Elon Statement on Conditions for Meaningful Learning Experiences

Download a printer-friendly (PDF) copy of the Elon Statement on Conditions for Meaningful Learning Experiences By Eric Hall, Buffie Longmire-Avital, Sophie Miller, and Jessie L. Moore From 2020 to 2023, fourteen scholars participated in the Center for Engaged Learning research…

Using Scenarios to Explore Student-Faculty Partnership

60-Second SoTL – Episode 46 This episode shares an article from the open-access journal, Teaching & Learning Inquiry, and explores how role-play scenarios facilitate reflection on the complexities of student-faculty partnership: Woolmer, Cherie, Nattalia Godbold, Isabel Treanor, Natalie McCray, Ketevan Kupatadze, Peter Felten,…

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Making Connections in College

Making College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 2 In a 2021 survey conducted by the Elon University Poll and the Center for Engaged Learning, 54.5% of recent college graduates indicated that they’d encountered meaningful relationships with faculty or staff…

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Preparing for Workplace Writing

Making College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 1 In a 2021 national survey of recent college graduates in the U.S., young professionals indicated that writing was very important to their daily lives, but only 80% reported developing the writing…

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Takeaways from Connections Are Everything

Oscar R. Miranda Tapia shares three things he hopes students take away from reading his new book, Connections Are Everything. Learn more about Connections Are Everything, by Peter Felten , Leo M. Lambert, Isis Artze-Vega, and Oscar R. Miranda Tapia,…

College Is More than a Set of Transactions

Leo M. Lambert discusses his new book, Connections Are Everything, and how important it is for students to focus on building relationships during college. Learn more about Connections Are Everything, by Peter Felten , Leo M. Lambert, Isis Artze-Vega, and…

Ideas to Take with You – Connections Are Everything

Isis Artze-Vega discusses her hopes for what students will take away from her new book, Connections Are Everything. Learn more about Connections Are Everything, by Peter Felten , Leo M. Lambert, Isis Artze-Vega, and Oscar R. Miranda Tapia, at: www.CenterForEngagedLearning.org/books/connections-are-everything….

Building Relationships in College

Leo M. Lambert shares his hopes for what students will take away from his new book, Connections Are Everything. Learn more about Connections Are Everything, by Peter Felten , Leo M. Lambert, Isis Artze-Vega, and Oscar R. Miranda Tapia, at:…

Building a Constellation of Relationships

Oscar R. Miranda Tapia talks about how to build a constellation of relationships — a web of people (friends, professors, advisors, etc.) who can help a student be successful in college. Learn more about Connections Are Everything, by Peter Felten…

Oscar’s Most Meaningful Relationship in College

Oscar R. Miranda Tapia, co-author of Connections Are Everything, shares the story of his most meaningful relationship in college. Learn more about Connections Are Everything, by Peter Felten , Leo M. Lambert, Isis Artze-Vega, and Oscar R. Miranda Tapia, at:…