Archive for November 22, 2010

A renowned expert on education psychology and diversity in higher education visited Elon University on Nov. 22 and led a lunchtime discussion with dozens of faculty and staff members on the impact of interactions between professors and students, notably among various demographic groups.

This week’s topic highlights the addition of blogs, wikis, and journals in the new Blackboard Learn. When used together, these tools allow students to collaborate, share information with their classmates, and post private information seen only by the instructor. Learn more about these tools and how you can integrate them into your course.

Greg Hlavaty, lecturer in English, published an essay in Arts and Letters (Fall 2010 No. 24). This essay, "How You're Made," chronicles the author's attempts to become part of Appalachian hunting culture through apprenticeship to a younger sportsman.

James P. Drummond, associate professor in the Sport and Event Management Department, received a special Meritorious Service Award from the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association at the Raleigh Convention Center Nov. 16.

In October 2000, a group of Elon students gathered in a computer lab on the second floor of Powell Building. Their mission: to conduct the university's first statewide scientific telephone poll.

Fifty-seven percent of respondents in the latest Elon University Poll disagree with the idea of using school vouchers to help parents pay for their children to attend private or religious schools instead of public schools, and nearly the same number believes doing so would weaken public schools.