November 18, 2025Preserving Human Experiences: Data and Ethics by Daisy Martinez-JimenezThis summer, I had the opportunity to deepen my understanding of data as a research assistant under Dr. Amanda Kleintop, working with archived records from the US Slave Claims Commissions. In this role, I was responsible for transcribing documents from…
November 17, 2025Student Scholar Perspectives on Mentoring Relationshipsby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a TwistSeason 4, Episode 3 In this episode, guests Azul Bellot and Tiffanie Grant, both Center for Engaged Learning Student Scholars at Elon University, share how mentorship has shaped their confidence, sense of belonging, and academic journeys….
November 14, 2025A Reflection on Collaborative Research by Phillip Motley Starting with my first experience in 2012, I have participated in three iterations of the International Collaborative Writing Groups (ICWG) program, which is an initiative of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). The ICWGs were…
November 11, 2025Teaching as Storytelling: How a Neuroscience Study Changed My Classroom Smartphone Policy by Jessica Navarro Since I started at Elon University four years ago, I’ve wrestled with how to approach smartphone use in my classroom. In my syllabi, I previously stated: “Cell phones (on silent or vibrate) are permitted in class, but please be considerate…
November 4, 2025Translating the Past: Reflections from Behind the Ledger by Mia ArangoDuring the summer of 2025, I had the opportunity to work on a transcription project involving historical records from the War Department about Maryland, Missouri, and the US Bureau of Colored Troops during the Civil War. These included an account…
November 3, 2025Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences in the Humanities by Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 3, Episode 2 In this episode, we explore strategies to keep students engaged in research in the humanities. We speak with Dr. Mary Isbell, an associate professor of English at the University of New…
October 28, 2025Data Literacy as a Precursor to AI Literacy by Cora WiggerAs the new school year begins and our weeks are filled with slide edits, planning meetings, and the smell of new notebooks, one theme is dominating the preparation: Artificial Intelligence. I am not an AI expert. I have no tips…
October 24, 2025Accommodated, but Not Supported: Story 2 by Kira CampagnaI am writing this blog post as a follow-up to my Accommodated, but Not Supported post, which I shared in the summer of 2025. The post focused on my personal experiences with professors not understanding my academic accommodations and how…
October 21, 2025Engaging Students in Transcribing Historical Data: About the Project by Amanda Kleintop and Cora WiggerIn this post and a series of student contributions that follow, we describe a summer project where we engaged with students doing transcription work of historical archival documents. While the original conception of the project started off as purely oriented…
October 20, 2025How Scholarship Shapes Our Mentoring Past and Futureby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a TwistSeason 4, Episode 2 What can research on mentoring teach us about building stronger, more equitable learning environments? In this episode, guests Ashley Finley, Jane Greer, and Jessie Moore unpack the scholarly roots of mentoring in…
