June 20, 2024AI, Higher Ed and the Hype Cycleby Amanda SturgillIs AI going to make our lives worse? An interesting study came out recently from Elon’s Imagining the Digital Future Center (Rainie and Husser 2024) that sort of asked that question, in relation to deep fakes (United States Government Accountability Office 2020) and politics…
May 28, 2024Meaningful Undergraduate Experiences and How They Matter Nowby Jessie L. MooreThe Center for Engaged Learning periodically conducts surveys on students’ experiences in higher education and their application to students’ post-graduation lives. Our latest iteration surveyed 956 U.S. residents who were 18-34 years old and graduates of two- or four-year higher…
May 21, 2024A CEL Research Seminar on Neuroinclusive Engaged Learningby Caroline J. KetchamThis summer we launch a multi-year, multi-institutional research seminar through the Center for Engaged Learning focused on “Affirming and Inclusive Engaged Learning for Neurodivergent Students.” As with all the seminars, the lead-up to this has been a multi-year process with…
April 16, 2024Relationship-Rich Education at Scale, aka the Too Many Bodies Problemby Peter FeltenDecades of research demonstrates that student learning and well-being in higher education are enhanced by positive relationships with peers and instructors (Felten and Lambert 2020). Yet, one common challenge with relationship-rich education is scale. How is this possible when I’m…
April 9, 2024Facilitating Integration of and Reflection on Engaged and Experiential Learningby Jessie L. MooreSince 2019, I’ve been working with my colleague Paul Miller to create an institutional toolkit for fostering both students’ self-reflection and their mentoring conversations with peers, staff, and faculty in order to deepen students’ educational experiences. Our institution, Elon University,…
January 22, 2024Learning, Space, and Place in Higher Educationby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 8 In this episode, we visit with Susan Hrach, director of the Faculty Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and professor of English at Columbus State University, and Ashley Holmes,…
January 16, 2024Mentoring Relationships That Go “Beneath the Surface”by Ryan W. ErckOver the past few decades, numerous scholars have conducted research on mentoring relationships in college (Crisp and Cruz 2009; Jacobi 1991). Although much has been explored and written about mentoring undergraduates, Vandermaas-Peeler and Moore (2022) recently articulated a summative and…
December 18, 2023PodCases: Using Podcasts to Enhance Case Study Pedagogyby Matt WittsteinLimed: Teaching with a TwistSeason 2, Episode 4 Justin Shaffer teaches Anatomy and Physiology, among other Biomedical and Chemical Engineering courses at Colorado School of Mines. He introduces the idea of PodCases, using popular podcasts to engage his students with…
December 12, 2023The Big M.A.C of Academic Mentorship by Tiffanie GrantIn the realm of crafting my culinary-inspired blog posts, a pattern seems to have emerged, one that I’ve unconsciously adhered to. So, if the title of this particular blog post conjured thoughts of the iconic Big Mac from McDonald’s, I…
December 5, 2023A Preliminary Framework for Artificial Intelligence–Supported Assessments: Models of Assessment and Feedbackby Aaron TrockiSince interviewing Rachel Forsyth a couple months ago, I have been writing and piloting assessments that incorporate artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT. My work was in response to her consideration of how AI could be used to help students and…