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Inspired by Scientific American’s “60-second” podcasts, 60-Second SoTL shares snapshots of recent scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Each brief, 1- to 4-minute episode offers a quick annotation of one or two recent SoTL publications selected by the Center’s director, Jessie L. Moore. Show notes link to the article or chapter and, when applicable, related scholarship.

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Do you have a recent SoTL publication, or have you read one that resonated with you? Propose a publication you’d like to hear us feature. 60-Second SoTL was created by Jessie L. Moore and is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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Leading SoTL from the Margins

60-Second SoTL – Episode 89 How can the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) grow when inquiry on teaching and learning isn’t recognized or valued within an institution? This episode features an open-access chapter on cultivating SoTL in institutional contexts…

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Show Credits

Jessie L. Moore, PhD, hosts and produces 60-Second SoTL. Jessie is director of the Center for Engaged Learning and professor of English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric. She is the author of Key Practices for Fostering Engaged Learning: A Guide for Faculty and Staff and co-editor of five edited collections on engaged learning topics. In addition to coordinating the Center’s research seminars, Jessie produces the Center’s videos and other web resources and co-edits two book series: the Stylus Publishing/Center for Engaged Learning Series on Engaged Learning and Teaching and the Center for Engaged Learning Open Access Book Series. Jessie’s professional service to the scholarship of teaching and learning was recognized with the 2019 International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Distinguished Service Award. In 2021, Jessie received Elon University’s Distinguished Scholar Award.

Show art was created by Jennie Goforth, managing editor for the Center for Engaged Learning.

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Leading SoTL from the Margins

60-Second SoTL – Episode 89 How can the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) grow when inquiry on teaching and learning isn’t recognized or valued within an institution? This episode features an open-access chapter on cultivating SoTL in institutional contexts…

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What Students Value in College

60-Second SoTL – Episode 88 What do students value most in college? This episode features an open-access report on a national survey of 872 undergraduate students about the college experiences they value: Humphrey, Dana, and Ashley Finley. 2026. What Students…

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Sit Spot Mindfulness

60-Second SoTL – Episode 87 Can an outdoor mindfulness practice help college students feel more connected, less stressed, and more engaged in learning? This episode features an open-access article exploring how a repeated nature-based mindfulness practice influenced college students’ wellbeing and…

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Future of Feedback in the Age of GenAI

60-Second SoTL – Episode 86 What is the future of feedback in higher education in the age of GenAI? This episode features an open-access article that posits four key values for integrating GenAI feedback into care-full feedback encounters: Winstone, Naomi…

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Strengthening SoTL Ecosystems

60-Second SoTL – Episode 85 What happens when teaching-focused faculty experience SoTL as a collaborative scholarly community rather than isolated work? This episode showcases an article exploring how cohorted educational development can strengthen SoTL ecosystems. The authors reflect on how…

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A SoTL Mindset

60-Second SoTL – Episode 84 What does it mean to approach teaching and learning research with a true SoTL mindset—one grounded not in certainty, but in curiosity and humility? This episode features an article on five moves for thinking, doing,…

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Grand Challenges of SoTL in Africa

60-Second SoTL – Episode 83 What does it take to foster sustainable and contextually meaningful Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, especially in regions facing systemic challenges? This episode features an essay about supporting SoTL in African higher education. The essay…

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Belongingness during Work-Integrated Learning for Healthcare Students

60-Second SoTL – Episode 82 What helps students feel like they truly belong in professional learning environments? This episode showcases an open-access article about the BeWIL study, a survey of healthcare students engaged in work-integrated learing (WIL) in the United…

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Effective Placement Supervision in Work-Integrated Learning

60-Second SoTL – Episode 81 What makes work-integrated learning placements truly effective—for students and for supervisors? This episode showcases an open-access article reporting on a systematic literature review of published research on students’ and supervisors’ perceptions of work-integrated learning placements….

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Student Perspectives on High-Quality Work-Integrated Learning

60-Second SoTL – Episode 80 What makes a work-integrated learning (WIL) experience truly high quality—from students’ perspectives? This episode showcases an open-access article on elements that students identify as essential to high-quality WIL. The article is part of a special…