Elon
's Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning promotes greater understanding of the learning process, supportsthe implementation of teaching innovations and best practices, and fosters the scholarship of teaching and learning at Elon University.
The Center’s flexible teaching spaces, professional staff, and print and electronic resources create a rich and inviting environment for faculty experimentation, collaboration and reflection. The center also provides a campus and national forum for examining effective and innovative teaching and learning practices.
• Investigate and inspire excellence in teaching and learning
• Promote innovative teaching and programs
• Support the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Assist faculty with reflection and self-evaluation
• Identify “best practices” in teaching
• Promote campus and national discussions
• Develop and maintain resources to advance teaching and learning
The Center has a Faculty Advisory Committee that provides valuable insight and guidance regarding programs and services. Our professional and dedicated team of consultants and specialists stands ready to help you as you tackle the challenges of effective teaching and scholarship.
| Peter Felten | Director | (336) 278-6609 | pfelten@elon.edu |
 Peter Felten is assistant provost, director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, and associate professor of history. He has published widely on engaged learning and the scholarship of teaching, and he is on the editorial boards of the International Journal for Academic Development and the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Peter is president (2010-2011) of the POD Network, an international association for teaching and learning centers in higher education. Dr. Felten frequently speaks and presents at colleges and universities worldwide on faculty development, scholarship of teaching and learning, and visual literacy. His recent research focuses on how students learn and develop in college, and on the possibilities of student-faculty partnerships in the scholarship of teaching and learning. | |||
| Katie King | Associate Director | (336) 278-6449 | kingcath@elon.edu |
 Katie King is associate professor of psychology and associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning. As a developmental and educational psychologist she studies how culturally-mediated experiences shape thinking, including epistemological beliefs (about the nature of knowledge and learning). Dr. King also focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning, and in research projects on the impact of life transitions on both college students and college faculty. Her publications and conference presentation topics include the scholarship of teaching and learning, communities of inquiry, and college student development. She was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from Elon University in 2006. | |||
| Mary Jo Festle | Associate Director | (336) 278-6423 | festle@elon.edu |
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| Barbara Guy | Program Assistant | (336) 278-5106 | bguy@elon.edu |
 Barbara Guy is responsible for logistics of the Center’s programs and events, and coordinates budgets for scholar programs, travel grants, teaching and learning grants, and on-going programs such as course design and reading groups, and annual conferences sponsored by the Center. Barbara also supports the University’s General Studies Program by consolidating GST syllabi and course data. She also maintains the SoTL library housed at the Center, and supervises student assistants. Barbara brings substantial experience in project management, logistical analysis, travel management, and event planning with the US General Services Administration and the National Science Foundation. Earlier, she held positions in financial aid for both Rutgers University and the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. | |||
.jpg) | The Center is located on the Elon University main campus in the William Henry Belk Pavilion near the corner of Haggard Avenue and N. Antioch Avenue in the Academic Village. The campus map provides easy directions. Mailing Address: Phone: 336-278-5100 |
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Mary Jo Festle is professor of history and associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning. Festle’s scholarship has been in U.S. women’s history, oral history, medical history, and social movements. While she enjoys discussing most issues related to teaching and learning, she is especially interested in diversity, course design, disciplinary thinking, mentoring, and linking day-to-day class work to course goals. Festle received the university’s 2011 Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching and a 2008-2010 Elon University Senior Faculty Research Fellowship.