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,…
July 31, 2019Maturation of Intercultural Competence in Pedagogy and Assessmentby Michael Carignan There is a rare convergence between institutions of higher ed and employers of new graduates who are aligned in their perceptions that, among other things, a college education ought to contribute to students’ intercultural abilities (e.g., British…
July 26, 2019What is Immersive Learning?by Phillip Motley As Elon University’s newest Center for Engaged Learning Scholar, I am embarking on a two-year study of what constitutes “immersive learning” in higher education. I have been interested in this topic for quite a while, although I…
July 26, 2019Writing Beyond the University: Future Directions for Writing Transfer Research and PracticeCouncil of Writing Program Administrators 2019 Conference | Baltimore, MD | July 26, 2019 | 9:20-10:20 AM Speakers: Julia Bleakney, Director of the Writing Center and Assistant Professor of English, Elon University Heather Lindenmann, Coordinator of ENG 110 and Assistant…
July 25, 2019Elon University Center for Engaged Learning Statement on Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact PracticeBy Mimi Benjamin, Jody Jessup-Anger, Shannon Lundeen, and Cara Lucia Download a printer-friendly [PDF] copy of the Elon Statement on Residential Learning Communities Twenty scholars participated in the Center for Engaged Learning research seminar on Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) as…
July 16, 2019Tackling Inequitable Opportunity Structures in HIPsby Buffie Longmire-AvitalAs of 2017, 41- 43% of full-time undergraduates who are between the ages of 16 – 24 – and who are not considered heads of households or supporting dependents – are working. When comparing the rates of employment for these…
July 11, 2019Studying Alumni Writingby Paula Rosinski and Julia BleakneyIn this blog, one in a series on topics connected to the 2019-2021 research seminar on Writing Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency, we review the motivations, questions, methods, and populations of four studies that examined alumni…