HomePublications Elon Statements Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionElon Statements Capstone Experiences Conditions for Meaningful Learning Experiences Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice Work-Integrated Learning Writing Beyond the University Writing Transfer The Center for Engaged Learning’s Elon Statements synthesize prior literature and findings from the Center’s international, multi-institutional, and multi-disciplinary research seminars. The statements focus on enabling practices that support student learning and offer next steps for future research. These statements serve as practical resources for educators, researchers, and institutional leaders interested in advancing engaged learning. Explore the Statements Current Elon Statements on research-informed practices examine the following topics: Capstone Experiences Published: 2020DOI: 10.36284/celelon.statement4 Research-informed principles for designing capstone experiences that help students integrate their learning, apply knowledge to authentic challenges, and prepare for life and work beyond graduation. Read the statement → Conditions for Meaningful Learning Experiences Published: 2023DOI: 10.36284/celelon.statement5 Educational practices that foster engaged learning—from building relationships and providing meaningful feedback to encouraging reflection, belonging, and the transfer of knowledge across experiences. Read the statement → Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience Published: 2017DOI: 10.36284/celelon.statement2 How institutions can create intentional, integrated global learning experiences that prepare students to engage thoughtfully and equitably in an interconnected world. Read the statement → Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice Published: 2019DOI: 10.36284/celelon.statement3 Evidence-based strategies for designing residential learning communities that strengthen academic engagement, build belonging, and support student success through integrated living and learning. Read the statement → Work-Integrated Learning Published: 2024DOI: 10.36284/celelon.statement7 How partnerships among students, educators, and employers create meaningful work-integrated learning experiences that connect academic study with professional practice and career readiness. Read the statement → Writing Beyond the University Published: 2024DOI: 10.36284/celelon.statement6 How higher education can prepare students for the diverse writing demands of professional, civic, and personal life by fostering adaptable, reflective, and lifelong writers. Read the statement → Writing Transfer Published: 2015DOI: 10.36284/celelon.statement1 How students adapt and apply writing knowledge across courses, disciplines, workplaces, and communities, and explore practices that strengthen writing transfer throughout the learning journey. Read the statement → This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
