Episodes

  • Exploring the Value of Work-Integrated Learning
    Nov 4 2024

    See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/exploring-the-value-of-work-integrated-learning/.

    This episode covers the complexities of a work-integrated learning experience including, both the benefits and the challenges. With guests, Dr. CJ Fleming, an associate professor of psychology and Annelise Weaver, a senior at Elon with an undergraduate degree in psychology, we learn about the impactful practice of WIL’s.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a second-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning. Episode art was created by Nolan Schultheis and Jennie Goforth. Funky Percussions is by Denys Kyshchuk (@audiocoffeemusic) - https://www.audiocoffee.net/. Soft Beat is by ComaStudio.

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    40 mins
  • Perspectives on Using Generative AI in College Assignments
    Oct 7 2024

    See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/perspectives-on-using-generative-ai-in-college-assignments/

    This episode explores what use of AI integration in collegiate assignments can do for student learning. With guests Aaron Trocki, a math professor at Elon university, and Alyssa Collins, who is studying to be a secondary education teacher and worked through one of Trocki’s assignments, we explore the use of AI in a math assignment and the outcomes for student learning.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a second-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

    Episode art was created by Nolan Schultheis and Jennie Goforth.

    Funky Percussions is by Denys Kyshchuk (@audiocoffeemusic) – https://www.audiocoffee.net/. Soft Beat is by ComaStudio.

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    32 mins
  • Mentoring Magic: Mentored Undergraduate Research in Global Contexts
    Sep 2 2024

    See our full episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/mentoring-magic-mentored-undergraduate-research-in-global-contexts/

    Dawn Whitehead and Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, two of the co-editors of Mentored Undergraduate Research in Global Contexts: Integrated High-Impact Practices for Student Success, join our podcast to talk about the intersection of these high-impact practices. We explore topics like accessibility, challenges, and the benefits of mentored undergraduate research in global contexts (whether local or abroad!) for student learning and development.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a second-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

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    42 mins
  • Student-Faculty Partnerships for Co-Constructing Learning
    Jun 24 2024

    Full episode notes are available at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/student-faculty-partnerships-for-co-constructing-learning/

    In this episode of "Making College Worth It," hosts Nolan Schultheis and Jessie Moore delve into student-faculty partnerships in higher education. They interview Olivia Choplin, an associate professor at Elon University, and Emily Ford, a 2020 alumna, who collaborated on redesigning a study abroad course to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Olivia and Emily discuss the challenges and successes of their partnership, emphasizing the importance of student input in course design to reduce grading anxiety and improve learning experiences. The episode highlights how these types of collaborations are essential moving forward in higher education.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a second-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

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    31 mins
  • Fostering Partnership Projects in Higher Education
    Mar 25 2024

    See our full episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/fostering-partnership-projects-in-higher-education/.

    In this episode, we focus on student-faculty partnerships in higher education. We talk to Sophia Abbot, a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education Program at George Mason University and a long-time contributor to partnership practice and scholarship. She currently works as a graduate assistant on the Anti-Racist and Inclusive Teaching (ARIT) team in Stearns Center for Teaching & Learning, and she’s a co-editor of The Power of Partnership: Students, Staff, and Faculty Revolutionizing Higher Education.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a first-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

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    46 mins
  • Crossing Borders at Home
    Mar 11 2024

    See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/crossing-borders-at-home/.

    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 engagement closer to campus and highlights research from the edited collection.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a first-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Jessie L. Moore also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

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    29 mins
  • The Faculty Factor in Living Learning Communities
    Feb 12 2024

    See our extended episode notes at: https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/the-faculty-factor-in-living-learning-communities/

    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 co-edited The Faculty Factor: Developing Faculty Engagement with Living Learning Communities. They share how living-learning communities can inform students' college experiences, and they examine the impact faculty can have in campuses' residential spaces.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a first-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis and Jessie L. Moore also edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

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    40 mins
  • Learning, Space, and Place in Higher Education
    Jan 22 2024

    See our extended episode notes at https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/learning-space-and-place-in-higher-education/.

    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, interim director of Teaching Effectiveness in the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Online Education, and associate professor of English at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. Both have written about the spaces learners embody and interact with during their college studies.

    This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, and Nolan Schultheis, a first-year student at Elon University, studying Psychology with an interest in law. Nolan Schultheis edited the episode. Making College “Worth It” is produced by Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning.

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    29 mins