Celebrate SoTL Showcase to highlight innovative studies of teaching and learning at Elon

The Celebrate the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Showcase is scheduled for Monday, April 27, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in LaRose Student Commons.

Each spring, the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL), the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL), the Center for Research on Global Engagement (CRGE) and the Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) co-sponsor this annual showcase of faculty, staff, and student research on teaching and learning. The presenters have all participated in or been supported by SoTL programming across these centers. The event features a poster session and catered reception, offering the campus community an opportunity to engage with studies of innovative pedagogical work and reflect on the impact of SoTL on scholarly teaching practices across disciplines.

This year’s SoTL showcase brings together interdisciplinary projects exploring topics such as students-as-partners collaborations, equity and belonging in STEM, global approaches to intercultural learning and integrating GenAI into teaching and learning.

From CEL, the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) Student Scholars will present on their students’ experience co-leading CEL’s research seminars. They’ll highlight the multi-institutional inquiry at the heart of three multi-year research seminars, as well as the benefits of student-faculty/staff co-inquiry for both student and faculty/staff partners.

Representing CATL, Kelsey Bitting, assistant professor of environmental studies, and Jessica Merricks, associate professor of biology, will present their 2025-2027 CATL Scholar research on the impacts of community-engaged courses on first-generation students, students of color and women in STEM disciplines. Additionally, Amanda Chunco, associate professor of environmental students and 2024-2026 CATL Scholar, will present her work on grading practices and student belonging in STEM.

From the CRGE, Bill Burress, director of assessment and accreditation for the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education and CRGE pre-doctoral scholar, will present research on international mobility in teacher preparation across the United States and Italy. Emily Moser, program coordinator for CEL and CATL; Michael Carignan, professor of history; and Lynn Huber, professor of religious studies, recipients of a CRGE faculty-staff research grant, will present their collaborative project exploring visual inquiry methods as a tool to foster and assess intercultural competence in global contexts.

Representing the Center for Writing Excellence, Shannon Duvall, professor of computer science and interim associate dean for College of Arts and Sciences will present her project “Exploring Large Language Models for Teaching and Accessibility.”

All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend and engage with presenters during this celebration of the scholarship of teaching and learning at Elon.