Season 1, Episode 5 PVC + Professor Dennis McDermott

About this episode

The episode discusses tailoring teaching methods for challenging environments and the role of authenticity in academia.

In this episode we yarn about tailoring your teaching for hostile environments, Instagram influencers and the academy, what it means to be authentic as an institution, cultural safety and more!

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Dennis Mcdermott

Topics covered

• teaching
• hostile environments
• Instagram influencers
• authenticity
• cultural safety

Keywords

• education
• cultural safety
• Instagram

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: PVC + Professor Dennis McDermott

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