Podcasts Posts

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April 17, 2023

Demonstrating Knowledge Using Oral Assessments

by Matt Wittstein

Limed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 8 Mark Burnham wants to help his students get more practice and feel psychologically more prepared for their oral graduation examinations in Emerson and Henry College’s biology program. He is already planning to…

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April 13, 2023

Team Dynamics and Challenges

by Stephen Gyan

60-Second SoTL – Episode 29 This week’s episode, hosted by Stephen Gyan, features an article from the Journal of Educational Psychology and explores contributing factors of social loafing as a challenge to students’ overall engagement in collaborative learning spaces: Gabelica, Catherine, Sven…

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April 6, 2023

What outcomes are associated with team-based learning?

by Haley Turczynski

60-Second SoTL – Episode 28 This week’s episode features an article from Accounting Education and explores students’ engagement with a team-based learning environment and their acquired skills: Ainsworth, Judith. 2021. “Team-Based Learning in Professional Writing Courses for Accounting Graduates: Positive Impacts…

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March 30, 2023

What are the Features of Group-Based Collaborative Learning?

by Stephen Gyan

60-Second SoTL – Episode 27 This week’s episode explores team behaviors and characteristics in a case-based collaborative learning course. The episode features a recent study published in the Medical Science Educator. Kochis, Michael, Daniel Kamin, Barbara Cockrill, and Henrike Besche. 2021….

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March 23, 2023

What are Collaborative Assignments and Projects?

by Marie-Clare Ofoegbu

60-Second SoTL – Episode 26 This week’s episode defines collaborative projects and assignments, a high-impact practice (HIP), and explores its role in higher education. The episode features one foundational publication on HIPs from the Association of American Colleges and Universities and…

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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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March 16, 2023

Reimagining Curricula for Cultural Sensitivity

by Jessie L. Moore

60-Second SoTL – Episode 25 This week’s episode features an open-access article from Studies in Higher Education and explores the effects of culturally sensitive curricula on students’ engagement and academic interactions: Thomas, Dave S. P., and Kathleen M. Quinlan. 2023. “Reimagining Curricula: Effects…