60-Second SoTL – Episode 73 How does time—including age, career stage, and historical moments—shape students-as-partners work in higher education? And what do we miss when we don’t explicitly account for it? This episode features a secondary qualitative analysis drawing on three…

High-impact educational practices (HIPs) like capstone experiences, internships, study away, and undergraduate research are associated with substantial learning gains for post-secondary students. Nearly two decades of research demonstrates benefits for students’ college completion, deep learning, and engagement (Kuh 2008; Brownell and Swaner 2010; Kuh and O’Donnell…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 72 What do employers actually think about higher education’s role in preparing students for an uncertain future? This episode features the latest employer report from the American Association of Colleges and Universities: Finley, Ashley. 2025. The Agility…

Making College “Worth it” – Season 3, Episode 5 In this episode, Jessie and Nolan talk with Kasey Wozniak about how vertically integrated project (VIP) courses support student project ownership, authentic undergraduate research, and career readiness. Drawing on her research…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 71 How can generative AI support student brainstorming without replacing thinking, voice, or agency? This episode highlights an open-access article about a GenAI-enabled brainstorming app used in an interdisciplinary writing course: Chia, Joanne, and Angela Frattarola. 2025….

Last week, the Center for Engaged Learning released the topline results for our latest national survey of recent university graduates, exploring their experiences during college with the key practices for fostering engaged learning, high-impact practices (e.g., internships, undergraduate research, study away), and mentoring. In this post, I offer a closer…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 70 How can Vertically Integrated Projects—VIPs—be designed so students don’t just participate in research, but feel genuine ownership of it? This episode features an article that explores how a biology VIP courses supported undergraduates in developing project…

60-Second SoTL – Episode 69 What happens when you re-imagine a high-stakes exam—not as an essay, but as a podcast? This episode highlights an open-access article that explores decolonizing assessment with alt-assessment strategies. Read the full article: Godsell, Sarah. 2025. “Decolonial Impulses…

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…

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…