February 27, 2024Keep It Simple: Strategies for Adopting Alternative Grading Practices to Enhance Student Learningby Eric Hall and Kristina MeinkingClark, David and Robert Talbert. 2023. Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices That Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education. New York: Routledge. Grades and grading have long plagued students and instructors alike. Faculty frequently…
January 3, 2023Challenges and Opportunities of Hyperbonding in College Relationshipsby Eric HallSense of belonging is a key predictor of student success for college students (Strayhorn 2008; 2012). This sense of belonging can be enhanced when students find peers that they can identify with and develop relationships with (Gravett and Winstone 2020;…
January 11, 2022Centering Inclusivity (and Mentoring?) in Undergraduate Researchby Eric HallRecently the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) updated their definition of undergraduate research. The change was made in an effort to broaden the scope of undergraduate research (UR) and give attention to issues related to equity, diversity and inclusion. The…
December 28, 2021Peer Mentoring for Belonging, Inclusion, and Student Developmentby Eric E. HallOver the summer, I was reintroduced to the literature surrounding peer mentoring as a result of being a co-leader for the Center for Engaged Learning Research Seminar – (Re)Examining Conditions for Meaningful Learning Experiences. My lens through which I often…
November 2, 2021Mentoring with Mental Health in Mindby Eric E. Hall and Caroline J. KetchamWe have been mentoring students for decades in undergraduate research and have always been curious about ways to enhance our craft as mentors and co-mentors. In our work we have realized the value of the Salient Practices Framework for Undergraduate…
September 7, 2021Including Students in Multi-Institutional Scholarship of Teaching and Learningby Eric Hall, Buffie Longmire-Avital, and Jessie L. MooreIn a recent blog post, the three inaugural Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) Student Scholars responded to an invitation to document their experiences engaging in CEL’s 2021-2023 research seminar, Re-Examining Conditions for Meaningful Learning Experiences. During their preparation for the…
June 7, 2021Bringing Co-Creation in Learning and Teaching to Your Classroomby Eric Hall and Kristina MeinkingIn this accessible and informative new text, Co-creating Learning and Teaching: Towards relational pedagogy in higher education, Catherine Bovill offers readers a useful framework and scholarly context for co-creation in learning and teaching (CCLT). Faculty and staff who are curious…
November 12, 2020Undergraduate Research: Ensuring a High-Impact and Resilient Experience for Allby Helen Walkington, Elizabeth Ackley, Jenny Olin Shanahan, Kearsley Stewart, and Eric E. Hall In this retrospective, we review two seminal papers on undergraduate research (UR) written by David Lopatto (Lopatto 2003; 2010) and discuss the importance of these articles with regard to demonstrating the benefits of UR and the qualities that make it…
July 17, 2020Lessons Learned from Mentoring Undergraduate Research this Summerby Eric E. Hall, Elizabeth Bailey, Simon Higgins, Takudzwa Madzima, Svetlana Nepocatych, Matthew W. Wittstein, and Caroline J. KetchamSalient Practices of Undergraduate Research Mentoring This past March, as universities were transitioning to distance learning, in addition to figuring out how to teach our classes remotely, many of us had to consider how to continue to support our undergraduate…
June 30, 2020Democratizing Undergraduate Research Mentoringby Eric E. HallThe last few months have been incredibly trying as we try to navigate life with COVID-19 and more recently the resurgence of #BlackLivesMatter and advocating for antiracism after a series of senseless attacks and loss of lives for many Black…
