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American University’s online publication on teaching, research, and learning
Welcome to a new issue of The CFE Beat!
The fall 2025 issue highlights insights on gamification in the classroom, teaching in the AI era, and faculty–student collaborative fieldwork in Ecuador. It also features articles that draw forward-looking insights from academic alerts and academic coaching. AU award recipients also share their reflections and advice.
The diversity of topics on teaching, research, and learning explored in this issue showcases the breadth of ways in which faculty and staff across campus engage in critical reflections on these issues.
We hope you enjoy this issue and continue to engage with past issues through our archive.
Thank you for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Anna Olsson
Assistant Vice Provost
Fall 2025 Issue
Applying Ethical Frameworks to Experiential Learning in the Field: Faculty–Student Reflections from Anthropology in Ecuador – Zev Cossin and Leticia Soares
Chasing Stars: How Gamification Changed My Classroom – Evan Reister
Infusing Trauma-Informed Practices into Academic Coaching – Michelle Mondrey and Tori Kreutzer
Insights from Award Recipients
Pedagogy, Policy, and Practice: Connecting Course Repeats and Academic Alerts to Undergraduate Student Achievement – Richard Laurberg and Bridget Trogden
