In this episode I continue the conversation about inquisitiveness, this time with Vonetta Lightfoot, Manager of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at STCC. She offered her insights on the importance of trying new things, going to events, and in general, getting out and experiencing your community. I found our conversation inspiring and I hope you do too.

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Ep. 2 Inquisitiveness: with Vonetta Lightfoot

For the second episode in our "Meet Your Professors" series I spoke to Engineering professor Fahad Khan. He told me about his career journey to STCC. Professor Khan has taken many classes as a student at STCC, thereby learning not only the material of the courses he took, but also a range of teaching techniques.

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Ep. 4:  Teaching to Learn, Learning to Teach: with Fahad Khan

Professor Sondra Peron tells the story of her challenging but fruitful academic journey. She explains why "life is not a straight path," and how this applies to our unique community at STCC. Tune in to hear how she met the challenge of converting her highly hands-on classes to meet the unexpected demands of remote learning.

For more information about programs, exhibitions, and Carberry Conversations, check out the Amy H. Carberry Gallery on the STCC website:
https://www.stcc.edu/campus-life/arts-culture/amyhcarberrygallery/

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Ep.5: Philosophy and Photography with Sondra Peron

Professor John Diffley helps to put the recent book challenges and curriculum laws in a historical context. We discuss how curriculum standards point to a philosophical question- what do we want children to know? What knowledge and skills should everyone have? There are no simple answers but I hope you will enjoy our exploration of these questions.

For more information:

Check out the American Library Association's "Surge in Book Challenges Press Kit": https://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/surge-book-challenges-press-kit

Much of our conversation concerns Texas House Bill 3979. Many other bills share some of the language in this bill: https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB3979/id/2339637

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Ep. 6: Book Bans and Curriculum Bills: with John Diffley

Vonetta Lightfoot offers her insight on recent book banning attempts and curriculum laws. As the Operations Manager for the Office of Multicultural Affairs, she has an invaluable perspective to share with us on how cultural backlash impacts diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Check out the Banned and Challenged Books section of the American Library Association's website, for lists of the top ten banned and challenged books from previous years: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10

Lots of banned and challenged books are available from our catalog, for students and staff to check out! https://stcc-catalog.helmlib.org/

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Ep. 7: Book Bans and Curriculum Bills: with Vonetta Lightfoot

You can find more information about STCC's student ambassador program, as well as the link to the application, at: https://www.stcc.edu/campus-life/studentactivities/student-ambassador-program/

Ep. 8: The Student Ambassador Program with Tyla Gervais

In this episode, I spoke to Professor Eric Brown about the plethora of psychology misconceptions in our culture, and the role of misleading pop science articles in spreading these false ideas. Together, we discussed two psychology articles about the connection between wealth and personality. 

Here are links to the articles we discussed:

From Inc.com: Want to Get Rich? Science Says People Most Likely to Build Wealth Possess 5 Personality Traits: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/want-to-get-rich-science-says-people-most-likely-to-build-exceptional-wealth-possess-5-fundamental-personality-traits.html

From the British Journal of Psychology: The rich are different: Unravelling the perceived and self-reported personality profiles of high-net-worth individuals (you may need to log in with your STCC credentials for access: https://login.ezproxystcc.helmlib.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=139102654&site=ehost-live

Ep. 9: "Science Says" Articles and Psychology Misconceptions, with Eric Brown

In this episode, guest interviewer Dr. J. Anthony Guillory spoke to artist Kumasi J. Barnett about art, education, race, censorship, regional experiences across various U.S. cities, comic books, and much more. Kumasi J. Barnett's exhibit, Murcan Tales, is currently on view in the Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, now through November 10th 2022. Be sure to stop by when the gallery is open. More information about the exhibit can be found on

LINKS:

The Amy H. Carberry Gallery's website: https://www.stcc.edu/campus-life/arts-culture/amyhcarberrygallery/

Kumasi J. Barnett's website: http://www.kumasijbarnett.com/

STCC's Banned Books Project website: https://sites.google.com/stcc.edu/stccreadsbannedbooks/censorship-of-comic-books-graphic-novels

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Ep 10: Dr. Guillory interviews Kumasi J. Barnett

In the latest episode, I spoke to professor Diane Sabato about workplace burnout. We also discussed her career path and multifaceted educational background. Our discussion was inspired by the following article:

"Are We All Really Burning Out? Academic burnout is real — but difficult to diagnose​," from the Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/article/are-we-all-really-burning-out

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Ep 12. Burnout, with Diane Sabato

I spoke to Instructional Designer and First Year Experience professor Kyle Stephanie Kraus about the concept of ‘tech shame,’ and how it affects students. This discussion was inspired by the following articles: 

‘Scanners are complicated’: why Gen Z faces workplace 'tech shame' from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/27/gen-z-tech-shame-office-technology-printers

 File not found: A generation that grew up with Google is forcing professors to rethink their lesson plans, from The Verge:
https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z

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Ep. 11: "Tech Shame," with Kyle Stephanie Kraus

In the latest episode, I spoke to professor Kristy Perry about the impract that Artificial Intelligence is having on writing assignments. Our conversation is based in part on the following article:

ChatGPT Just Got Better. What Does That Mean for Our Writing Assignments? from the Chronicle of Higher Education - https://www.chronicle.com/article/chatgpt-just-got-better-what-does-that-mean-for-our-writing-assignments

For more information about AI tools as they relate to education, please visit the library's guide: Artificial Intelligence in Teaching & Learning - https://libguides.stcc.edu/ai-in-education

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