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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Collection
Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by
This is a book for anyone who has ever considered engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning - known familiarly as SoTL - and needs a better understanding of what it is, and how to engage in it. The authors describe how to create a SoTL project, its implications for promotion and tenure, and how it fosters: * Increased satisfaction and fulfillment in teaching * Improved student learning * Increased productivity of scholarly publication * Collaboration with colleagues across disciplines * Contributing to a growing and important body of literature This guide provides prospective SoTL scholars with the necessary background information, foundational theory, tools, resources, and methodology to develop their own SoTL projects, taking the reader through the five stages of the process: Generating a research question; Designing the study; Collecting the data; Analyzing the data; and Presenting and publishing your SoTL project. Each stage is illustrated by examples of actual SoTL studies, and is accompanied by worksheets to help the reader refine ideas and map out his or her next steps. The process and worksheets are the fruit of the successful SoTL workshops the authors have offered at their institution for many years. SoTL differs from scholarly and reflective teaching in that it not only involves questioning one's teaching or a teaching strategy, but also formally gathering and exploring evidence, researching the literature, refining and testing practices, and finally going public. The purpose of SoTL is not just to make an impact on student learning, but through formal, peer-reviewed communication, to contribute to the larger knowledge base on teaching and learning. While the roots of SoTL go back some 30 years, it was Ernest Boyer in his classic Scholarship Reconsideredwho made the case for the parity of the scholarships of integration, of discovery, of application, and of scholarship of teaching as vital to the health of higher education. Glassick, Huber, and Maeroff 's subsequent Scholarship Assessedarticulated the quality standards for SoTL, since when the field has burgeoned with the formation of related associations, a proliferation of conferences, the launching of numerous journals, and increasing recognition and validation by institutions.
ISBN: 9781579228118Publication Date: 2012-10-29
SoTL Journals
- International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (IJ-SoTL) A peer-reviewed, international electronic journal published twice a year by the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University to be an international vehicle for articles, essays, and discussions about the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and its applications in higher/tertiary education today.
- College Teaching College Teaching, a unique, cross-disciplinary journal, focuses on how teachers can improve student learning.
- New Directions for Teaching and Learning "New Directions for Teaching and Learning continues to offer a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers."
- MountainRise Published by the Coulter Faculty Commons for Excellence in Teaching & Learning at Western Carolina University. An international vehicle for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL). The aim of the journal is to foster a higher education culture that embraces innovation in teaching and learning.
- Teaching and Learning Inquiry Journal from ISSOTL that publishes insightful research, theory, commentary, and other scholarly works that document or facilitate investigations of teaching and learning in higher education.
- Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal TD facilitates the multi-disciplinary intellectual debate and inquiry, exchange of ideas, actions, and results of innovative and professional practice in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
- Arts and Humanities in Higher Education Arts and Humanities in Higher Education seeks to serve the community of arts and humanities educators internationally, by publishing significant opinion and research into contemporary issues of teaching and learning.
SoTL Sites to Explore
- Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching SoTL GuideExcellent resources for an introductory understanding of SoTL and how to get started
- SoTL Resources from Illinois State UniversityMaterials, Papers, Tutorials and Bibliographies of SoTL, many by Kathleen McKinney