December 5, 2024Metacognitive Intervention and Student Successby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 56 This week’s episode focuses on a metacognitive intervention for first-year students on academic probation and features an open access article from Teaching & Learning Inquiry: Swanson, Holly J., and Bryan Dewsbury. 2024. “The Impact of a Metacognitive…
November 22, 2024Lifelong Learning: Reflections on Neurodiversity and Growth by Stephen ByrdThe cliché “lifelong learner” is used often, but there is a great deal of good in that term if you begin to think deeply about it. We are always learning; and that is a good thing. I am. That is why…
May 28, 2024Meaningful Undergraduate Experiences and How They Matter Nowby Jessie L. MooreThe Center for Engaged Learning periodically conducts surveys on students’ experiences in higher education and their application to students’ post-graduation lives. Our latest iteration surveyed 956 U.S. residents who were 18-34 years old and graduates of two- or four-year higher…
April 9, 2024Facilitating Integration of and Reflection on Engaged and Experiential Learningby Jessie L. MooreSince 2019, I’ve been working with my colleague Paul Miller to create an institutional toolkit for fostering both students’ self-reflection and their mentoring conversations with peers, staff, and faculty in order to deepen students’ educational experiences. Our institution, Elon University,…
August 24, 2023Developing Students’ Metacognition through Peer Educationby Jessie L. Moore60-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,…
August 15, 2023Integrating ePortfolios in Work-Integrated Learning Experiencesby Gianna SmurroWork-Integrated Learning (WIL) refers to the integration of practical work experiences with academic learning. Experiences falling under this umbrella provide students with opportunities to apply their knowledge to professional work environments, research, and service learning. There are many benefits of…
December 29, 2022Reflection and Authentic Learningby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 17 This week’s episode features an open-access article from Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South and examines what reflection on authentic tasks can illuminate about student learning: Bester, Johannes, and Erica Pretorius. 2022. “Linking Reflective…
January 27, 2015Reflection as Preparation for Service-Learning Abroadby Amanda SturgillI had the opportunity to take a group of graduate students to Costa Rica in January for a project. Our Interactive Project for the Public Good course is the centerpiece of our master’s program and combines project-based learning with very…
