156 episodes

The Lecture Breakers podcast is the place where college professors, instructors, and educators share innovative teaching strategies, practical ideas, teaching tips, and resources to help you break up your lectures, energize your classroom, increase student engagement, and improve learning.

Lecture Breakers Barbi Honeycutt, Ph.D.

    • Education
    • 4.7 • 38 Ratings

The Lecture Breakers podcast is the place where college professors, instructors, and educators share innovative teaching strategies, practical ideas, teaching tips, and resources to help you break up your lectures, energize your classroom, increase student engagement, and improve learning.

    Creative Ways to Use Timelines as an Active Learning Strategy

    Creative Ways to Use Timelines as an Active Learning Strategy

    In episode 156 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt shares different ways you can use timelines to break up your lectures. Timelines can be used to help students organize information, enhance critical thinking skills, and assess learning. Learn the 7 benefits of using timelines as an active learning strategy and why you might want to use timelines in your lessons. Get 20+ creative ways to use timelines in your course. 

    Get the show notes:
    https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB156

    • 24 min
    Using Scenario Development and Case Studies to Make Learning Real and Relevant

    Using Scenario Development and Case Studies to Make Learning Real and Relevant

    In episode 155 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I’m excited to welcome Colin May to the show! Colin is here to discuss how you can use scenarios and case studies in your course to make learning real, practical, and relevant. Scenarios and cases are great ways to bring the course material to life for your students, leverage their experience, encourage critical thinking, and promote problem solving. Colin shares his scenario development roadmap which will help you create interesting scenarios and organize the learning experience so your students can achieve the learning outcomes. You can get a free copy of the framework in the show notes at lecturebreakers.com.

    Get the show notes:
    https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB155

    • 34 min
    Bonus Episode! Inside of the 2024 Lecture Breakers Virtual Summer Conference

    Bonus Episode! Inside of the 2024 Lecture Breakers Virtual Summer Conference

    In this bonus episode, you'll get an inside look at the 2024 Lecture Breakers Virtual Summer Conference! Who are the speakers? What are the live video session topics? What's the private podcast and who are the featured guests? Learn more and register today! LectureBreakersConference.com

    Get the Show Notes:
    https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB154

    • 18 min
    Alternative Assessment in Intro and Gen Ed Courses

    Alternative Assessment in Intro and Gen Ed Courses

    In episode 153 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Stephanie Kratz joins us to discuss how she is transforming assessment and grading in her introductory and general education courses. She wants to focus on students’ learning, not just a number or letter grade. But what does this look like? How does it work? Stephanie takes us into her journey using alternative assessments inspired by the grading for growth movement. She shares what works, what doesn’t work, and what she’s still thinking about as she continues to redefine what assessment looks like and what learning means in her courses. 

    Get the show notes:

     https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB153

    • 34 min
    Using Podcasts to Bring "Real World" Conversations to the Classroom

    Using Podcasts to Bring "Real World" Conversations to the Classroom

    In episode 152, our guest is Dr. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek. She conducts interviews with experts, turns those conversations into a podcast, and then integrates the podcast into her courses in some very creative ways so she can bring "real world" conversations into the classroom. She has found a way to break up lectures and combine active learning experiences with podcasts which has increased student engagement and curiosity.  Be sure to check out the show notes for Adrienne's free learning packets in case you want to integrate any of her podcast episodes into your course. 

    Get the show notes:
    https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB152

    • 31 min
    Alternative Grading: What Does “Grading for Growth” Look Like in a Graduate Course?

    Alternative Grading: What Does “Grading for Growth” Look Like in a Graduate Course?

    In episode 151 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Samantha Scripture gives us a glimpse inside one of her graduate courses where she is using alternative grading approaches known as "grading for growth." In this episode, Samantha shares what works, what hasn’t worked, what the challenges are, and where she is on this journey to move towards a different approach for assessing students’ learning. And, I especially enjoyed hearing how she scaffolds active learning within her lessons...a great approach to build trust, foster community, and increase engagement!

    Get the show notes:
    https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB151

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
38 Ratings

38 Ratings

AKprincesswarrior ,

Educational & entertaining content!

Really enjoying the host and guests on this podcast. Their passion for teaching & sharing is infectious and I have helpful, implementable takeaways from every episode.
Thank you for creating and sharing this knowledge!

Lahobson ,

Entertaining and educational!

This is a fantastic podcast designed to be informative and entertaining. I feel like I’m sitting at a table with other educators and chatting about new ways to approach our material. Well done!

GwynnieB ,

Wish I enjoyed more.

There are great guests and topics here, unfortunately I cannot sink into the host’s interview style. The pacing, overly reiterating the guest’s insights before asking a pertinent question, and sometimes not allowing a more nuanced convo to develop. Also, add the links in the show notes that guests mention. That’s a pretty basic podcast curtesy to guests and listeners.

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