May 2, 2023Learning about Publishing and Engaged Learning as a CEL Internby Carissa PallanderThe Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University is an incredible resource for faculty, staff, and students. I learned about their intern position from a posting on the Elon Job Network website and began working with CEL in the fall…
April 25, 2023Trading Engaged Learning Skills: What We Can Learn From Our Kids and Our Kids’ Learning Spacesby Caroline J. KetchamOn a Wednesday in mid-April, I decided to step away from work and go watch my oldest son Elliot compete in cabinetry at SkillsUSA NC state competition. I debated going for a moment—there are things to grade, a meeting or…
March 20, 2023Gamifying Multimedia Writingby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 7 Dr. Travis Maynard found a game called “Silicon Valley Startups” at a Goodwill store and turned it into the basis for introducing his professional writing and rhetoric students to the skills and…
January 3, 2023Challenges and Opportunities of Hyperbonding in College Relationshipsby Eric HallSense of belonging is a key predictor of student success for college students (Strayhorn 2008; 2012). This sense of belonging can be enhanced when students find peers that they can identify with and develop relationships with (Gravett and Winstone 2020;…
December 29, 2022Reflection and Authentic Learningby Jessie L. Moore60-Second SoTL – Episode 17 This week’s episode features an open-access article from Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South and examines what reflection on authentic tasks can illuminate about student learning: Bester, Johannes, and Erica Pretorius. 2022. “Linking Reflective…
December 20, 2022Through the Eyes of a Student: Integration in Practiceby Ellery Ewell, Sophie Miller, and Christina WyattLast year, we, as CEL Student Scholars, had the pleasure of attending the 2021 meeting of the (Re)Examining Conditions for Meaningful Learning Research Seminar, in which we dealt with imposter syndrome, budding relationships with participants, and developing our own body…
December 19, 2022PowerPointers: Making the Most of Slide Decksby Matt Wittstein and Dhvani TopraniLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 4 Dr. Sarah Morrison-Smith is a new faculty member at Hamilton College, where the institutional culture leans away from PowerPoint in the classroom. Our panel of Jill McSweeney, Scott Spurlock, and Christina Wyatt…
October 17, 2022Rethinking Student Engagement, Post-COVIDby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a Twist – Episode 2 Dr. Chris Trimby from the University of Delaware wants to rethink how to engage his physiology students as we emerge from COVID. Panelists Derek Bruff, Ellery Ewell, and Jen Uno discuss how…
October 11, 2022An Equitable High-Impact Practice Must Be Psychosocially Safe and Reflective of All Identitiesby Buffie Longmire-AvitalMy sons are growing up at Elon. Elon has been the background of my eldest son’s life since he was just a few months old. He made the drive to school with me the very first day of classes when…
October 4, 2022Facilitating Safety in Work-Integrated Learning: Responsibilities of Academic/University Mentorsby CJ FlemingThe benefits of work-integrated learning (WIL) are far reaching, with overwhelmingly positive outcomes for students, employers, and university mentors alike. However, community and employer placements are not without risk to each party, as students move out of the relative safety…