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The English Major in a Changing Higher Education Landscape | Leo M. Lambert

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 2, 2017

Elon University’s Xi Omicron Chapter of the International English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta, welcomed its new student, faculty, and staff inductees to the honor society. An undergraduate English major and outgoing Elon University President, Dr. Leo M. Lambert delivered a keynote to the attendees, “The English Major in a Changing Higher Education Landscape.” In […]

Community Connections | Technology, the Workplace, and the Future

Teaching & Learning Technologies October 26, 2017

How is technology creating a new American workplace and workforce? Although once thought the stuff of science fiction, people are being replaced by computers in many areas of our lives. Join this discussion addressing how artificial intelligence, automation, and robots are influencing how we work and live. Panelists include representatives from business, science, and technology […]

What We Should Know About Gender and Decision Making | Therese Huston

Teaching & Learning Technologies October 18, 2016

Seattle University cognitive psychologist and author of How Women Decide, Therese Huston tackles popular stereotypes about women as decision-makers. Is it really a woman’s prerogative to change her mind? How do we respond to women taking risks, and do we respond any differently to men making those same choices? Most important, does all of this […]

A Tale of Two Classes | Todd Lee and Kristina Meinking

Teaching & Learning Technologies August 19, 2016

Learning is a tricky thing. For both students and faculty, beliefs about learning often run contrary to an ever-growing volume of evidence in the cognitive and educational sciences. In this session, we explore the theory and practice of having students demonstrate and reflect upon their learning. Although we teach Math and Latin, two subjects which […]

Pink Hippos, Infinity Dreams, and Other Mysteries of Engaged Learning | Michael Palmer

Teaching & Learning Technologies August 13, 2015

Elon University welcomed area university and college educators to the 12th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference on August 13, 2015. The conference was jointly sponsored by Elon’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) and Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT). In the plenary, Dr. Michael Palmer, Associate Professor (Chemistry) and Associate Director of […]

The Changing World of Work | Dr. Harry Boyte

Teaching & Learning Technologies March 26, 2015

Given momentous changes in the economy and in the workplace, what should we expect of American higher education in the 21st century? Do our colleges and universities bear some responsibility for the challenges facing young graduates today? And do we still look to those institutions to be the engines of social progress and economic development […]

Expanding Conversations and Seeding Professional Networks via Twitter | Jeff Carpenter

Teaching & Learning Technologies March 19, 2015

Jeff Carpenter, Assistant Professor of Educuation and Director of Teaching Fellows Program, shares how technology impacts his teaching in and out of the classroom. (211)

The Evolving College Industry | Ian Brady

TEDx Elon University February 21, 2015

What does an education system for the 21st century look like? Ian Brady envisions the infusion of technology and a system that works fluidly with individual learners. There are many different ways of learning. The traditional education system is under pressure to change. Ian Brady is an Application Designer from Chicago, IL. He attended Vancouver […]