October 7, 2014Flipping the Script to Investigate Study Abroadby Amanda SturgillI got a chance to see study abroad from the other side of the experience this year, when my family hosted an exchange student from Spain. I felt pretty competent to host someone from another culture – I’ve done short…
September 30, 2014Integrating Global Learning with the University ExperienceElon University is pleased to announce the 2015-2017 Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) Research Seminar on Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience: Higher-Impact Study Abroad and Off-Campus Domestic Study. This three-summer research seminar facilitates multi-institutional research on study abroad…
September 23, 2014Study Abroad and Off-campus Domestic Study: Part of a Complex Tapestryby Amanda SturgillStudy abroad and off-campus domestic study are popular pursuits at Elon and at many other colleges and universities. And with good reason: The immersion in a novel culture can provide a tipping point that can help with both learning and…
September 16, 2014Is there a place for lecture in engaged learning?by Peter FeltenA recent scholarly analysis comparing student outcomes in lecture and “active learning” courses has re-energized debates about whether lecture is an effective, or even an ethical, teaching method in higher education. In May 2014 Scott Freeman and colleagues published the…
September 9, 2014Writing and the Question of Transfer: Content Mattersby Jessie L. MooreThe 2011-2013 Elon University Research Seminar on Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer supported multi-institutional research by 45 scholars and resulted in an impressive (and still growing) list of conference presentations and publications. Writing across Contexts: Transfer, Composition, and…
September 2, 2014High Quality Mentoring of Undergraduate ResearchWhat defines high quality undergraduate research mentoring? We asked participants in the Center’s research seminar on Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and other scholars focused on undergraduate research to share key characteristics of high quality mentoring. httpvh://youtu.be/u8c4wMdRc08 As their responses highlight, high…
August 26, 2014Digital Literacies in Writing-Intensive Coursesby Jessie L. Moore Writing-Intensive Courses – one of the high-impact practices identified by George Kuh (2008; see also AAC&U’s High-Impact Educational Practices) – can and should be attentive to the evolving nature of writing. Writing in the 21st Century…
August 19, 2014International Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and InquiryHow do international teacher-scholars define undergraduate research and inquiry? We asked participants in the Center’s research seminar on Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research to share their definitions: httpvh://youtu.be/XTx6G_M-z5k Many of our seminar scholars begin with the Council on Undergraduate Research…
August 12, 2014Teaching Digital Literacies across the Universityby Jessie L. Moore In Writing in the 21st Century, Kathleen Blake Yancey writes: “Today, in the 21st century, people write as never before – in print and online. We thus face three challenges that are also opportunities: developing new…
August 5, 2014Study Abroad and Pre-Professional Programsby Amanda Sturgill According to the most recent statistics, nearly 300,000 U. S. students now study abroad, while close to one million students from other nations are studying abroad in the U. S. In an upcoming Center for Engaged Learning…
