George Bernard Shaw once said, “The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”  Over the next year, as 2018-2020 CEL research seminar participants continue to contemplate the future of the capstone experience, we cannot…

The Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) is pleased to invite applications from Elon faculty for the 2020-2022 Center for Engaged Learning Scholar. During a two-year appointment, CEL Scholars will develop expertise in a specific aspect of engaged learning and will…

Writing Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency seminar leaders – Julia Bleakney, Paula Rosinski, and Jessie L. Moore – asked seminar participants each to share citations and brief annotations for two texts (e.g., articles, chapters, books, etc.)…

by Michael Carignan There is a rare convergence between institutions of higher ed and employers of new graduates who are aligned in their perceptions that, among other things, a college education ought to contribute to students’ intercultural abilities (e.g., British…

Council of Writing Program Administrators 2019 Conference | Baltimore, MD | July 26, 2019 | 9:20-10:20 AM Speakers: Julia Bleakney, Director of the Writing Center and Assistant Professor of English, Elon University Heather Lindenmann, Coordinator of ENG 110 and Assistant…

In this blog, one in a series on topics connected to the 2019-2021 research seminar on Writing Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency, we review the motivations, questions, methods, and populations of four studies that examined alumni…

In this blog, one in a series on topics connected to the 2019-2021 research seminar on Writing Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency, we explore new possibilities for research methods that can be used to study writing…

by Sophia Abbot Student involvement at ISSOTL is growing. As a newly elected member of the ISSOTL Board, I serve as a student representative in conversations about the society’s growth and strategic planning, as well as about SoTL more broadly….

by Sophia Abbot This past October, the International Society of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) met in Bergen, Norway, to share SoTL projects, practices, and findings. On the Center for Engaged Learning’s “What is SoTL?” page, we define…

My first blog post examined broadly the role rhetorical considerations—like audience, writer, genre/text, and context—might play in writing beyond the university research. In this second blog post, I focus on the kinds of writing that happen in the more narrowly…