HomeBlogProfessional and Continuing Education Professional Learning Needs of University Teachersby Jessie L. MooreOctober 9, 2025 Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionPodcasts – Home 60-Second SoTL Limed: Teaching with a Twist Making College “Worth It” Special Series First-Year Seminars Land Acknowledgement 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, and doctoral teaching assistants: Brown, Karin, Sara Petchey, Katarina Mårtensson, and Kai Niebert. 2025. “Self-Identified Learning Needs of University Teachers: Recommendations for Generic and Role-Based Professional Development.” International Journal for Academic Development, September, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2025.2553193 View a transcript of this episode. Show Credits This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University. Music: “Cryptic” by AudioCoffee. Feedback image in episode art by Freepik. Explore Related Resources Asynchronous, HyFlex, and Live, Oh My! Limed: Teaching with a Twist – Season 3, Episode 5 By necessity, ATI Physical Therapy uses elements of online, in-person, synchronous, and asynchronous learning in its residency programs. Jackie Davenport, Clinical Development Program Lead and Residency Director for ATI Physical… Improving Instructor Training to Reduce DFW Grades in First-Year Seminars The first-year experience (FYE) encompasses various programmatic initiatives designed to introduce students to campus culture, assist with the transition from high school, and improve retention. At many colleges and universities, this is partially operationalized through the high-impact practice of first-year… Bite-Sized Learning to Support Young Professionals Limed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 9 Jon Chesky, Senior Project Manager at L.F. Jennings, Inc., teaches within their Developing Young Professionals program. Faced with the challenge of engaging adult learners in a short-form workshop session, Jon asks our…
