60-Second SoTL

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How can learning contracts support more equitable undergraduate research mentoring? This episode features an open-access article that explores how learning contracts can operationalize equity in undergraduate research mentoring by centering shared expectations, partnership, and transparency:

McSweeney, Jill M., and Eric E. Hall. 2026. “The Use of Learning Contracts as Potential Equity Blueprints in Undergraduate Research Mentorship.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 14: 1–10. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.14.4

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.

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See our full episode notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/considering-time-in-students-as-partners/

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 prior case studies connected to SoTL and Students-as-Partners work at a Canadian university:

Harvey, Kelsey, Katherine R. Cooper, Stephanie Hatzifilalithis, Elisa Do, Julia Cerminara, and Jacob Krone. 2026. “Students as (Intergenerational) Partners: Considering Time in the 4M Framework.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 13: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.14.2

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.

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See our full episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/the-agility-imperative-for-career-readiness/.

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 Imperative: How Employers View Preparation for an Uncertain Future. American Association of Colleges and Universities. https://www.aacu.org/research/the-agility-imperative

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.

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See our full episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/student-engagement-with-genai-brainstorming/.

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. “A Design-Based Approach to Analysing Student Engagement with a GenAI-Enabled Brainstorming App.” Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence 9. https://doi-org.elon.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100468

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.

Image in episode art was created by ChatGPT 5.2, using the prompt, "Please create a landscape-orientation image depicting what 'Nudgy,' the GenAI tool described in this article, might look like." Feedback prompted ChatGPT to "Please revise to reduce the text on the screen, and the center Nudgy and his speech bubble on the computer screen."

See our full episode notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/student-project-ownership-in-vertically-integrated-projects/

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 ownership through agency, mentorship, and problem-solving:

Wozniak, Kasey L., Anna S. Grinath, Heather J. Ray, and Devaleena S. Pradhan. (2025). “Cultivating Student Project Ownership: Recommendations for VIP Instructors.” Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research 8 (3), 38-48. https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/8/3/5

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.

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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 for Assessment: Re-Imagining an Exam As a Podcast.” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South 9 (2): 43-73. https://doi.org/10.36615/reweaw33.

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.

Image in episode art is by DC Studio on Freepik.

See our full episode notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/navigating-sotl-alongside-discipline-based-research/

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 question in the Global South—with implications for SoTL scholars around the world:

Bisschoff, Christo, Dane Coetzee, Jacobus Johannes Oosthuizen, Cornelia Schreck, Alretha Du Plessis, and Samantha Kahts-Kramer. 2025. “Navigating SoTL: Identity, Time, and Transformation in Academic Decision-Making.” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South 9 (2): 126-45. https://doi.org/10.36615/h86dgy43.

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.

Image in episode art is by Freepik.

See our full episode notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/multi-semester-undergraduate-research-experiences/

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 research sequence. Read the full article:

Colclasure, Blake C., and Tyler Granberry. 2025. “Challenges and Supports Experienced by Students Completing a Multi-Semester Capstone Undergraduate Research Experience: Reflections from Program Graduates.” Teaching and Learning Inquiry 13 (December): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.13.57.

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.

Image in episode art is by Freepik.

View our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/generative-ai-and-the-future-of-the-scholarship-of-teaching-and-learning/.

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. Read the full article:

Wymer, Kathryn C. 2025. "Generative AI and the Future of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: What Do We Stand to Gain or Lose?" International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 19 (2): Article 2. https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2025.190202

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.

Image in episode art is by DC Studio on Freepik.

See our full episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/students-experiences-with-the-syllabus/.

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 what students tell us about the syllabi they’re actually encountering in their courses. Read the full article:

Pliego, Diego, and Abby Kaplan. 2025. "Community College Students’ Experiences with the Syllabus: A Qualitative Study." International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 19 (2): Article 10.
https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2025.190210

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.

Image in episode art is by DC Studio on Freepik.