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The role of ISIS in the Iraqi and Syrian refugee crisis | Ahmed Fadaam

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 17, 2015

After receiving a bachelor of arts, master’s of fine arts and doctorate in fine arts, Ahmed Fadaam was a professor at Baghdad University in Iraq and a sculptor. Fadaam pushes for an open channel that will establish a forum for each society to talk to each other, away from government interferences, people to people, individual […]

I Love Myself When I Am… What? The Costs of White Privilege… | Shannon Sullivan

Teaching & Learning Technologies October 20, 2015

I Love Myself When I Am… What? The Costs of White Privilege, White Habits and White Ignorance Sullivan, chair and professor of philosophy at University of North Carolina Charlotte, explores the nature of white privilege, its instantiation on the bodies, habits and the epistemologies of white people, and its costs for whites and peoples of […]

Community Forum | Violence Associated With Guns

Civic Engagement Council October 16, 2015

Following the tragic shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Elon University faculty, staff and students gathered to discuss violence associated with guns. The panel provided statistics and context for recent events as well as a discussion of potential policy responses. Moderator: Jason Husser, Faculty Fellow for Civic Engagement Panelists: Kenneth Fernandez- Assistant Political Science […]

Coping with the 21st Century Pace of Change | Megan Squire

Teaching & Learning Technologies August 26, 2015

Elon Professor of Computing Science, Dr. Megan Squire presented strategies for remaining sane in a time of rapid technological change. It is easy to get overwhelmed with everything we are supposed to be doing to engage students, especially with technology. It took 75 years for the television to be used by 50 million people. Today, […]

Making Matters | A Conversation About Makerspaces

Teaching & Learning Technologies August 19, 2015

Hackerspaces, innovation labs, makerspaces – call them what you want, they are popping up everywhere. Libraries, universities, community colleges and other organizations are all experimenting with these types of spaces. While the specific tools and goals of each space are different they all share similar principles of making, sharing and learning. (241)

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 […]

Saving Billions: The Impact of Microfinance on World Poverty | Stephen DeLoach

Teaching & Learning Technologies April 7, 2015

In his 2015 Distinguished Scholar Lecture,Stephen DeLoach, economics professor in Elon’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, discussed the role of financial services in alleviating extreme poverty. DeLoach suggests that international efforts to reduce poverty helped ignite what he calls the “microfinance revolution.” He examined his research in his 2015 Distinguished Scholar Lecture, titled, […]

Community Connections | Hunger in Alamance County

Civic Engagement Council March 31, 2015

Hunger in Alamance County is the theme to the third “Community Connections” campus program taking place during the 2014-15 academic year in a partnership between Elon University and the Times-News of Burlington, NC. Panelists are well versed in key information about hunger in Alamance County. Kim Crawford, Executive Director, Allied Churches of Alamance County Wendi […]