60-Second SoTL

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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 institutions:

Lukes, Laura A., Sophia Abbot, Dayna Henry, Melissa Wells, Liesl Baum, Kim Case, Edward J. Brantmeier, and Lindsay Wheeler. 2023. "Impact of a Regional Community of Practice for Academic Developers Engaged in Institution-Level Support for SoTL." International Journal for Academic Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2022.2135005

This episode was hosted 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.

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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:

Ericksen, Kirsten S, and Sandra Williamson-Ashe. 2021. “High-Impact Educational Practices' Influence on the Emerging Values Model: Group Work Impact.” Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education 4 (1): 60–75. https://doi.org/10.36021/jethe.v4i1.219

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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 a Semester- Long Problem-Based Learning Project to Apply Small-Group Communication Principles.” Communication Teacher  35 (2): 155–65.

60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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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:

Bong, Jiyae, and Min Sook Park. 2020. “Peer Assessment of Contributions and Learning Processes in Group Projects: An Analysis of Information Technology Undergraduate Students’ Performance.” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 45 (8): 1155–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2020.1727413. 

60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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. “Beyond Grades: Improving College Students’ Social-Cognitive Outcomes in STEM Through a Collaborative Learning Environment.” Learning Environments Research 24 (1): 123–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-020-09325-y.

60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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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. Schippers. 2022. “Taking a Free Ride: How Team Learning Affects Social Loafing.” Journal of Educational Psychology 114: 716–33. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000713.

60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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: Positive Impacts on Student Engagement, Accountability and Satisfaction.” Accounting Education 30 (3): 234–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2021.1906720.

This episode was hosted by Haley Turczynski. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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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 Besche. 2021. “Understanding and Optimizing Group Dynamics in Case-Based Collaborative Learning.” Medical Science Educator 31 (6): 1779–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s4 0670-021-01367-y.

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 publication from Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning:

• Kuh, George D., Carol Geary Schneider, & Association of American Colleges and Universities. 2008. High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
• Kuh, George, Ken O'Donnell, and Carol Geary Schneider. 2017. “Hips at Ten.” Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning 49 (5): 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00091383.2017.1366805. 

The episode was hosted by Marie-Clare Ofoegbu. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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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: Effects of Cultural (In)Sensitivity of Curricula on Racially Minoritised Students' Engagement." Studies in Higher Education 48 (2): 283-298. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2022.2134332

The episode was hosted 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.