January 29, 2026Student Engagement with GenAI Brainstormingby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 71 How can generative AI support student brainstorming without replacing thinking, voice, or agency? This episode highlights an open-access article about a GenAI-enabled brainstorming app used in an interdisciplinary writing course: Chia, Joanne, and Angela Frattarola. 2025….
January 27, 2026Three Perspectives on Student Success by Peter FeltenThe term “student success” seems to be everywhere in higher education, but what does it really mean? In 2024-2025, I had the privilege of serving on a six-person “expert group” reviewing the Irish National Framework for Student Success in Higher Education. In…
January 23, 2026High-Impact, Career-Ready Internships and Research Experiences by Jessie L. MooreLast week, the Center for Engaged Learning released the topline results for our latest national survey of recent university graduates, exploring their experiences during college with the key practices for fostering engaged learning, high-impact practices (e.g., internships, undergraduate research, study away), and mentoring. In this post, I offer a closer…
January 22, 2026Student Project Ownership in Vertically Integrated Projectsby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 70 How can Vertically Integrated Projects—VIPs—be designed so students don’t just participate in research, but feel genuine ownership of it? This episode features an article that explores how a biology VIP courses supported undergraduates in developing project…
January 20, 2026Let’s Talk about The Roberts Academy by Kira CampagnaThis fall (2025), Elon University announced the addition of Roberts Academy, set to open in the fall of 2026. The academy will serve as a school for students with dyslexia, offering tailored, individualized instruction beginning with third- and fourth-grade students, with plans to expand to…
January 19, 2026Rapid Responses: Mentorship, Part 2by Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a TwistSeason 4, Episode 5 Center for Engaged Learning participants in the 2023-2025 research seminar on Mentoring Meaningful Learning Experiences were invited to share their responses to several mentoring related questions. Karina Hamamouche (Butler University), Alexis Hart…
January 15, 2026Re-Imagining an Exam as a Podcastby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 69 What happens when you re-imagine a high-stakes exam—not as an essay, but as a podcast? This episode highlights an open-access article that explores decolonizing assessment with alt-assessment strategies. Read the full article: Godsell, Sarah. 2025. “Decolonial Impulses…
January 13, 2026Historical Literacy as Data Literacy: An Intro to SOCC Analysis by Amanda KleintopAs a Civil War historian, I know the power of sharing primary sources with students to understand causality and intentionality in the past. For example, the former Chief Historian of the National Park Service has argued that few can read Confederate states’ declarations of…
January 8, 2026Navigating SoTL Alongside Discipline-Based Researchby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 68 How do academics decide whether—and how—to engage in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, especially when time is limited and institutional reward structures still privilege disciplinary research? This episode highlights an open-access article that explores this…
January 6, 2026More than Data by Elon BrownDuring the summer of 2025, I spent hours and hours on end working with historical documents that weren’t intended to be heard or used in the way we are using them. As a Black woman attending a predominantly white institution (PWI), doing this transcription work went deeper than internship…
