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This past summer, graduate students Maggie Flamingo and Jeffrey Guarneri each designed and taught undergraduate History courses in which they asked students to create podcasts. How did these podcast assignments enrich their students’ learning?

As Maggie and Jeff explain, they set out with the goal of engaging their students in history and pressing students to think critically about the way historical narratives are constructed. We listen to excellent examples of student work that show how the podcast format encourages students to communicate effectively, analyze and integrate primary and secondary sources, and bring their creativity and personality to their work. Finally, Maggie and Jeff reflect on how their students’ podcasts enriched their experience as teachers and gave them a sense of connection to their students in the online classroom.

Time stamps:

3:31 Why Maggie and Jeff decided to incorporate podcasts in their courses

6:45 Listening to undergraduate students’ podcasts

29:32 Tips for teachers and how podcasts changed the way Maggie and Jeff think about teaching

Episode links:

Maggie Flamingo is a PhD candidate in U.S. history at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Her research examines the history of 20th-century evangelicalism. https://history.wisc.edu/people/flamingo-margaret/

Jeffrey Guarneri is a PhD candidate in Japanese history at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. His research focuses on port cities in 20th-century Japan. https://history.wisc.edu/people/guarneri-jeffrey/

Our music is Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea. CC BY 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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