Agency, Learning, and Purpose

Martha Burtis shares about agency, learning, and purpose on episode 306 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Make space for people to find their agency. -Martha Burtis There is so much trauma among our students that we don't realize. -Martha Burtis We need to rethink the opportunities we give students to demonstrate what they know. -Martha Burtis All of us can probably tell stories of that teach we had who changes our life. -Martha Burtis Resources Mentioned Drive: The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink* Autonomy Mastery Purpose Video: Drive - The Surprising Truth Behind What Motivates Us Twitter thread by Rissa Sorensen-Unruh Domain of One’s Own A Brief History of Domain of One’s Own UMW Blogs Reclaim Hosting DS106 Alan Levine Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein * Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, by William Bridges* CoLab Website Website for Martha’s Course Resources From an Ungrading Workshop University as a Wicked Problem

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