Jessie L. Moore
Engaged Learning Scholar
I am Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and a Professor of Professional Writing and Rhetoric in the Department of English at Elon University, and this site highlights my professional work.
Researcher
I study engaged learning practices and the writing lives of college students and professionals.
Editor & Author
I write about and co-edit two book series on engaged learning. I also publish in the discipline of writing studies.
Consultant & Presenter
I consult and present on a variety of engaged learning topics, drawing on multi-institutional and international research.
Sometimes I write About Engaged Learning, Writing, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)…
Roots of Greatness: Charles Bennett Ray
Charles Bennett Ray (1807-1886) was a journalist, clergyman, and abolitionist who served as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Black Past provides a helpful overview of his life.Portrait by Woodson, Carter Godwin (1875-1950) - The Negro in Our History, p. 267,...
Roots of Greatness: General Samuel Fessenden
General Samuel Fessenden (July 16, 1784 – 13 March 1869) was an abolitionist who served in the Massachusetts state legislature and was an elected general in the Massachusetts militia (and then the Maine militia, when Maine became a separate state).Fessenden was a...
Roots of Greatness: Mary Twilight
Mary Twilight (#2 in the roots of Roots of Greatness) might refer to Alexander Twilight's (1795-1857) mother. Alexander Twilight was the first African-American college graduate in the U.S., graduating from Middlebury College in 1823. He also was the first African...