Center Faculty and Staff
Deandra Little | Assistant Provost & Director | (336) 278-5205 | dlittle@elon.edu |
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Mary Jo Festle | Associate Director | (336) 278-6423 | festle@elon.edu |
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Kelsey Bitting | Assistant Director | (336) 278-5188 | kbitting@elon.edu |
Kelsey Bitting is Assistant Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Elon University. Dr. Bitting’s research interests include exploring the impact of inquiry-based learning experiences on students’ understanding of the nature of science, examining conceptual learning outcomes of student exploration in virtual field environments, and understanding how teaching assistants’ beliefs and practices develop and evolve over time. Dr. Bitting has mentored dozens of faculty from a wide range of disciplines as they design, carry out, and present or publish scholarship of teaching and learning projects. She regularly offers workshops on evidence-based course and program design, inclusive teaching theory and practice, and intentional student mentoring.
Chris Sulva | Program Coordinator | (336) 278-5100 | catl@elon.edu |
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Chris Sulva is the Program Coordinator for the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and the Center for Engaged Learning. He graduated from Elon in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a minor in Communications. In 2017, he received a Master of Education degree from the University of Vermont, where he also held a job in Student Financial Services, and an internship with the Office of Student and Community Relations. At Elon, he worked at the Moseley Student Center, and was a Writing Center consultant. While he enjoys reading and writing, he has a particular interest in how they can be integrated across a curriculum and in different disciplines in education.
See a list of previous CATL Directors & Associate Directors.