Evan Small

Selected

Cultivating Student Engagement, Agency, and Peer Relationships: A Query Into Belonging and Mattering. (November 2025). Poster presentation at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, Christchurch, NZ. 

Fostering Inclusive Learning through Relational Pedagogy: Centering Student Voice and Choice into the Classroom. (November 2025). Poster presentation at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, Christchurch, NZ. 

Productive Disequilibrium: Exploring Connections between Public Health, Constructivism, and Experiential Education. (October 2025). Presentation at the Association for Constructivist Teaching conference, Costa Mesa, CA.

Connection as Curriculum: Transforming Learning through Relational Pedagogy. (October 2025). Presentation at the Association for Constructivist Teaching conference, Costa Mesa, CA.

Facilitative Teaching: Fostering Agency, Belonging, and Community. (October 2025). Presentation at the Association for Constructivist Teaching conference, Costa Mesa, CA. 

Navigating the Joy, Chaos, and Tensions of Enacting SoTL. (September 2025). Presentation at the Kennesaw State Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summit, virtual. 

Connection Before Content: Enacting a Relational Curriculum to Enhance Student Learning. (June, 2025). Presentation at the Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative, Savannah, GA. 

Cultivating Student Engagement, Agency, and Peer Relationships: A Query Into Belonging and Mattering. (November 2024). Roundtable presentation at the American Educational Studies Association conference, Greeneville, SC. 

Building and Integrating Nature Rx on Campus. (October 2024). Presentation at the Campus Nature Rx Symposium, virtual. 

What is the Future of Critical Pedagogy? (October 2024). Presentation at the International Congress of Critical Pegagogy and Transformative Leadership, Malaga, Spain. 

Strategies for Creativity, Relationships, and Community Beyond Class. (August 2024). Presentation at the Teaching and Learning Conference, Elon, NC. 

Exploring the Intersections Between Sustainability and Study Away. (August 2024). Presentation at the Global Pedagogy Conference, Elon, NC. 
Critical Experiential Education as a Frame of Practice (November 2023). Presentation at the Association for Experiential Education international conference, Madison, WI. 

Experiential Learning and Experiential Education: What's the Difference? Who Cares? (September 2023). Presentation at the Society for Experiential Education national conference, Orlando, FL. 
Cultivating Community Before and During Study Away (August 2023). Presentation at the Global Pedagogy Workshop, Elon, NC.
Critical Experiential Education: Re-Imagining Teaching and Learning (September 2022). Presentation at the National Society for Experiential Education national conference, Salt Lake City, UT. 
Facilitating for Justice: Integrating JEDI Practices into Programmatic Contexts (February 2022). Presentation at the International Conference on Outdoor Leadership, Black Mountain, NC.
Re-Imagining Experiential Education Through a More Critical Lens (Februray 2022). Presentation at the WISE conference, Winston-Salem, NC. (Conference cancelled).

Sustainability for All? Promoting a Critical and Anti-Racist View of Sustainability in Outdoor Education (November 2020). Presentation at the Cortland Recreation Conference, virtual.
When Nature Doesn’t Work For All: A Critical Examination of Nature-Based Education (October 2020). Presentation at the American Educational Studies Association conference, San Antonio, TX. (Conference cancelled).
Intercultural Connections through Experiential Education (February 2020). Presentation at WISE conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Critical Community Building in Service-Learning (February 2020). Presentation at the PACE conference, Elon NC.
Effective Risk Management and Student Development in Outdoor Education (February 2020). Presentation at the International Conference on Outdoor Leadership hosted by the Wilderness Education Association, Eagle River, WI. (Accepted, not presented)
Perceived Benefits of Outdoor Orientation Programs (February 2020). Poster presentation at the International Conference on Outdoor Leadership hosted by the Wilderness Education Association, Eagle River, WI. (Accepted, not presented)
Envisioning Experiential Education as a Critical Community (November 2019). Poster presentation at the Global Service-Learning Summit, Clemson, SC.
Building Critical Communities Through Experiential Education (October 2019). Presentation at the American Educational Studies Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Fostering Curiosity Through Experiential and Adventure-Based Learning (August 2019). Presentation at the Teaching and Learning Conference, Elon, NC.
Introduction to Experiential Education and Reflective Practice (February 2019). Presentation at WISE conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Effective Risk Management in Experiential Education Programming (February, 2019). Presentation at the University Risk Management and Insurance Association regional conference, Richmond, VA.
Connecting Experiential Education and Intercultural Learning (November 2018). Presentation at the Association for Experiential Education's international conference, Orlando, FL.
Developing and Sustaining International Service-Learning Programs (February 2018). Presentation at WISE Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Activities for Faciliating Intercultural Learning (February 2018). Presentation at WISE Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Do No Harm: Our Journey Towards Inclusive Faciltiation and Program Practices. (November 2017). Professional Development Session at Association for Experiential Education International Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Best Practices in Risk Management for Alternative Break Programs. (June 2017). Presentation at Civic Engagement Administrators Conference, Elon, NC.
How Service-Learning Influences Intercultural Learning. (February 2017) Presentation at WISE Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Best Practices for Deepening the Student Experience in Alternative Breaks. (June 2016). Presentation at Civic Engagement Administrators Conference, Elon, NC
Activities for Teaching Social Justice. (February 2015 and 2016). Presentation at Active Citizens Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
Writing to Learn: Teaching and Assessing Reflective Writing (June 2016). Presentation at Civic Engagement Administrators Conference, Elon, NC.
Writing to Learn: Teaching and Assessing Reflective Writing. (February 2016). Presentation at North Carolina Campus Compact's PACE Conference, High Point, NC.
Deepening Campus Chapter and Affiliate Partnerships. (November 2015) Presentation at Habitat for Humanity International's Young Leaders Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Digging Deeper: Exploring Community and How it Influences Our Engagement. (February 2014). Presentation at North Carolina Association of Residence Halls conference, Boone, NC.
Preparing Student Leaders to Lead Alternative Service Experiences. (July 2013). Plenary session at North Carolina Campus Compact's Alternative Service Experiences Institute, High Point, NC.