by Jessie L. Moore | Jul 19, 2020 | Roots of Greatness
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,...
by Jessie L. Moore | Jun 27, 2020 | Roots of Greatness
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...
by Jessie L. Moore | Jun 27, 2020 | Roots of Greatness
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...
by Jessie L. Moore | Jun 20, 2020 | Roots of Greatness
Andrew White (September 6, 1942 – ) is a saxophonist, composer, and publisher (under Andrew’s Musical Enterprises, Inc.). He also plays the oboe, bass, and piano. White is “considered the world’s leading authority on the music of John Coltrane and in the...
by Jessie L. Moore | Jun 20, 2020 | Roots of Greatness
I haven’t met Elon alumna Letitia Lee, but I am a huge fan of her work. Over the last few years, I’ve purchased twelve of her prints and one poster at Night of the Phoenix auctions. The poster reproduces Roots of Greatness, a painting on display in the...
by Jessie L. Moore | May 5, 2020 | Book Series, On the CEL Blog
My latest post on the Center for Engaged Learning blog: Academic book publishing: What happens during developmental...
by Jessie L. Moore | Mar 14, 2020 | Book Series, Engaged Learning, Open Access
If you’re looking for something to read while we practice social distancing, here are three recent books in the series I edit with Peter Felten. Global Learning In the Stylus Publishing/Center for Engaged Learning series on Engaged Learning and Teaching, Mind...
by Jessie L. Moore | Nov 1, 2019 | On the CEL Blog, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Writing
My latest post on the Center for Engaged Learning blog: What’s the process for publishing a (SoTL)...
by Jessie L. Moore | Oct 14, 2019 | Engaged Learning, ePortfolio, Teaching
I initially developed the following material for a guest visit to an undergraduate Honors course at Elon University. As George Kuh writes in the foreword to High-Impact ePortfolio Practice: A Catalyst for Student, Faculty, and Institutional Learning by Bret Eynon and...
by Jessie L. Moore | Mar 9, 2019 | Promotion and Tenure
On my campus, we’re nearing when promotion and tenure (P&T) candidates will learn the outcomes of their applications. I look forward to celebrating positive outcomes with colleagues. On my Facebook feed, yesterday, I posted what’s become an annual note: If...
