Aaron Trocki, Associate Professor of Mathematics, is the 2023-2025 CEL Scholar. His CEL Scholar work focuses on models of assessment and feedback outside of traditional grading assumptions and approaches.

Blog Posts by Aaron Trocki

Man writing objectives on a whiteboard. White quoted text reads: "For students to give, receive, and learn from feedback, they must understand exactly what they are asked to demonstrate.”

Implementing Effective Feedback Practices: Strategy 2

In part one of this two-part blog, I revisited results from my students who completed the feedback literacy behavior scale (Dawson et al. 2023). I identified two areas in which students demonstrated room for improvement: (1) seeking feedback information; and…

Graphic of a human figure standing between two yellow directional arrows pointing in opposite directions, symbolizing choice. Overlaid text features a quote comparing walking or biking to driving, emphasizing that slower, more direct experiences can enhance appreciation of technological shortcuts.

GenAI in Higher Education: Embrace, Deny, or Somewhere In Between 

My continued involvement with the Center of Engaged Learning at Elon University has led to my current role as a co-leader of the 2026-2028 Research Seminar on Rethinking Engaged Learning in the Age of GenAI. I am writing this blog…

"Considering students' perspectives on GenAI and on teaching and learning should assist faculty with addressing the availability of this technology in higher education." -Aaron Trocki

Students’ Perspectives on GenAI in Higher Education: Research Seminar Reflections, Part 1 

In early July, the leadership team for the research seminar on Rethinking Engaged Learning in the Age of GenAI hosted the first of three summer meetings for seminar participants. Three CEL Student Scholars serve on our leadership team, and they have been integral to planning and delivering the July seminar meeting, which focused on helping multi-institutional teams plan three-year Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)…