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.
This is the second installment in a series on impact measurement for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researchers. In part 1, I discussed traditional metrics for measuring the influence of SoTL work. This post looks at nontraditional methods of…
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.
Special Series – First-Year Seminars | Episode 7 In the final episode of our special series on first-year seminars, Sara Chilton, Lauren Feeley, Megan McMechen, and Lucy Sneader discuss best practices for designing and implementing first-year seminars that foster academic…
Individually and collectively, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about neuroinclusive spaces, particularly in higher education settings. What is a Neuroinclusive Classroom? You may be curious about the term neuroinclusive classroom. Environments such as these are becoming more…
Making College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 9 In this episode, Nolan and Jessie talk with Dr. Paul Miller about facilitating reflection in undergraduate research. Collaborating with colleagues in experiential learning, Paul and Jessie created the FIRE Toolkit, a free…
This is the first installment in a series on impact measurement for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researchers. This post is intended for individuals who publish in SoTL journals, contribute chapters and/or write books about SoTL, and/or attend SoTL…
Joining the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) as a publishing intern during my spring semester senior year was definitely an exciting opportunity as I loved learning about the publishing process through my Publishing and Editing 1 course. I knew this…
Special Series – First-Year Seminars | Episode 6 In the sixth episode of our special series on first-year seminars, Sara Chilton speaks with Mary about her experience taking a first-year seminar as an international student. View a transcript of this…
This is the introduction to a series on impact measurement for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researchers. Drawing on their expertise in information science and instructional technology, Lindsay McNiff (Dalhousie University) and Lauren Hays (University of Central Missouri) created…
Special Series – First-Year Seminars | Episode 5 In the fifth episode of our special series on first-year seminars, Sara Chilton synthesizes research on how international students are influenced by first-year seminars. View a transcript of this episode. Show Credits…
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