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Headshots of Aaron Trocki and Rachel Forsyth. "I think it's important that faculty would like to see the students' work, that they feel proud of what students have done."

September 12, 2023

Perspectives on Assessment and Feedback: Interview with Rachel Forsyth, Part 1

by Aaron Trocki

While exploring various models of assessment and feedback in recent months, an opportunity presented itself to gain some expert perspectives on these topics. I recently met Rachel Forsyth, author of the book Confident Assessment in Higher Education, at the 2023…

Two women sit side-by-side at a table, looking at a notebook. One has a pen in hand and the other is pointing to something on an open page. An overlay reads, "60-Second SoTL. Developing Students' Metacognition Through Peer Education."

August 24, 2023

Developing Students’ Metacognition through Peer Education

by Jessie L. Moore

60-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,…

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August 22, 2023

Learning through Mentoring: Lessons from the Earliest Phase of Life

by Sabrina Thurman

Infants’ 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…

A person sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a notebook in their lap and a pencil in one hand. In front of them, a laptop placed on the floor displays a video of a woman in front of a book case. Scattered around the laptop are headphones, books, and cellphone, and other study supplies. An overlay reads, "60-Second SoTL: Student Engagement with Video Syllabi."

August 17, 2023

Student Engagement with Video Syllabi

by Jessie L. Moore

60-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…

A woman stands in front of two rows of fixed desks. The first row has five people with laptops or tablets open, and one of the people has their hand raised. The back row has 3 people. All 8 seated individuals are looking at the woman in front of them. An overlay reads, "60-Second SoTL: Participation in Classroom Discussions."

August 3, 2023

Participation in Classroom Discussions

by Jessie L. Moore

60-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…

A student sits at a desk. She looks down at a few papers on the desk, which are filled with writing. She has one hand up to her forehead, and the other holds a pencil. Text overlay reads: "Quality teaching is not separate from quality assessment and feedback."

August 1, 2023

An Admission and Overview: Models of Assessment and Feedback

by Aaron Trocki

The 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…

Three students and a woman stand together in a greenhouse. The students hold gardening tools, and they are listening to the woman. Text overlay reads "How might mentees benefit from an improved understanding of their own contributions to meaningful mentoring they receive?"

July 25, 2023

A Personal Reflection on What Makes Mentoring Great

by Sabrina Thurman

I 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…

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May 2, 2023

Learning about Publishing and Engaged Learning as a CEL Intern

by Carissa Pallander

The Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University is an incredible resource for faculty, staff, and students. I learned about their intern position from a posting on the Elon Job Network website and began working with CEL in the fall…

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April 25, 2023

Trading Engaged Learning Skills: What We Can Learn From Our Kids and Our Kids’ Learning Spaces

by Caroline J. Ketcham

On a Wednesday in mid-April, I decided to step away from work and go watch my oldest son Elliot compete in cabinetry at SkillsUSA NC state competition. I debated going for a moment—there are things to grade, a meeting or…

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March 20, 2023

Gamifying Multimedia Writing

by Matt Wittstein

Limed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 7 Dr. Travis Maynard found a game called “Silicon Valley Startups” at a Goodwill store and turned it into the basis for introducing his professional writing and rhetoric students to the skills and…

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