In higher education, meaningful learning is based in supportive relationships, having courage to develop together, and contributing to a sense of shared growth. We the authors recently engaged in student-faculty partnerships in a lifespan development course focused on systemic racism…

In the pilot survey of undergraduate students’ views and values about data with my colleagues Drs. Kleintop, Carew, and Healy, I snuck in a question that I was particularly excited to see the results for. In this survey, students across five undergraduate courses…

In early July, the leadership team for the research seminar on Rethinking Engaged Learning in the Age of GenAI hosted the first of three summer meetings for seminar participants. Three CEL Student Scholars serve on our leadership team, and they have been integral to planning and delivering the July seminar meeting, which focused on helping multi-institutional teams plan three-year Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)…

In “What Does Data Say,” Cora Wigger described our pilot survey about how undergraduate students view, understand, and evaluate data. In the survey, we used a question that I often use in exams in my intro-level course on US History…

“Hello, my name is Claire. I got my bachelor’s degree in business management from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Now I am back in my home state of North Carolina in the Master of Arts in Higher Education (MHE) program at Elon University. My…

As traditional calendar schools and institutions begin their school years, educators might be supporting students to embark on evidence collection for their ePortfolios. This blog is especially for those who have used ePortfolios or ePortfolio-adjacent structures. The Association for Authentic,…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 94 What’s the impact of professional development cohort programs focused on redesigning courses for equity, diversity, and inclusion This episode features collective autoethnography research assessing the outcomes of a course redesign initiative: Nakamura, Mayuko, Jennifer C….

Many students and parents are employment-focused, and depending on the country you teach in, at a public institution, your government may require you to show job market applicability. I teach in a professional program (communications), and we talk a lot…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 93 What happens when we move beyond GenAI panic—and focus instead on helping students learn to use these tools ethically and effectively? This episode highlights Jennifer Krebsbach and Victoria Cross’s study of student learning in a…

This post offers a brief look at how ePortfolios became a High-Impact Practice, highlights key frameworks and resources that have shaped the field, and points to where practitioners can explore current thinking. We’re going to trace ten years in a…