CEL facilitates multi-institutional research on engaged learning topics. Participants from institutions around the world collaborate over three years, producing scholarship that shapes research and practice globally.
CEL is home to two book series. In addition, CEL research seminars and other initiatives have produced 100+ publications (to date).
CEL’s concise guides offer research-informed practices for engaged learning.
CEL’s concise guides offer practical strategies for studying engaged learning.
CEL brings together international leaders in higher education to develop, synthesize, and share rigorous research on central questions about student learning.
The CEL Scholar role and CEL Student Scholars program enable Elon faculty and students to deepen their understanding of and professional development in scholarly activity on engaged learning.
When I bring students into new environments, whether it is a rehearsal hall, a historical site, or a classroom halfway across the world, I remind them that their bodies are their first tools for learning. Before we take notes, before…
CEL research seminars facilitate multi-institutional research on engaged learning topics. Participants from higher education institutions around the world collaborate over three years, producing scholarship that shapes research and practice globally.
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As CEL Scholars, Elon faculty develop expertise in a specific aspect of engaged learning and produce resources and other scholarly activity on that topic.
CEL invites scholars to join our conversations about research-informed practices for engaged learning.
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CEL is home to two book series: the CEL Open Access Book Series and the CEL/Routledge Series on Engaged Learning and Teaching. View all CEL books.
CEL regularly produces videos featuring contemporary research and theories on engaged learning pedagogies and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Explore additional videos throughout our website, or browse the entire collection.
Limed: Teaching with a TwistSeason 4, Episode 1 In this kickoff to our new season, we explore the heart of mentorship in higher education. Guests Titch Madzima, Sabrina Perkins, and Maureen Vandermass-Peeler share personal stories of the mentors who shaped…
This blog post was written as a conversation piece involving collaborators who started as a student (written by Kira Campagna) and professor (Caroline Ketcham) and became colleagues. The post focuses on work style and the different approaches and experiences we…
60-Second SoTL – Episode 59 This episode features an open access article exploring how class size impacts university students’ perceptions of instructor presence in online courses: Carozza, Linda, and Hilary Davis. 2025. “Large Online Courses: A Constraint on Instructor Presence and…
In a previous post, we explained the importance of mentoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBTQ+) students, and considerations for engaged faculty and staff allies as they engage in doing so. This second post of the two-part series will now…
60-Second SoTL – Episode 58 This episode features an open access article exploring how classroom architecture and instructor pedagogical strategies impact students’ cell phone use in class: Harris, Isabel, and Melinda Lanius. 2025. “The Impact of Classroom Architecture and Pedagogical Strategies…
In many ways, AI assistance can be helpful with writing, but one that has never made sense to me is asking AI to help formulate an opinion. I occasionally see this from students when I ask them what they think…
For many students, attending a residential college is the first time they have lived away from home. During this time, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBTQ+) students may have increased opportunities to explore, and even freedom to be public about…
In comments sections and replies in both educator spaces and mass media articles, it’s common to see exhortations to simply return to an earlier time where students demonstrated knowledge in class. I myself recall needing to remember to stop by…
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