December 1, 2020Academic Book Publishing: Why Publish Open Access?by Jennie GoforthAs regular readers of this blog will know, in 2019 the Center for Engaged Learning launched a brand-new initiative – the Open Access Book Series. We became part of the global movement to make research free and accessible to everyone,…
November 19, 2020Elon Statement on Capstone ExperiencesFrom 2018 to 2020, twenty-two scholars participated in the Center for Engaged Learning research seminar on Capstone Experiences, co-led by Caroline Ketcham (Elon University), Jillian Kinzie (Indiana University), and Tony Weaver (Elon University). The seminar fostered international, multi-institutional research on capstone…
November 19, 2020Pedagogical Partnerships and The Power of Partnership: A Roadmap to Revolutionizing Higher Edby Ketevan KupatadzePedagogical partnerships or students-as-partners pedagogy has become increasingly popular internationally due to its promise to be transformative in building considerably more equitable and collaborative relationships between diverse players in higher education institutions, most importantly between students and faculty/staff (Matthews, Cook-Sather,…
November 16, 2020How We Describe Immersive Learning Experiencesby Phillip MotleyInterviewing teaching faculty about the pedagogies they use in their courses has been one of my primary methods of collecting data for my exploration of immersive learning practices in higher education. With each interview, I learn more about the range…
November 12, 2020Undergraduate Research: Ensuring a High-Impact and Resilient Experience for Allby Helen Walkington, Elizabeth Ackley, Jenny Olin Shanahan, Kearsley Stewart, and Eric E. Hall In this retrospective, we review two seminal papers on undergraduate research (UR) written by David Lopatto (Lopatto 2003; 2010) and discuss the importance of these articles with regard to demonstrating the benefits of UR and the qualities that make it…
November 4, 2020Engaging Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching: A Retrospectiveby Sophia Abbot and Cameron ShirleyIn their book Engaging Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching (2014), Alison Cook-Sather, Catherine Bovill, and Peter Felten present a definition of and guiding principles for partnership work, both of which have remained relevant through the last six years….
October 30, 2020Making College “Worth It”by Sophia Abbot and Lucia-Maribel CraigeAlthough day-to-day life for college students is far from normal, right now, faculty and staff can continue to help the class of 2024 pursue a journey of self-discovery. How can students make the most of their experience? Educational scholars George…
October 27, 2020Is College Worth It? Alumni Say High-Impact Experiences Make College Worthwhileby Jessie L. Moore, Peter Felten, Jason Husser, and Kaye UsryWhat is the value of an undergraduate education? Scholars, politicians, and families have debated that question for decades. Research consistently demonstrates the economic payoff of earning a degree, but is that enough to make college “worth it” for students? In…
October 13, 2020Do Cohesive Groups Matter?by David BuckIn previous posts (here and here), I’ve been writing about the different ways that groups can be created for class projects, and whether the method of group assignment has an impact on learning. In this post, I want to focus on one…
September 30, 2020New Scholarship on Writing Beyond the University: Writers’ Complex Experiencesby Julia BleakneyNew studies seek to update the field of Writing Studies’ understanding of writing beyond the university by explaining how writers enter into and navigate these spheres, writers’ complex roles in non-curricular writing contexts, or the kinds of writing they conduct….