October 27, 2022Undergraduate Research and Student Well-Beingby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 9 This week’s episode features a recent open-access article from Studies in Higher Education and explores how engaging in authentic, mentored undergraduate research can contribute to student well-being: Walkington, Helen, and Belinda Ommering. 2022. “How Does…
October 25, 2022Ableism in Academia: Spotlighting Inclusive Opportunitiesby Caroline J. Ketcham As many of our campuses are all in the rhythm of the semester, let’s explore what is being done or could be done to support inclusive opportunities throughout the many outstanding and engaging events on campus. College campuses are ripe…
October 20, 2022Challenges to Providing Effective Feedbackby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 8 This week’s episode features a recent article from the open-access journal, Teaching & Learning Inquiry, and explores instructors’ perspectives on challenges to providing effective feedback: Paris, Brit M. 2022. “Instructors’ Perspectives of Challenges and Barriers…
October 18, 2022How Do You Successfully “Fail” as a Team?by Deborah O'Connor, Robin Selzer, Leah Stade, Cynthia BennettWhat happens when you put a small team of highly experienced staff working within work-integrated learning in higher education, who have never met, together to form a research team? What do you do when you realise that we all wear…
October 17, 2022Rethinking Student Engagement, Post-COVIDby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 2 Dr. Chris Trimby from the University of Delaware wants to rethink how to engage his physiology students as we emerge from COVID. Panelists Derek Bruff, Ellery Ewell, and Jen Uno discuss how…
October 13, 2022Triadic Partnership Mentoringby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 7 This week’s episode features a recent article from the open-access International Journal for Students as Partners and explores how a group mentorship scheme with students, alumni, and staff supports student learning in a distance education experience:…
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…