August 31, 2023Lifelong Learners’ Successful Work Adjustmentby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 42 This week’s episode features an open access article from the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning and explores how characteristics of lifelong learning inform work-integrated learning students’ work adjustment at co-op sites: Drewery, David, and Judene Pretti. 2023. “How…
August 24, 2023Developing Students’ Metacognition through Peer Educationby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 41 This week’s episode features an open access article from the International Journal for Academic Development and explores how professional development on metacognition informs the practices of peer educators: Wass, Rob Tracy Rogers, Kim Brown, Kelby Smith-Han, Jacqueline Tagg,…
August 22, 2023Learning through Mentoring: Lessons from the Earliest Phase of Lifeby Sabrina ThurmanInfants’ first attempts in learning to walk are characterized by enthusiastic, wholehearted, but unbalanced steps that frequently result in many falls. Learning this novel skill is influenced by the child’s developmental history, or prior experiences, such as being held in…
August 21, 2023Refresh! Course Construction: Bridging the Academyby Jeremiah Timberlake and Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 12 In this episode of Limed: Teaching with a Twist, intern Jeremiah Timberlake checks in with Katherine Fox from Season 1, Episode 6, “Course Construction: Bridging the Academy.” Jeremiah and Katherine talk about…
August 17, 2023Student Engagement with Video Syllabiby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 40 This week’s episode features an article from College Teaching and explores whether video syllabi impact how students engage with syllabus content: Kerrigan, John, and Christina Bifulco. 2023. “Syllabus 2.0: Using Videos to Make the Syllabus Active.” College Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2023.2208817 View a…
August 15, 2023Integrating ePortfolios in Work-Integrated Learning Experiencesby Gianna SmurroWork-Integrated Learning (WIL) refers to the integration of practical work experiences with academic learning. Experiences falling under this umbrella provide students with opportunities to apply their knowledge to professional work environments, research, and service learning. There are many benefits of…
August 10, 2023Student Perspectives on the Importance of Course Coordination in Programs of Studyby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 39 This week’s episode features an open-access article from Quality in Higher Education and explores how coordination of courses within a degree program affects student satisfaction with their studies: Holmström, Ola, and Ola Stjärnhagen. 2023. “Coordination of Courses in University…
August 8, 2023A Polar Bear Experienceby Azul BellotPolar bears and their mothers have a unique relationship throughout their development. Research has shown that a polar bear cub stays with its mother as it develops, but it is left alone to fend for itself after two years (“When…
August 3, 2023Participation in Classroom Discussionsby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 38 This week’s episode features an article from the open-access Teaching & Learning Inquiry and explores what influences students’ participation in class discussions: Parker-Shandal, Crystena. 2023. “Participation in Higher Education Classroom Discussions: How Students’ Identities Influence Perspective Taking and Engagement.” Teaching…
August 1, 2023An Admission and Overview: Models of Assessment and Feedbackby Aaron TrockiThe week before my first teaching experience, I had a 20-minute chat with the assistant department chair on how to teach college students. He handed me a printout of class roles for two lab sections of Introduction to College Algebra—36…
