August 5, 2021The Challenge of Locating Literature on Immersive Pedagogiesby Phillip MotleyLocating a clear and obvious body of literature that names, describes, and defines immersion as a pedagogy has been challenging. Immersion is only occasionally mentioned explicitly in many sources and often only in a handful of areas of higher education…
July 30, 2021Through the Eyes of a Student: An Interdisciplinary, Multi-institutional Research Seminarby Christina Wyatt, Sophie Miller, and Ellery EwellAs defined by the Center’s website, “the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) Student Scholar program is a three-year, mentored opportunity for students to collaborate with Elon University faculty and staff on CEL’s international, multi-institutional research on specific engaged learning topics….
July 19, 2021Going (Green) Rogue: Studying Non-Obligatory Writing, Neglected Writing Spaces, and Underrepresented Writersby Paula RosinskiThis is the fourth blog post in a series featuring the ongoing scholarship of each research team participating in the CEL 2019-2021 research seminar on Writing Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency. This blog post features research…
July 12, 2021Self-Interview with the Authors of Promoting Equity and Justice through Pedagogical Partnershipsby Alise de Bie, Elizabeth Marquis, Alison Cook-Sather, and Leslie Patricia LuqueñoWhat inspired us to write Promoting Equity and Justice through Pedagogical Partnerships? Alise: I suppose it’s most honest to say I found my way to the book through loneliness as a Mad/disabled/queer graduate student, and that it was these experiences…
July 8, 2021Mentoring Across Differences: An Upcoming Series of Conversationsby Caroline J. KetchamI have been thinking about mentoring in some fashion from my earliest days as an athlete. I was motivated to impress teachers and coaches, listening and practicing skill-improvement that I internalized as self-improvement for much of my childhood. My skills…
July 5, 2021The Problem with Assessing Groupsby David BuckOne of the challenges an instructor faces when developing any collaborative project is how to assess learning. When multiple students work together to create some product, it’s not necessarily the case that the final product reflects the learning of all…
June 28, 2021Start with Loneliness: Conceiving a Framework for Promoting Equity and Justiceby Alise de BieMy experiences as a Mad/disabled/queer graduate student were incredibly lonely. It was these experiences of loneliness that led me to participate in pedagogical partnerships with faculty, staff, and fellow students, and that informed my contributions to the theoretical framework for…
June 24, 2021Publishing Engaged Learning Research: Establishing Author Orderby Jessie L. MooreIn a previous post, I discussed factors that can guide who is listed as an author for publications stemming from collaborative projects. In this follow-up post, I share strategies for establishing author order. Different group members may take the lead…
June 21, 2021More than Words: Inclusion and Equity for Students with Disabilitiesby Caroline J. KetchamHopefully Extreme’s 1990 “More than Words” is starting to percolate in your head. Although you may not attach this song to inclusion and equity in higher education, the message of these lyrics is basically: Your actions are more meaningful than…
June 14, 2021Learning to Honor My Own Epistemology: The Long-Term Effects of Student-Faculty Partnershipsby Leslie Patricia LuqueñoAs I have transitioned out of my undergraduate institution and into an elite graduate school, I have increasingly seen and experienced first-hand the confidence-building and harm-redressing potential of pedagogical partnership. When I was an undergraduate at Haverford College, I participated…
