marc Watkins, and Derek Bruff.

    Intentional Teaching is sponsored by UPCEA, the online and professional education association.

    Subscribe to the Intentional Teaching newsletter: https://derekbruff.ck.page/subscribe

    Support Intentional Teaching on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intentionalteaching

    Find me on LinkedIn and Bluesky.

    See my website for my "Agile Learning" blog and information about having me speak at your campus or conference.

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    50 mins
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