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Jazz musician recommends improvisational and creative thinking across disciplines
September 7, 2009
Improvisation and creativity can be applied to subjects traditionally weighted toward content, data, formulas, and linear thinking.
Peter Felten presents at AACU conference
September 7, 2009
Co-leads workshops on improving teaching and learning and the role of visual literacy in liberal arts and sciences education for an annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Biology class welcomes special guests
September 7, 2009
African wild cats represent species of animals whose survival is threatened by loss of habitat, disease, or unrestricted hunting.
Pope-Ruark earns course redesign grant
September 7, 2009
Grant will enable students to quickly generate video case studies for peer review.
Sept 25 – Teaching Summer Online – information discussion
September 3, 2009
Sept 3, 8, 9 – Grade Center + Preparing Your Course for Blackboard
September 3, 2009
Innovation in Instruction Conference set for August 20
August 20, 2009
Elon will host the Innovation in Instruction Conference on Thursday, August 20, for North Carolina educators from Elon and the surrounding area who are interested in broadening their knowledge and fine-tuning methods in challenging and unknown areas of teaching. Innovation in Instruction is Elon’s sixth annual summer conference, a free, all-day workshop with sessions covering a wide range of topics.
Seminar explores ideas behind “democratic thinking”
July 23, 2009
Professors and staff from universities across North America will be meeting over the next two years to participate in an Elon University-sponsored seminar to develop and research methods for teaching students how to think in ways appropriate to democratic societies.