March 11, 2024Crossing Borders at Homeby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 10 In this episode, we visit with Amanda Sturgill, Associate Professor of Journalism at Elon University, who co-edited Mind the Gap: Global Learning at Home and Abroad. She shares strategies for facilitating global…
February 12, 2024The Faculty Factor in Living-Learning Communitiesby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 9 In this episode, we visit with Jennifer Eidum, Associate Professor of English at Elon University, and Laura Lomicka, Professor of French and Applied Linguistics at the University of South Carolina, who…
January 22, 2024Learning, Space, and Place in Higher Educationby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 8 In this episode, we visit with Susan Hrach, director of the Faculty Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and professor of English at Columbus State University, and Ashley Holmes,…
January 8, 2024ePortfolios as Capstone Experienceby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 7 In this episode, we visit with Carol Van Zile-Tamsen, associate vice provost for curriculum, assessment, and teaching transformation at the University at Buffalo, about UB’s ePortfolio capstone requirement for general education….
November 20, 2023Salient Practices of Mentoring Undergraduate Researchby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 6 In this episode, we visit with Helen Walkington, Professor of Higher Education at Oxford Brookes University, UK, and Eric Hall, professor of exercise science at Elon University, about the salient practices…
November 6, 2023The Data Mineby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 5 In this episode, we focus on living-learning communities, which combine students’ on-campus housing experiences with academic experiences like linked courses, shared academic interests, or other learning opportunities. We talk to Professor…
October 23, 2023Capitalizing on Capstone Experiencesby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 4 Caroline Ketcham and Tony Weaver, co-editors of Cultivating Capstones: Designing High-Quality Culminating Experiences for Student Learning, share strategies for faculty and students to make the most of these high-impact opportunities for…
October 9, 2023Lifewide Writing in Collegeby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 1, Episode 3 In a 2021 survey of recent U.S. college graduates, conducted by the Elon Poll and the Center for Engaged Learning, 94% of participants indicated that writing was somewhat or very important…
