October 11, 2022An Equitable High-Impact Practice Must Be Psychosocially Safe and Reflective of All Identitiesby Buffie Longmire-AvitalMy sons are growing up at Elon. Elon has been the background of my eldest son’s life since he was just a few months old. He made the drive to school with me the very first day of classes when…
October 6, 2022Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Work-Integrated Learningby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 6 This week’s episode features a recent article from the open-access International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning and explores Indigenous students’ experiences with employability initiatives, including work-integrated learning: Keen, Joel, and Michelle J. Eady. 2022. “Amplifying Indigenous student…
October 4, 2022Facilitating Safety in Work-Integrated Learning: Responsibilities of Academic/University Mentorsby CJ FlemingThe benefits of work-integrated learning (WIL) are far reaching, with overwhelmingly positive outcomes for students, employers, and university mentors alike. However, community and employer placements are not without risk to each party, as students move out of the relative safety…
September 29, 2022Data-Driven Reflection on Teachingby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 5 This week’s episode features an open-access article from the International Journal for Academic Development, examining how graphical representations of classroom practices can help instructors reflect on their teaching: Wood, Anna K., Hazel Christie, Jill R….
September 27, 2022What’s the Risk? Student Perspective on Work-Integrated Learningby Annelise WeaverSonia Ferns, Matthew Campbell, and Karsten Zegwaard describe work-integrated learning (WIL) as “internationally recognized . . . as a strategy for ensuring students are exposed to authentic learning experiences with the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts to practice-based tasks, ultimately…
September 22, 2022Institutional Diversity Messaging in Higher Educationby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 4 This week’s episode features an open-access article from Teaching and Learning Inquiry on institutional messaging about diversity, inclusion, and equity in higher education. The featured project offers a great example of student-as-partners in scholarship of teaching and…
September 20, 2022Assessing Risk in Work-Integrated Learningby Gianna SmurroWhat is WIL (Work-Integrated Learning)? Work-integrated learning (WIL) refers to student-centered internships, co-ops, field placements, and other experiences that connect classroom learning with real work experience, fostering personal and professional skills that are beneficial for career exploration and development. Though…
September 19, 2022Critical Service Learning: Letters with Incarcerated Peopleby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 1 Dr. Lucy Arnold from the University of North Carolina Charlotte shares with the show her plans for having students write letters with incarcerated people. Panelists Vanessa Drew-Branch, Phillip Motley, and Sophie Miller…
September 15, 2022Disrupted Access and Success: Students’ Transition to University during COVIDby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 3 This week’s episode features an open-access article from SOTL in the South about how the pandemic impacted students’ transitions to higher education: Inglis, Helen, Celeste Combrinck, and Zach Simpson. 2022. “Disrupted Access and Success: Students’ Transition…
September 13, 2022Using Social Media to Support Student Peer Relationshipsby Claire Hamshire, Sophie Miller, Ellery Ewell, Christina Wyatt, and Mimi BenjaminAs academics from a large, modern UK university (Claire) and a medium-sized public US university (Mimi), we have been working with the Center for Engaged Learning as attendees in the (Re)Examining Meaningful Learning Experiences research seminar series for the last…
