December 9, 2014Year in Review: Videos – Part 2This month we’re taking a look back at some of the Center for Engaged Learning’s most watched videos in 2014 and pairing them with some you might have missed. Created for ISSOTL Online 2013 for the Studying and Designing for…
December 2, 2014Year in Review: Videos – Part 1This month we’re taking a look back at some of the Center for Engaged Learning’s most watched videos in 2014 and pairing them with some you might have missed. We launched the Lee Shulman on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning series in…
November 4, 2014Collaborative Communities and Mentoring Undergraduate Researchby Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler Can participation in undergraduate research help to facilitate sustained, collaborative and multi-disciplinary partnerships between students and faculty mentors, as well as partnerships that extend beyond the institutional walls? At a recent workshop sponsored by the Council for Undergraduate…
October 21, 2014Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and LearningThis week the 2014 conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) convenes in Quebec City, Canada. In the weeks leading up to last year’s conference, the Center hosted ISSOTL Online 2013, featuring three (3) complementary strands…
October 14, 2014Fostering Institutional and Multi-Institutional Researchby Jessie L. MooreWhen the Center for Engaged Learning releases calls for applications for our research seminars, we often field questions about how many people can apply from an institution and how the multi-institutional research seminars support institutional research. Many applicants are the…
October 7, 2014Flipping the Script to Investigate Study Abroadby Amanda SturgillI got a chance to see study abroad from the other side of the experience this year, when my family hosted an exchange student from Spain. I felt pretty competent to host someone from another culture – I’ve done short…
September 30, 2014Integrating Global Learning with the University ExperienceElon University is pleased to announce the 2015-2017 Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) Research Seminar on Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience: Higher-Impact Study Abroad and Off-Campus Domestic Study. This three-summer research seminar facilitates multi-institutional research on study abroad…
September 23, 2014Study Abroad and Off-campus Domestic Study: Part of a Complex Tapestryby Amanda SturgillStudy abroad and off-campus domestic study are popular pursuits at Elon and at many other colleges and universities. And with good reason: The immersion in a novel culture can provide a tipping point that can help with both learning and…
September 9, 2014Writing and the Question of Transfer: Content Mattersby Jessie L. MooreThe 2011-2013 Elon University Research Seminar on Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer supported multi-institutional research by 45 scholars and resulted in an impressive (and still growing) list of conference presentations and publications. Writing across Contexts: Transfer, Composition, and…
August 5, 2014Study Abroad and Pre-Professional Programsby Amanda Sturgill According to the most recent statistics, nearly 300,000 U. S. students now study abroad, while close to one million students from other nations are studying abroad in the U. S. In an upcoming Center for Engaged Learning…