July 25, 2023A Personal Reflection on What Makes Mentoring Greatby Sabrina ThurmanI grew up on a mountainside in rural Appalachia and spent nearly every day of my childhood playing outside. Being from a low-income family and surrounded by the natural world, I entertained myself by exploring plants, animals, soil, water, and…
July 18, 2023Qualitative Methods for the Quantitatively Inclinedby CJ Eubanks FlemingComing up in my graduate program, there was a major split between the researchers who used quantitative methods (i.e., surveys and experiments) vs. those who used qualitative methods (i.e., interviews and focus groups). In part, I think this reflected a…
July 17, 2023Refresh: Demonstrating Knowledge Using Oral Assessmentsby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 11 In this episode of Limed: Teaching with a Twist, Matt Wittstein follows up with Mark Burnham from Season 1, Episode 8, “Demonstrating Knowledge Using Oral Assessments.” Matt and Mark discuss Mark’s experience…
June 27, 2023It’s Always Been Done That Way: Models of Assessment and Feedbackby Aaron TrockiMany people would likely categorize the phrase, “it’s always been done that way” as a weak justification for a particular course of action. This phrase is contained in a larger quote attributed to Grace Hopper (1906-1992), Rear Admiral in the…
June 19, 2023Refresh: Place-Based Learning Along the Duwamishby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 10 In this episode of Limed: Teaching with a Twist, host, Matt Wittstein follows-up with Dr. Ben Machado from Season 1, Episode 3 “Place-Based Learning Along the Duwamish.” Matt and Ben have a…
June 18, 2023Through the Eyes of a Student: Expertise We Bringby Annelise Weaver, Azul Bellot, Gianna Smurro, Sophie Miller, and Tiffanie GrantAs undergraduate CEL Student Scholars working with the Center for Engaged Learning, we often are asked what our roles entail. Both in the context of the research itself, as well as in our partnerships, this collaborative leadership team was developed…
June 15, 2023High-Quality, Disciplinary-Inclusive SoTLby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 37 This week’s episode features an article from the open-access International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and considers how successfully the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) balances quality with disciplinary inclusivity: McSweeney, Jill and…
June 1, 2023SoTL Literature Reviewsby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 36 This week’s episode features an article from the open-access journal, Teaching & Learning Inquiry, and examines strategies for writing a literature review on scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL): Healey, Mick, and Ruth Healey. 2023. “Reviewing the Literature on…
May 25, 2023Searching for SoTL Literatureby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 35 This week’s episode features an article from the open-access journal, Teaching & Learning Inquiry, and examines strategies for conducting a literature search for scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) projects: Healey, Mick, and Ruth L. Healey. 2023. “Searching…
May 23, 2023Identifying Factors that Influence WIL Participationby Annelise WeaverWork-integrated learning can be a valuable part of a student’s collegiate experience. Among the most common WIL experiences has been the internship, which is “a form of experiential education that exists to introduce practical realities and processes to students while…
