<p>Liz Norell shares about her book, The Present Professor, on episode 553 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.<br />
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<h2>Quotes from the episode</h2>
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<p>What student behavior just triggers your frustration more than anything else?<br />
-Liz Norell</p>
<p>Reflect: What kind of expectations do we have of other people? Are those expectations reasonable? Are their priorities the same as mine?<br />
-Liz Norell</p>
<p>We are living in very interesting times.<br />
-Liz Norell</p>
<p>I don’t think that we can cultivate empathy if we&#8217;re not feeling psychologically safe ourselves.<br />
-Liz Norell</p>
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<h2>Resources</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.oupress.com/9780806194691/the-present-professor/">The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching, by Elizabeth A. Norell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9780415908085">Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, by bell hooks*</a></li>
<li><a href="https://forms.gle/Zjjjjsk23etXJuKB7">Liz’s webinar on January 20, 2025: George Washington’s Farewell Address</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9780806193854">A Pedagogy of Kindness, by Catherine “Cate” Denial*</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconditional_positive_regard">Unconditional positive regard</a></li>
<li><a href="https://shows.acast.com/today-explained/episodes/5e8c5e2041c423e627c93c06">Today, Explained Ep. 403 &#8211; Burn, baby, burn</a></li>
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