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Help!: When Problems Arise in Mentoring Relationships

Just like any other relationship, differences in opinions, values, and desires can lead to problems in mentoring as the relationship advances. Problems in mentoring might lead to superficial interactions, below-average engagement, unmet expectations, and difficulty relating to one another (Eby…

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What Are Barriers to Relationship-Rich Education? Faculty Perspectives  

Student-faculty, student-staff, and student-student relationships contribute significantly to student learning, motivation, identity development, well-being, graduation rates, and post-graduation career and civic outcomes in higher education (Mayhew et al. 2016; Felten and Lambert 2020). The effects of student-faculty interactions are particularly…

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Exploring the Value of Work-Integrated Learning 

Making College “Worth It”- Season 2, Episode 3 This episode covers the complexities of a work-integrated learning experience, including both the benefits and the challenges. With guests, Dr. CJ Fleming, an associate professor of psychology, and Annelise Weaver, a senior…

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Learning Disabilities, Meet Learned Helplessness

I am currently undertaking the course Educational Psychology here at Elon. While I was reading a section of my course textbook, I came across a statement that has been stuck in my head all week: “Students with learning disabilities might…

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Journey to the Professoriate

Limed – Season 3, Episode 2 Pierce Johnson, a graduate student at the University of Albany, finds himself knowing he wants to be teaching-centered as a professor in the future, but his graduate program, as many do, emphasizes research. Host…

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AI and the Truthiness of Search

I like to have an engaging activity for my first-years on the first day of class, and this year, I did a sticky note discussion. Students have a series of prompts, write their responses on sticky notes, and we put…