HomeBlogWork-Integrated Learning Exploring the Value of Work-Integrated Learning by Jessie Moore and Nolan SchultheisNovember 4, 2024 Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionPodcasts – Home 60-Second SoTL Limed: Teaching with a Twist Making College “Worth It” Special Series First-Year Seminars Land Acknowledgement Making College “Worth It”- Season 2, Episode 3 This episode covers the complexities of a work-integrated learning experience, including both the benefits and the challenges. With guests, Dr. CJ Fleming, an associate professor of psychology, and Annelise Weaver, a senior at Elon majoring in psychology, we learn about the impactful practice of WIL’s. Click Here to View This Episode’s Transcript Meet our Guests Annelise Weaver is a senior at Elon University pursuing her undergraduate degree in Psychology, with minors in both Spanish and Communications. She is currently a CEL Student Scholar, conducting research on Work-Integrated Learning. Through CEL, she has had the opportunity to work with international, multi-institutional collaborators that have allowed her to expand her knowledge on the topic. Annelise currently works in the university Registrar’s office as a student assistant, advising students with degree requirements. She has held a leadership position as the student director for Girls in Motion, a mentoring program for elementary and middle school girls that focuses on physical activity and nutrition. She also served as the education coordinator for the Intersect Conference, a conference examining the inter-disciplinary work around diversity and leadership. Dr. CJ Fleming is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Elon University. As a clinical psychologist, she conducts research at the intersection of treatment seeking, intimate relationships, and mental health concerns. Given her own background with clinical internships, she is a passionate advocate of experiential learning and served as the Faculty Fellow for Internships in Elon College and as a CEL seminar leader in the CEL research seminar focused on work-integrated learning. She currently serves as the Associate Director of Undergraduate Research at Elon. Episode Credits This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a second-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning. Episode art was created by Nolan Schultheis and Jennie Goforth. Funky Percussions is by Denys Kyshchuk (@audiocoffeemusic) - https://www.audiocoffee.net/. Soft Beat is by ComaStudio. Explore Center Resources Related to this Episode Elon Statement on Work-Integrated Learning Download a printer-friendly (PDF) version of the Elon Statement on Work-Integrated Learning by CJ Eubanks Fleming, T. Judene Pretti, Gianna T. Smurro, and Annelise R. Weaver From 2022 to 2024, twenty scholars participated in the Center for Engaged Learning research… Elon University Center for Engaged Learning. 2024. “Elon Statement on Work-Integrated Learning.” www.centerforengagedlearning.org/elon-statement-on-work-integrated-learning. Work-Integrated Learning Definition Work-integrated learning (WIL) is an approach to education that allows students to obtain work experiences related to what they are learning in a classroom setting (International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, n.d; Jackson 2016). Ferns, Campbell, and Zegwaard (2014) describe… Center for Engaged Learning. “Work-Integrated Learning.” Center for Engaged Learning, Elon University. Accessed October 21, 2024. https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/research-seminars/work-integrated-learning/. Center Blog Posts on Work-Integrated Learning Sense of Belonging in Internships Making College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 8 In this episode, Nolan and Jessie talk with Dr. Melinda Adams and Dr. Jody Jessup-Anger about the relational aspects of internships. Our guests’ research explores how trust and sense of belonging contribute… Attending to Equity in Work-Integrated Learning Making College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 5 In this episode, Anne-Marie Fannon and Soumya Garg from the Work-Learn Institute at the University of Waterloo share new research on the work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences of equity deserving groups. They… Lining It All Up: Creating Alignment Between Learning Objectives and Assignments in Internship Coursework I have been partnering recently with Elon’s Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) as well as the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC) to focus on the pedagogy of internships, and specifically best practices for writing and assessing learning… Internship as Research and Research as Career Readiness: Blurring the Lines As I come to the close of my work as the Faculty Fellow for Internships in Elon’s College of Arts and Sciences, I am transitioning into a role in our Undergraduate Research Program. In part due to fortuitous timing in… Facilitating Integration of and Reflection on Engaged and Experiential Learning Since 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,… 1 2 … 5 6 > Center for Engaged Learning. “Work-Integrated Learning (WIL).” Center for Engaged Learning, Elon University. Accessed October 21, 2024. https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/category/wil/.
