Episode 2: Instructor Talk with Kimberly Tanner

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The Spoken Word: How Your Words Impact Your Students

Dr. Kimberly Tanner of San Francisco State University discusses her work documenting and coding the non-content talk that facutly use as they speak to students during class sessions. This work establishes the framework for future studies on the impact of “Instructor Talk” on the performance and attitudes of students.

References

  • Beyond the Biology: A Systematic Investigation of Noncontent Instructor Talk in an Introductory Biology Course. Seidel, Reggi, Schinske, Burrus, and Tanner CBE—Life Sciences Education Vol. 14, 1–14, Winter 2015. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.15-03-0049

  • Investigating Instructor Talk in Novel Contexts: Widespread Use, Unexpected Categories, and an Emergent Sampling Strategy. Harrison et al. CBE—Life Sciences Education Vol. 18, 1–23, Fall 2019. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.18-10-0215

Reading Recommended by Kimberly Tanner

  • Yosso, T. J. (2005). Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth. In Race Ethnicity and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/1361332052000341006

  • Arum, R., & Roksa, J. (2011). Academically adrift: Limited learning on college campuses. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

  • Cook-Sather, A., Matthews, K. E., Ntem, A., & Leathwick, S. (2018). What we talk about when  we talk about Students as Partners. International Journal for Students as Partners, 2(2), 1–  9. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v2i2.3790  

  • Schinske, J. N., Perkins, H., Snyder, A., & Wyer, M. (2016). Scientist spotlight homework assignments shift students’ stereotypes of scientists and enhance science identity in a diverse introductory science class. CBE Life Sciences Education, 15(3), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-01-0002

Related Websites

  • Here is a link to Dr. Tanners webpage at San Francisco State University.
    The Science Education Partnership & Assessment Laboratory (SEPAL) website link is here.

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