Center Faculty and Staff
Deandra Little | Associate Provost of Faculty Development | (336) 278-5205 | dlittle@elon.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dr. Jill McSweeney is an Assistant Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and an Assistant Professor. She actively publishes in the area of SoTL, the scholarship of educational development, and is a two-time recipient of the Explorance Faculty Research Grant for her work on the ethical use of course evaluation data for research purposes. Jill is a former Executive of SoTL Canada (2019 – 2022) and co-chair of the Ethical Practices of Educational Development (2015 – 2019), a special interest group of the Educational Developers Caucus of Canada. While she has interests in learning spaces and their impact on student and faculty experience, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and inclusive spaces, and the philosophical underpinnings of SoTL, she is happy to have a conversation about all things teaching and learning related.
The Program Coordinator for the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and the Center for Engaged Learning. |
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Kelsey Bitting | (336) 278-5188 | kbitting@elon.edu |
Olivia Choplin | Associate Director | (336) 278-5815 | ochoplin@elon.edu |
Olivia Choplin is Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and associate professor of French in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. Her disciplinary research has focused on contemporary French and Francophone theater and Haitian diaspora literature, particularly in Québec. She is happy to discuss and troubleshoot all sorts of teaching questions related to the design and assessment of courses and assignments. Her own particular SoTL interests include intercultural development and student reintegration to campus after study abroad, “ungrading,” and “students as partners” work for intentional course and assignment design.
Program Coordinator | (336) 278-5106 | CATL@elon.edu |
See a list of previous CATL Directors & Associate Directors.