Black Digital Humanities scholars have often grappled with the contradiction that digitizing slavery’s archives, in the words of historian Jessica Marie Johnson, “threatens to replicate the death work of the slave ship register,” re-enacting the commodification of the people whose lives and histories they…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 77 How can we help students move toward more intentional future planning for who they want to become? This episode features an open-access article about supporting post-secondary students’ identity exploration, intrinsic motivation, and future planning: Hsu, Wan-Chen….

Is it time to teach kindergarteners prompt engineering, yet? This New York Times article is about grade school education, but I thought the subhead was telling: “Artificial intelligence companies are urging teachers to prepare students for an ‘A.I. -driven future.’ What that means varies from…

Limed: Teaching with a Twist Season 4, Episode 7 What actually happens in a successful mentoring conversation? In this episode of Limed: Teaching with a Twist, Katia Levintova (University of Wisconsin–Green Bay) and Mario Sto. Domingo (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) share findings from their multi-institutional research on what they…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 76 What might it look like to treat generative AI as a partner in scholarship of teaching and learning? This episode features an open-access article that examines how SoTL scholars can integrate large language models—tools like ChatGPT, Claude,…

In my last blog post, I touched on the publishing process as a form of community-building, during which many hands touch a piece of writing before it’s released to the public. As I continue my publishing journey as an intern with the Center, I’ve become…

There’s a concept I’ve seen in many papers investigating generative AI (genAI) in education—the human in the loop. It’s important enough that Anthropic, makers of Claude, include it in their usage policy, stating, “When using our products or services to provide advice, recommendations, or in subjective…

Making College “Worth it” – Season 3, Episode 6 Jessie and Nolan speak with Blake Colclasure and Tyler Granberry about their experiences teaching and studying multi-semester capstone research programs. They’re the authors of a recent Teaching & Learning Inquiry article, “Challenges and Supports Experienced by Students Completing a…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 75 Can ungrading work in a fully asynchronous online course? This episode features an open-access article that examines how an alternative grading approach shaped students’ motivation, stress, and learning in a fully online course: Emerson, Kerstin Gerst. 2026….

My first summer experience as a Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) Student Scholar began like a dance rehearsal full of uncertainty and curiosity. As a dancer, I’m used to entering unfamiliar spaces, hearing unfamiliar music, and trying to make sense of counts, movement, and intention. The early stages are always…