Guides: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Introduction

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This guide was designed to assist you in your examination of pedagogical methods and practices. Links are included to services offered by the University Library System, such as a list of subject specialists, relevant databases, and digital collections. Information is also provided about the process of designing a research question or hypothesis.

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Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by Cathy Bishop-Clark; Beth Dietz-Uhler; Craig E. Nelson (Foreword by)
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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. 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.

Introduction to SoTL

Online SoTL References

Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Pittsburgh
This is the University of Pittsburgh's Teaching Center,
Creating SoTL Projects from the UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
This site provides information on three SoTL stages: designing and beginning, implementing and managing, and writing and publishing.
Gauisus
"Gauisus is the internal, peer-reviewed scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) publication at Illinois State University (ISU). At ISU we define the scholarship of teaching and learning as the “systematic reflection/study on teaching and learning [of our ISU students] made public.” SoTL is an action item in ISU’s strategic plan, Educating Illinois. The first volume of Gauisus appeared in 2009 in print and pdf form and contained 13 traditional scholarly articles or notes. The second and subsequent volumes are multi-media publications and will appear on line every late spring. Each will contain several representations of SoTL work. Representations may be scholarly papers or notes, online posters, videos, wikis or blogs and so on."
ISSOTL Online: Intro to SoTL
This YouTube Channel presents 14 videos on the SoTl process.
Peer Reviewed SoTL Journals
This list of journals is maintained by the Georgetown University Teaching Commons.
SoTL Conferences
This list of SoTL conferences is maintained by Illinois State.
SoTL Snapshots
"This page contains links to web snapshots of SoTL projects by Illinois State University faculty, staff, and students. The snapshots were made using the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching KEEP Tool Kit."
Vanderbilt University Tutorial on SoTL
This tutorial goes over the basics of carrying out a SoTL project.

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Introduction to SoTL

Online SoTL References