Engage the Sage

Engage the Sage is a channel we created for college instructors and professors. Our videos include both descriptions and demonstrations of various teaching skills, techniques, and philosophies. Our videos primarily feature Dr. Don Saucier, a professor of psychological sciences who has won numerous college teaching awards. Overall, our goal is to increase your student engagement in the classroom by increasing your own engagement. Simply, we hope to provide content that will improve your experience in your classes.

PEACE

• Give PEACE a Chance (13:40)
• Presenting on Peace (13:17)
• Bring PEACE and Empathy to Your Research Lab (12:06)

Empathy Series

Empathetic Course Design

• The Empathetic Course Design Perspective (6:42)
• Empathetic Syllabus Statements (7:05)
• Empathetic Zoom Approach (6:04)
• Empathetic Course Structure and Policies (12:29)
• Empathetic Assignments & Assessments (7:58)
• The Problem with Academic Rigor (7:29)

Rapport, Trust, & Relatability

• Building Rapport by Being Vulnerable (10:01)
• Building Rapport by Showing Students That You Care (10:24)
• Validating Your Students for Speaking Up in Class (5:47)
• Teaching through Failure (13:13)
• Believe in and Support Your Students (9:52)
• Bring PEACE and Empathy to Your Research Lab (12:06)

Empathy & Self-Care

• When the Sage is Teaching at Home (8:35)
• Taking Care of the Sage (8:11)
• Recharging the Sage (6:21)
• Excite-Nerve (5:50)
• Embracing the Sage (10:07)

Throughout the Semester

Beginning of Semester

• Making Video Overviews for Your Syllabus (13:02)
• Rocking the First Day (15:30)
• Nurturing Student Voices Early- Even in Large Classes (4:16)
• It's On the Syllabus (8:07)
• Teaching Tweaks for a New Semester (6:40)
• Making Memories on the First Day of Class (4:49)

Mid-Semester

• Five Things to Do Mid-Semester (8:14)

End of Semester

• Managing End of the Semester Chaos (7:39)
• Rocking the Last Day (7:52)
• A Few of My Favorite Things (from Teaching this Semester) (9:42)
• Top Things Learned This Semester (9:44)
• Thanking Students for the Semester (4:51)
• Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester (7:35)

General Teaching Techniques & Practices

• Using Announcements as Teaching Tools (9:31)
• Emphasizing the Choice to Learn (4:01)
• Effective Storytelling (6:48)
• Mad-Lib Response Style (3:40)
• Making Simple Concepts More Nuanced Through Interactive Storytelling (10:22)
• Using Your Extracurricular Talent to Demonstrate Class Content (8:45)
• Validating Your Students for Speaking Up in Class (5:47)
• Getting Students Excited About Assignments (8:19)
• When Things Are Actually Required (7:35)
• It's On the Syllabus (8:07)
• Ending Class Effectively (8:07)
• The Value of Extra Credit (11:18)
• Five Reasons to Stop Giving Exams in Class (11:42)
• Students Writing Their Own Exams (10:28)
• The Student Comment I Wasn't Ready For (8:34)
• Don't Start Your Classes Like This (6:02)
• 50 Ways to Disengage Your Students (7:06)
• Five Reasons to Go to Class Early (8:40)
• Creating Sound Bites for Your Teaching (8:05)
• My Disengaged Student (The Bumblebee Story) (7:28)

Pandemic-Inspired Teaching

• Teaching During a Campus Emergency (8:31)
• Lecturing Into the Void (7:49)
• Building Community in a Hy-Flex Modality (6:57)
• When the Sage is Teaching at Home (8:35)
• Thoughts From Isolation (5:33)

Professional Development

• Evaluating Teaching Evaluations (7:02)
• Learning From Your Evaluations (6:56)
• Excellent Email Etiquette for Students and Instructors (9:47)
• The Four Cs of Writing (10:05)
• The Art of Answering Questions When Teaching & Presenting (12:29)
• Managing Opportunities (9:20)
• Being Clear in Your Communication (11:02)
• Rocking Your Interviews (9:55)

Applications & Awards

• Requesting a Letter of Recommendation (10:5)
• Writing Excellent Personal Statements (9:50)
• Writing Excellent Statements of Your Teaching Philosophy (9:01)
• Demonstrating Your Teaching Excellence: Part 1 (8:32)
• Demonstrating Your Teaching Excellence: Part 2 (6:12)
• Rocking Your Interviews (9:55)
• Top 10 Ways to Get Teaching Jobs and Awards (12:32)

Lighthearted Content, Bloopers, & Fails

• "We'll Be Back" (A Hamilton Parody) (5:23)
• A Day in the Life of a Remote Teacher (14:19)
• Don (Actually) Loves His Students (5:35)
• Behind the Scenes (5:14)
• One of Don’s Remote Teaching Fails (2:42)
• Five Minutes of Don's ETS Recording Fails (5:03)
• A Few of My Favorite Things (from Teaching this Semester) (9:42)
• Top Things Learned This Semester (9:44)
• Being Flexible for Our Students (Literally & Figuratively!) (5:50)