January 31, 2023Ableism in Academia: Are Your Conferences and Events Inclusive and Accessible?by Caroline J. KetchamAs we start the new year and new semester, it is the season of planning, and we are likely planning for the larger events of next year or years ahead—conferences, speakers, special promotions. Let’s talk about inclusion for these events….
January 19, 2023Experiences of Students with Disabilities in Work-Integrated Learningby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 18 This week’s episode features an open-access article from the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management and examines the perceptions and experiences of students with disabilities regarding work-integrated learning placements: Dollinger, Mollie, Rachel Finneran, and Rola Ajjawi. 2022….
November 24, 2022Staff Experiences Supporting Students from Equity Groupsby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 13 This week’s episode features an open-access article from Studies in Higher Education and examines academic and support staff members’ experiences supporting low socio-economic status and non-traditional students: Macqueen, Suzanne, Erica Southgate, and Jill Scevak. (2022). “Supporting students from equity groups:…
November 10, 2022Teaching Race and Racial Justiceby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 11 This episode features the Nancy Chick Article of the Year for the 2021 volume of Teaching and Learning Inquiry (announced at the 2022 International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference) and examines course-planning…
November 8, 2022Faculty Mentors Start Here! Part 2: Diving Deeper on Setting Up Internships for Successby CJ FlemingWelcome back internship mentors! Last time we looked at the initial startup process for internships. Now, I’ll look further into great internship course assignments, your work to setup the student and the site for success, and resources that helped me…
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 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…
September 22, 2022Institutional Diversity Messaging in Higher Educationby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 4 This week’s episode features an open-access article from Teaching and Learning Inquiry on institutional messaging about diversity, inclusion, and equity in higher education. The featured project offers a great example of student-as-partners in scholarship of teaching and…
September 13, 2022Using Social Media to Support Student Peer Relationshipsby Claire Hamshire, Sophie Miller, Ellery Ewell, Christina Wyatt, and Mimi BenjaminAs academics from a large, modern UK university (Claire) and a medium-sized public US university (Mimi), we have been working with the Center for Engaged Learning as attendees in the (Re)Examining Meaningful Learning Experiences research seminar series for the last…
