Place-Based Pedagogies in Higher Education

The Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University is pleased to announce the 2025 – 2027 Research Seminar on Learning on Location: Place-Based Pedagogies in Higher Education. This three-summer research seminar facilitates multi-institutional research on pedagogies that leverage critical engagement with place and space to deepen teaching and learning in higher education. Research teams will use a mixed-methods approach to conduct qualitative and quantitative research.  

We invite interested scholars and practitioners, regardless of discipline, to apply to join a multi-institutional cohort of researchers collaborating to investigate: 

• Student perspectives on and experiences with learning on location; 
• Multi-disciplinary, evidence-informed strategies for teaching with place-based pedagogies;  
• Partnership and stewardship with local parks, museums, community groups, and businesses for learning on location; and 
• Institutional level policies and practices that enable learning on location. 

Read the full call for applications to learn more.

Participants will produce significant, concrete outcomes. Past Center for Engaged Learning research seminars have generated edited volumes, journal articles and book chapters, white papers, and conference presentations – as well as local initiatives on participants’ home campuses. Participants will be well-positioned to use evidence-based assessments of student learning conducted as part of the research seminar to inform learning on location at their institutions. 

Printer-Friendly Call for Applications (PDF) | Apply Online by February 17, 2025