Episode 18: Instructor Talk Continues: Students Hear What You Say….And They Remember with Drs. Ovid and Rice

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Summary

• In Episode 2 Dr. Kimberly Tanner introduced us to Instructor Talk, the non-content language used by instructors.  In this episode, listen to a fascinating discussion with Drs. Ovid and Rice about the student perspective of instructor talk.  How do students view instructor talk?  What do students hear?  What do students think? And interestingly, what do students remember?  It may, and probably should,  give you reason to pause and think before you speak in your next class.

References

• Ovid, D., Rice, M. M. et al. (2021). Investigating Student Perceptions of Instructor Talk: Alignment with Researcher’s Categorizations and Analysis of Remembered Language. CBE-Life Sciences 20:ar61,1-24.

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