This was my first summer participating in the Center for Engaged Learning student scholar experience. In late spring, I applied to be part of the CEL Student Scholar program. For those who may not know, the program consists of a…

Making College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 4 In this episode, we consider how undergraduate research impacts a student’s inquiry, sense of belonging, and long-term career. Drawing from in-depth interviews with alumni across the disciplines, Kristine Johnson and Michael…

In this series of blog posts, I began by exploring models of assessment and feedback and offering some perspectives on benefits and drawbacks from various models. The practice perspective as described by Boud et al. (2018) proved valuable in my…

The cliché “lifelong learner” is used often, but there is a great deal of good in that term if you begin to think deeply about it.   We are always learning; and that is a good thing. I am. That is why…

Hensel, Nancy, ed. 2024. Course-Based Undergraduate Research: Educational Equity and High-Impact Practice. Routledge. Coleman,  Jennifer, Nancy Hensel, and William E. Campbell, eds. 2024. Undergraduate Research in Online, Virtual, and Hybrid Courses. Routledge. Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact educational…

Limed – Season 3, Episode 3 Dhvani Toprani hosts this month’s episode with her longtime colleague, Saadeddine (Saad) Shehab from the University of Illinois’ Siebel Center for Design. As the Director of Assessment and Research for the Siebel Center, Saad…

In higher education, Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers real benefits like time savings and a tireless thought partner. But it can also mean significant anxiety for students and their instructors alike.   What Makes People More Likely to Accept AI?  Research indicates that…

Recently I had the opportunity to think about mentoring in the context of a semester study abroad program with undergraduate research (UR) mentors working with DIS, Study Abroad in Scandinavia. Before talking with the mentors, I had asked their students…

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…

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…