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Relationships Matter: Moving Relationship-Rich Experiences to the Center of Learning and Teaching

Relationships Matter: Moving Relationship-Rich Experiences to the Center of Learning and Teaching In-Person

Decades of research demonstrate that student-faculty/staff and student-student interactions are primary factors in student learning and success in higher education. Our courses and campuses -- whether face-to-face, hybrid, or online -- can and should be relationship-rich environments that enhance learning, motivation, and belonging for all students. This interactive session will focus on practical, research-informed approaches to move educationally powerful student-faculty/staff and student-student relationships towards the center of our work.

 

About Peter Felton

Dr. Peter Felton is executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, assistant provost for teaching and learning, and professor of history at Elon University. In his teaching, Peter aims to help students think critically and write clearly about the connections between the lives of individual people and larger themes in history. As a scholar, he has published six books including most recently (with Leo Lambert), Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020). He has served as president of ISSOTL, the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and also of the POD Network, the U.S. professional society for faculty developers. He is co-editor of the International Journal for Academic Development and a fellow of the Gardner Institute, a foundation that works to advance equity in higher education.

 

Date:
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Campus:
Zoom
Audience:
  Staff & Faculty  
Registration has closed.

Event Organizer

Cedricia Thomas

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