Dr. Cristyn L. Elder has been
selected by UNM's Center for Teaching Excellence as one of eight faculty from
across the disciplines to be a UNM Teaching Fellow during the 2014-15 Academic
Year. Fellows will investigate carefully-defined teaching challenges by
examining the latest research on teaching and learning in one's discipline,
design a teaching innovation, and collect and evaluate evidence of student
learning. Dr. Elder aims to work with faculty outside the English Department in
an effort to increase undergraduate student success in designated "killer
courses" (i.e., those with high fail rates). Specifically, Dr. Elder will be
working with faculty in designing and implementing scaffolded class activities
and writing assignments that align with disciplinary course content in an effort
to help students successfully address course goals and learning outcomes while
developing their writing skills. Dr. Elder's overall research question is the
following: Does an increased focus on writing as it relates to course content
improve students’ success rate in the
course?
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