August 29, 2019Global Learning and Partnershipby Sophia Abbot Last January, I took a class on Engaged Learning in Higher Education. I wrote a little bit about this class in my spring post on Partnership and Mentorship at Scale, but one thing I didn’t mention was…
August 27, 2019Communicating the Goals of Capstonesby Tony Weaver and Caroline J. KetchamGeorge Bernard Shaw once said, “The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Over the next year, as 2018-2020 CEL research seminar participants continue to contemplate the future of the capstone experience, we cannot…
August 20, 2019Call for Applications for 2020-2022 CEL ScholarThe Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) is pleased to invite applications from Elon faculty for the 2020-2022 Center for Engaged Learning Scholar. During a two-year appointment, CEL Scholars will develop expertise in a specific aspect of engaged learning and will…
August 16, 2019Can we teach curiosity?by Peter Felten Curiosity might be bad for cats, but it is essential for human learning. As Eleanor Duckworth notes, “What you do about what you don’t know is, in the final analysis, what determines what you will know” (The…
August 14, 2019Key Scholarship Identified by Writing Beyond the University Seminar ParticipantsWriting Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency seminar leaders – Julia Bleakney, Paula Rosinski, and Jessie L. Moore – asked seminar participants each to share citations and brief annotations for two texts (e.g., articles, chapters, books, etc.)…
August 6, 2019Study Abroad: A Critical Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Issueby Buffie Longmire-AvitalAs of the 2016-2017 academic year, approximately 1.6 percent of students enrolled in a post-secondary institution in the U.S. have completed a study abroad program (NAFSA 2019). Despite the steady gains in study abroad engagement, disparities in racial and ethnic…