July 31, 2019High Impact Undergraduate Experiences and How They Matter NowThe Center for Engaged Learning and the Elon Poll recently collaborated on a national survey of nearly 1,600 U.S. college graduates, age 18-34, to: Explore how commonly graduates experienced high impact undergraduate experiences, including meaningful relationships with faculty, undergraduate research,…
August 29, 2018Mentors play critical role in quality of college experience, new poll suggestsThe Elon University Poll, in collaboration with the Center for Engaged Learning, conducted a representative online survey of more than 4,000 Bachelor degree holders in the United States. The purpose of this survey was to study the extent of mentor…
August 14, 2018Center Staff Featured on PodcastsExecutive Director, Peter Felten, and Director, Jessie L. Moore, both were featured on podcasts recently. Dr. Felten spoke with Teaching in Higher Ed about research on engaging learners (episode 216). Read more about this topic on the Center’s blog. Dr. Moore…
September 16, 2016Improvement Mattersby Peter Felten This post originally appeared as a NILOA Guest Viewpoint on the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment website. This Viewpoint summarizes important takeaways found in Chapter 6 of “The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most”…
August 16, 2016Making College MatterPresident Leo M. Lambert and Assistant Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Learning Peter Felten have a new article in The Conversation US about two factors that can enhance students’ college experiences: Taking responsibility for learning Developing meaningful relationships…
June 23, 2016The Undergraduate ExperienceInside Higher Ed recently reviewed The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most, a new book by the Center’s Executive Director Peter Felten and co-authors John Gardner (John N. Gardner Institute), Charles Schroeder (former vice chancellor for student affairs…
June 16, 2016What Matters Most in the Undergraduate ExperienceBetsy Barefoot (John N. Gardner Institute), Peter Felten (Elon University), John Gardner (John N. Gardner Institute), Leo Lambert (Elon University), and Charles Schroeder (Higher Education Consultant) discuss what matters most in the Undergraduate Experience: This video was produced by the…
April 7, 2014Students Can Transfer Knowledge – Additional ResourcesThis week’s Chronicle of Higher Education includes Dan Berrett’s story, “Students Can Transfer Knowledge if Taught How” (subscription required), which features research from participants in the Center’s 2011-2013 Elon Research Seminar on Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer. To learn…
