Teaching Change, with José Bowen

José Bowen shares about his new book, Teaching Change, on episode 382 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

College students are aware of the fact that they change.

-José Bowen

What are the important questions that our discipline answers?

-José Bowen

Diverse groups do better work and outperform groups of highly competent homogenous groups. They also take longer because they have more conflict because they question assumptions.

-José Bowen

It is a hard position to be the person in the group who questions assumptions.

-José Bowen

We think the opposite of conflict is harmony. The opposite of conflict is apathy.

-José Bowen

Resources

Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers Using Relationships, Resilience, and Reflection (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021), by José Bowen (30% off with Code HTWN)

Stephen Brookfield

Michael Sandel’s Justice Course

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