Currents in Teaching & Learning

Improving Teaching & Learning in Higher Education

Currents in Teaching and Learning is a peer-reviewed, open-access electronic journal that fosters exchanges among teacher-scholars across the disciplines. Published twice a year (typically one issue in fall, one in spring), Currents seeks to improve teaching and learning in higher education with short reports on classroom practices as well as longer research and theoretical articles related to pedagogy.

Currents 18.1

Editorial: What to Make of What Students Make

Authors: Riley McGuire and Cassandra Xavier (Editor and Student Editorial Intern)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/039953142

Caring After COVID: Faculty Perceptions of Care Toward Students in the Post-Pandemic Climate

Authors: Krista M. Kimmel and Mary Jo Krile

Keywords: teacher student relationship, ethic of care, COVID-19 pandemic, college faculty

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/286990007

The Negative Space Syllabus: Inverting Course Design to Promote Autonomy and Collaborative Learning

Author: Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi

Keywords: negative space pedagogy, collaborative syllabus design, student autonomy, co-created curriculum, democratic pedagogy, higher education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/814881041

Librarians Igniting Research Journeys: A First-Year Experience Course on Undergraduate Research

Authors: Kat Nelsen, Stephanie Sparrow, Molly Bostrom, Kate Peterson, Lacie McMillin, and Kim Clarke

Keywords: credit-bearing courses, undergraduate research, undergraduate services, academic libraries, library instruction, libraries and education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/154498112

Meaning-Making About a Sustainable Society Through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Projects in Higher Education

Authors: Tunde Szecsi, Debra Giambo, Marianela Rivera and Flavia Stara

Keywords: Collaborative Online International Learning, COIL, multimodal communication, SDGs, sustainable future, meaning-making, connectivism

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/203509379

Synthesizing Project-Based Learning and Universal Design for Learning to Enhance Student Success: A Review and Reflection

Author: Danielle Nielsen

Keywords: Universal Design for Learning, curriculum, alternative assessment, project-based learning

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/050581087

Cultivating Connection: On-Campus Community-Based Learning (CBL) Projects

Authors: Lindsey Caola and Isabelle Jenkins

Keywords: community-based learning, sense of belonging, experiential learning, professional skill development, campus partnerships

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/636936466

Community Engaged Learning for Student Success: Strategies for Implementation

Authors: Julia Waity and Jennifer Vanderminden

Keywords: high-impact practices, community-engaged research, career preparedness, undergraduate research, social science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66129/849185765

Currents in Teaching and Learning is a publication of Worcester State University, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. ISSN: 1945-3043

Editor: Riley McGuire
Interim Editor: Hardeep Sidhu
Executive Director: Henry C. Theriault
Student Intern: Cassandra Xavier