Science In-Between

Episode 268: Let Yourselves Out

October 29th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  43 mins 57 secs

This week we talk about how to think about evaluation and feedback in higher education, specifically for leaders.

Episode 267: ADA, Not Easy as 123

October 22nd, 2025  |  Season 6  |  42 mins 3 secs

In this episode, we discuss the upcoming ADA mandate for compliance of digital content for state and local agencies.

Episode 266: Scott's Privilege

October 15th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  43 mins 31 secs

This week we talk about frameworks in science education research.

Episode 265: The Research We Need

October 8th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  48 mins 52 secs

In this episode, we discuss an article in the Journal of Computing in Higher Education.

Episode 264: To Union or Not To Union

October 1st, 2025  |  Season 6  |  48 mins 47 secs

This week we talk about unions in higher education, the pros and cons and what unions even are.

Episode 263: A Sleepy Afternoon for Ollie

September 24th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  44 mins 58 secs

In this episode, we discuss possible episode topics suggested by ChatGPT.

Episode 262: Sharing the Em Dash

September 17th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  55 mins 18 secs

In a very special episode we are joined by Cole Camplese the Chief Information Officer from the University of Texas at Austin. We talk about AI and technology infrastructure, and it is a lot more interesting then that makes it sound.

Episode 261: Stuck in the Middle

September 10th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  38 mins 36 secs

In this episode, we discuss the changes to Middle Level Certification in Pennsylvania.

Episode 260: Stripping It to the Studs

September 3rd, 2025  |  Season 5  |  40 mins 56 secs

This week we talk about new things that we are going to try in the upcoming semester of our classes (and we mostly don't stay on topic).

Episode 259: Micro Means Small

August 27th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  43 mins 44 secs

In this episode, we discuss Scott's trip to Mexico to work with local science teachers to develop units on microplastics.

Episode 258: Not My Language

August 20th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  43 mins 44 secs

This week we talk about doing professional learning in another country and in another language and what that might mean.

Episode 257: Definitely Not Cynical

August 13th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  44 mins 57 secs

In this episode, we discuss a recent New York Times article about the Alpha School.

Episode 256: A New Way to Offend

August 6th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  44 mins 51 secs

This week we talk about how Terrain Theory as a way of setting health policy is a reflection of a deep misunderstanding of how science works and what a theory really means.

Episode 255: Blogs and Podcasts and AI ...Oh my!

July 30th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  44 mins 32 secs

ai, chatgpt, ngss

In this episode, we discuss a recent NSTA blog post on Science Assessment in the Age of AI.

Episode 254: Going for the Corners

July 23rd, 2025  |  Season 5  |  50 mins 33 secs

This week we talk about assessing faculty in higher education and what it means to rate people on a scale.

Episode 253: Questioning Questions

July 16th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  46 mins 36 secs

In this episode, we discuss questions that can be asked during dissertation defenses.