CEL Scholar Posts

"Instead of saying ‘it’s biased,’ we want students to be able to explain how something is biased, how we can learn from it, and how to use that knowledge to take steps to keep improving upon our understandings of the world.”
July 22, 2025

Data Literacy in Engaged Learning: Understanding Bias

by Amanda Kleintop and Cora Wigger

Over my career as a student and professor, I (Amanda) have come to learn, with the help of my colleague Dr. Cora Wigger that understanding bias in research is essential to understanding causes and perpetuation of racism. In my first…

This flaw in simulations can create misrepresent cultural dynamics, portraying groups based on leaked bias instead of reality.” with young woman and older German man talking through cup phone.
July 8, 2025

AI and Learning About Cultures 

by Amanda Sturgill

  Several of the high-impact practices in higher education require learners to practice stepping out of their cultural comfort zone. For instance, a co-op or internship can require adapting to the culture of a workplace. Undergraduate research means learning to…

Man writing objectives on a whiteboard. White quoted text reads: "For students to give, receive, and learn from feedback, they must understand exactly what they are asked to demonstrate.”
June 27, 2025

Implementing Effective Feedback Practices: Strategy 2

by Aaron Trocki

In part one of this two-part blog, I revisited results from my students who completed the feedback literacy behavior scale (Dawson et al. 2023). I identified two areas in which students demonstrated room for improvement: (1) seeking feedback information; and…

Arrangement of burgundy, lime green, and natural wooden swivel chairs in a professional lounge area with white text: "Inclusive is inviting for all, not special to some" by Caroline Ketcham and Kira Campagna
June 3, 2025

Neuroinclusive Classrooms and Spaces

by Caroline J. Ketcham and Kira Campagna

Individually and collectively, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about neuroinclusive spaces, particularly in higher education settings. What is a Neuroinclusive Classroom?    You may be curious about the term neuroinclusive classroom. Environments such as these are becoming more…

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May 20, 2025

Implementing Effective Feedback Practices: Strategy 1 

by Aaron Trocki

Two blog posts ago, I shared my early spring semester plans for giving students effective feedback and promoting their feedback literacy in an early college calculus course. Going into that semester, I realized that to promote student feedback literacy, it…

White tet on a background of blue and yellow cyclical arrows reads: "The feedback loop has helped me to think about feedback use in cycles, in contrast to feedback approaches that simply justify a mark or grade.”
March 11, 2025

Assessing Student Feedback Literacy 

by Aaron Trocki

In the last blog post, I discussed my initial plans for feedback this semester. A few insights have helped me to plan effective feedback strategies. The feedback loop (Clark and Talbert 2023) structures students’ engagement with feedback they receive to…

White text with large quote reads: "So, while AI adoption is on the rise, actual use by employees is still low. There's a clear gap between what’s expected and what's being used." on a blue translucent banner with an office building with people working in a background image.
January 31, 2025

Examining AI Use in the Workplace  

by Amanda Sturgill

As a teacher in higher education, it’s easy to feel pressure to have my graduates job-market ready, and at my university, we have had some engaging discussions about how well we should prepare students to use AI on the job….