60-Second SoTL

View the full show notes for this episode at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/student-engagement-with-video-syllabi/ This week’s episode features an article from  College Teaching  and explores whether video syllabi impact how students engage with syllabus content: Kerrigan, John, and Christina Bifulco. 2023. "Syllabus 2.0: Using Videos to Make the Syllabus Active."  College Teaching . ht...

View our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/student-perspectives-on-the-importance-of-course-coordination-in-programs-of-study/ This week’s episode features an open-access article from Quality in Higher Education  and explores how coordination of courses within a degree program affects student satisfaction with their studies: Holmström, Ola, and Ola Stjärnhagen. 2023. ...

View the extended show notes for this episode at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/participation-in-classroom-discussions/ . This week’s episode features an article from the open-access  Teaching & Learning Inquiry  and explores what influences students' participation in class discussions: Parker-Shandal, Crystena. 2023. “Participation in Higher Education Classroom Discussions: How Students...

See our extended show notes for this episode at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/high-quality-disciplinary-inclusive-sotl/ This week’s episode features an article from the open-access International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and considers how successfully the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) balances quality with disciplinary inclusivity: McSweeney, Ji...

See the extended show notes for this episode at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/sotl-literature-reviews/ This week’s episode features an article from the open-access journal,  Teaching & Learning Inquiry,  and examines strategies for writing a literature review on scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL): Healey, Mick, and Ruth Healey. 2023. “Reviewing the Literature on Scholarship of...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/searching-for-sotl-literature/ This week’s episode features an article from the open-access journal, Teaching & Learning Inquiry,  and examines strategies for conducting a literature search for scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) projects: Healey, Mick, and Ruth L. Healey. 2023. “Searching the Literature on Scholarship...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/supporting-sotl-through-a-regional-community-of-practice/ This week’s episode features an open-access article from the International Journal for Academic Development and examines the impact of a regional community of practice for academic developers supporting scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) at their home instituti...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/how-do-collaborative-projects-assignments-impact-student-learning-and-experience/ This week’s episode features an open-access article from the Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education and explores students' perceptions of the values and learning gains of participating in collaborative projects and assignments: Erickse...

See the full show notes for this episode at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/a-model-of-collaborative-projects-and-assignments . This week’s episode features an article from Communication Teacher and explores an effective collaborative project model that provides students with lifelong transferable skills: Cresswell-Yeager, Tiffany. 2021. “Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing: Using...

See the full show notes for this episode at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/peer-assessment-in-collaborative-projects-and-assignments . This week’s episode, hosted by Stephen Gyan, features an article from Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education and explores the nature and reliability of peer assessment in collaborative projects and assignments using students’ reflection and feedback:...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/collaborative-projects-amp-assignments-outside-the-classroom/ . This week’s episode, hosted by Haley Turczynski, features an article from the Learning Environments Research and explores how study groups serve as a space for students to engage in peer facilitated collaborative learning: Micari, Marina, and Pilar Pazos. 2021. “B...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/team-dynamics-and-challenges/ This week’s episode, hosted by Stephen Gyan, features an article from the Journal of Educational Psychology  and explores contributing factors of social loafing as a challenge to students' overall engagement in collaborative learning spaces: Gabelica, Catherine, Sven De Maeyer, and Michaéla C. Sch...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/what-outcomes-are-associated-with-team-based-learning/ . This week’s episode features an article from Accounting Education and explores students' engagement with a team-based learning environment and their acquired skills: Ainsworth, Judith. 2021. “Team-Based Learning in Professional Writing Courses for Accounting Graduates: P...

See extended notes for this episode at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/what-are-the-features-of-group-based-collaborative-learning/ . This week’s episode explores team behaviors and characteristics in a case-based collaborative learning course. The episode features a recent study published in the Medical Science Educator . Kochis, Michael, Daniel Kamin, Barbara Cockrill, and Henrike Besc...

See extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/what-are-collaborative-assignments-and-projects/ . This week’s episode defines collaborative projects and assignments, a high-impact practice (HIP), and explores its role in higher education. The episode features one foundational publication on HIPs from the Association of American Colleges and Universities and one recent publi...

See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/reimagining-curricula-for-cultural-sensitivity/ This week’s episode features an open-access article from  Studies in Higher Education  and explores the effects of culturally sensitive curricula on students' engagement and academic interactions: Thomas, Dave S. P., and Kathleen M. Quinlan. 2023. "Reimagining Curricula: Effec...

See the extended show notes for this episode at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/relational-supports-and-peer-mentoring-for-under-represented-students/ . This week’s episode features an open-access article from the Journal of Further and Higher Education  and examines how relational supports and peer mentors can improve access to university for students from marginalized communities: McNal...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/breaking-barriers-and-advancing-hurms-study-abroad-engagement/ . This week’s episode, hosted by Aly Weaver, is a continuation of the Center's blog post, “Barriers to HURMS Study Abroad Engagement.” Specifically, this episode explores an example of a study abroad program that successfully promoted engagement by historically und...

See our extended show notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/alternatives-to-studying-abroad-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ This week’s episode, hosted by Elana Gutmann, features an open-access proceedings article that explores three alternatives to studying abroad for students enrolled at Setsunan University in Japan during the global COVID pandemic: Chu, Curtis, and Yusuke Torii. 2021...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/comparing-impacts-of-long-term-versus-short-term-study-away/ . This episode, hosted by Howard Chi, is a continuation of the blog post “Lengths of Study Away Programs.” It features a longitudinal study that compared the educational impact of long-term versus short-term study away: Coker, Jeffrey Scott, Evan Heiser, and Laura Ta...

See our extended show notes for this episode at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/incorporating-high-impact-practices-in-study-away/ . This episode, hosted by Vanessa Truelove, features two articles that study the effects of combining elements of high impact practices in order to enhance the study away experience for college students: Luxton, India, Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Mehmet Egemen Ozb...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/instructors-emotions-associated-with-dialogic-feed-forward/ This week’s episode features an open-access article from  Teaching & Learning Inquiry  and examines instructors' emotional responses when they give students assessment feedback: Hill, Jennifer, Kathy Berlin, Julia Choate, Lisa Cravens-Brown, Lisa McKendrick-Calder, an...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/experiences-of-students-with-disabilities-in-work-integrated-learning/ . This week’s episode features an open-access article from the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management  and examines the perceptions and experiences of students with disabilities regarding work-integrated learning placements: Dollinger, Mollie, Ra...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/reflection-and-authentic-learning/ . This week’s episode features an open-access article from SoTL in the South and examines what reflection on authentic tasks can illuminate about student learning: Bester, Johannes, and Erica Pretorius. 2022. " Linking Reflective and Authentic Learning: Encouraging Deeper Learning Experiences...

See our extended show notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/dialogic-feed-forward/ This week’s episode features an open-access article from Teaching & Learning Inquiry and examines the long-term feedback literacy outcomes of supplementing written feedback with a student-instructor meeting to discuss student-led action plans for improvement: Hill, Jennifer, and Harry West. 2022. "Dialog...