“good practice requires engaging students in the inquiry process.” (Felten, 2013 p.123)

What Does SoTL Have to do with Students?

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…

quote: "researchers interested in the study of lifespan writing may find it useful to pursue projects with cross-disciplinary and multi-institutional longitudinal approaches."

Lifespan Writing and Writing Beyond the University

by Julia Bleakney In this blog, one in a series of blogs on topics connected to the 2019-2021 research seminar on Writing Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency, I explore the recently-developed research collaboration on “lifespan writing,”…

Writing Beyond the University call for applications

Call for Applications: Writing Beyond the University

The Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University invites applications for the 2019-2021 research seminar on Writing Beyond the University: Fostering Writers’ Lifelong Learning and Agency. The deadline to apply is November 12, 2018. Led by Julia Bleakney, Jessie L. Moore, and Paula Rosinski,…

Elon Writing Center

The Writing Center as a Site of Transfer for Consultants

For researchers seeking to understand more about the transfer of learning about writing beyond the university, former writing center consultants are important alumni to study. In their work in the writing center, undergraduate peer consultants have opportunities not just to…

fall reading groups list

Center Hosts Fall 2018 Reading Groups

The Center for Engaged Learning will host two reading groups this fall for Elon University faculty, staff, and graduate students. Students as Partners 2017-2019 CEL Scholar Ketevan Kupatadze and 2018-2020 CEL Graduate Apprentice Sophia Abbot will facilitate discussions about Engaging Students…