May 2, 2017Students as Co-Creators of SLCEby Patti H. Clayton & Alexa StoutWe have to keep striving, not only towards fulfilling the hope that all students will become active citizens, but the intention that they will be active citizens, that they will be committed to changing their own lives and the lives of those…
April 28, 2017Engaged Education: Not For Undergraduates Onlyby Lori E. Kniffin & Patti H. ClaytonA decade ago, research suggested that, when it came to graduate education, colleges and universities focused more on disciplinary knowledge than civic engagement, despite the emphasis on the latter at the undergraduate level (Stanton & Wagner, 2006). Graduate students in…
January 23, 2017Emerging Research and Lingering Questions about Integrating Study Away as Global Learning with the University ExperienceAssociation of American Colleges and Universities 2017 Meeting | San Francisco, CA | January 28, 2017 | 7:45 – 9:00 AM Discussion Facilitators: Jessie L. Moore (jmoore28@elon.edu), Director, Center for Engaged Learning, Elon University Lynette Bikos (lhbikos@spu.edu), Associate Dean, School of…
September 26, 2016The Undergraduate Experience & Universities' Existing StrengthsElon University President Leo Lambert examines the existing Undergraduate Experience strengths embedded in colleges and universities. This video was produced by the Center for Engaged Learning to supplement The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing on What Matters Most (Wiley, 2016). How to cite this…
September 16, 2016Improvement Mattersby Peter FeltenThis post originally appeared as a NILOA Guest Viewpoint on the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment website. This Viewpoint summarizes important takeaways found in Chapter 6 of “The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most” (2016) by Peter…
September 12, 2016Researching residential learning communitiesby Shannon Lundeen and Cara McFaddenResidential learning communities (RLCs) vary widely in objectives, structure, resources, selection criteria, accessibility, curricular content, and co-curricular programs, not only from one institution to the next, but even among RLCs in the same institution. Over the past two summers, the…
August 30, 2016Threshold Concepts in Practiceby Shannon McGowanThreshold Concepts in Practice, an edited compilation of papers presented at the Fifth Biennial Meeting on Threshold Concepts in 2014, came out earlier this year. This is the third edited volume from Ray Land, Jan Meyer, and Mick Flanagan examining the…
August 22, 2016Alignment Matters in the Undergraduate ExperienceIn a new video produced by the Center for Engaged Learning to supplement The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing on What Matters Most (Wiley, 2016), Betsy Barefoot (John N. Gardner Institute), Peter Felten (Elon University), and Charles Schroeder (Higher Education Consultant) discuss the role…
August 16, 2016Making College MatterPresident Leo M. Lambert and Assistant Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Learning Peter Felten have a new article in The Conversation US about two factors that can enhance students’ college experiences: Taking responsibility for learning Developing meaningful relationships…
August 1, 2016George Kuh on High Impact Undergraduate InquiryOn July 25, 2016, George Kuh presented at the Center’s Conference on Excellent Practices in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. His closing keynote (video below) focused on “Ensuring that Undergraduate Inquiry is a High Quality High-Impact Practice.” How to cite this post: George…
