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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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First-Generation Students’ Workviews

60-Second SoTL – Episode 77 What does “work” really mean to first-generation college students—and how might those meanings shape their experiences in work-integrated learning? This episode features an open-access article about how students define work—and how those definitions are shaped by…

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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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Navigating SoTL Alongside Discipline-Based Research

60-Second SoTL – Episode 68 How do academics decide whether—and how—to engage in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, especially when time is limited and institutional reward structures still privilege disciplinary research? This episode highlights an open-access article that explores this…

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Multi-Semester Undergraduate Research Experiences

60-Second SoTL – Episode 67 What challenges do students encounter in a multi-semester, capstone undergraduate research experience, and what supports do they need to navigate those challenges? This episode highlights an open-access article that examines STEM graduates’ reflections on a three-semester capstone…

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Generative AI and the Future of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

60-Second SoTL – Episode 66 How might generative AI reshape course design, faculty development, and the scholarship of teaching and learning? This episode highlights an open-access article that poses three questions about advocating for human-centered teaching and learning in an AI-enhanced future….

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Students’ Experiences with the Syllabus

60-Second SoTL – Episode 65 What if most syllabus “best practices” are built on limited evidence or studies with inauthentic contexts for how students experience these course documents? This episode features on open-access article that explores students’ experiences with syllabi they’re…

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Re-thinking SoTL for the Age of GenAI

60-Second SoTL – Episode 64 How might the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning evolve when humans and generative AI are deeply entangled? This episode highlights an open-access article that offers five propositions, each paired with GenAI prompts, to help SoTL scholars…

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Knowledge Surveys for Student Self-Assessment of Learning

60-Second SoTL – Episode 63 How can knowledge surveys strengthen students’ self-assessment and metacognition? This episode highlights a multi-semester study from the U.S. Air Force Academy on using knowledge surveys to help students better gauge their understanding and direct their learning….

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Professional Learning Needs of University Teachers

60-Second SoTL – Episode 62 What do university teachers say they need from professional development related to teaching and learning? This episode focuses on an open-access article on participants’ self-identified learning needs in professional development programs for professors, senior scientific staff,…

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Allocating Time for Multiple Choice Tests

60-Second SoTL – Episode 60 How much time should students have to take online, multiple-choice tests? That’s the focus of the open-access Teaching & Learning Inquiry article featured in this week’s 60-second SoTL: Kennette, Lynne N., and Dawn McGuckin. 2025. “Best…

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Building Trust through Feedback

60-Second SoTL – Episode 60 This episode features an open access article on building trust through feedback with relationship-building conditions and agency-promoting practices: Bayraktar, Breana, Kiruthika Ragupathi, and Katherine A. Troyer. 2025. “Building Trust Through Feedback: A Conceptual Framework for Educators.” Teaching…

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Class Size and Students’ Perceptions of Instructor Presence

60-Second SoTL – Episode 59 This episode features an open access article exploring how class size impacts university students’ perceptions of instructor presence in online courses: Carozza, Linda, and Hilary Davis. 2025. “Large Online Courses: A Constraint on Instructor Presence and…