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Lecture Breakers

May 31, 2023

In episode 142 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, join Barbi as she wraps up season 5. She shares two fun active learning strategies you can use to help students prepare for active learning, problem solving, group work, and collaboration. She has used these activities in undergraduate classes, graduate seminars, and...


May 23, 2023

In episode 141 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, let's welcome Dr. Victoria (Tori) Mondelli and Dr. Joe Bisz to the show. They just published their new book, The Educator’s Guide to Designing Games and Creative Active-Learning Exercises: The Allure of Play.*

Tori and Joe discuss why active learning and play are so...


May 16, 2023

In episode 140 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Michael McCreary to the show. Michael is the co-founder of a resource called "Teaching Tools", a free web-based tool that is designed to help you plan effective and inclusive learning experiences.

This is a "tech spotlight" episode which means...


May 9, 2023

In episode 139 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, Dr. Joanne Ricevuto and Dr. Laura McLaughlin join us to talk about how to create engaging virtual environments. They are the authors of the new book Engaging Virtual Environments: Creative Ideas and Online Tools to Promote Student Interaction, Participation, and Active...


May 2, 2023

In episode 138 of the Lecture Breakers podcast, I'm so excited to welcome Martha Johnson to the show! Martha is a nurse educator and founder of BreakoutRN where she supports other nurse educators in creating successful active learning experiences. She has created unfolding case studies in the form of card decks...