60-Second SoTL – Episode 45

This week’s episode shares an open-access article from New Directions in Teaching and Learning and examines how U.S.-based colleges and universities support mentoring of undergraduate research in global contexts:

Cruz, Laura, Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Eric E. Hall, Amy L. Allocco, Kate Patch, Jennifer Hamel, and Jacqueline McLaughlin. 2023. “Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Global Contexts (MUR-CG): An Integrated Model.” New Directions for Teaching and Learning 2023: 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.20556

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This episode was hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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