This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to episode 65 of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast.

In this episode, we're going to explore five ways college teachers can improve their teaching.

I've always been really bothered by the fact that at the college level, where students

are often paying far more money for their education, the people who do the teaching have little

to no training in teaching methodology. When it comes to hiring faculty, colleges and universities

place a high premium on a person's academic background in terms of knowing their subject

area, having a specialty, and this is important. But by and large, they require no teaching

experience and no formal preparation in pedagogy. Despite this, hundreds of thousands of people

walk into college classrooms every day and teach. This is a problem. Because knowledge of subject

area is really just half of the equation. Teachers who haven't learned some of the most basic

principles of instruction are doomed to repeat the mistakes of those who came before them, delivering

content with the driest, most ineffective methodology possible, then wondering why their students

aren't more excited to learn. My guest today, Norman Eng, is attempting to solve this problem. In his book,

Teaching College, the ultimate guide to lecturing, presenting, and engaging students, Dr. Eng shares the

specific strategies college teachers can use to build relationships with students, energize their

classrooms, and help students really learn the material. The book is a quick read and enjoyable read,

and it's full of ideas you're going to want to try right away. And I don't think it's just for

college teachers. If you teach high school or even middle school, you're going to find tons of ideas

you can use also. So today, Norman is going to share five of these tips with us. Before I play the

interview, two things. First, this episode is brought to you by the Teachers Guide to Tech. I created

this guide a few years ago after learning that one of Teachers' biggest struggles was keeping up

with technology. What you told me is that you want to try new tech tools. You know it could

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