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Last Updated:
February 15, 2024
First Published:
March 30, 2022
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The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is research geared towards investigating what happens in the classroom with the intent of improving teaching and learning. SoTL research can answer questions such as what effect did the strategy have on student learning, how did I teach a specific concept, what are the differences between courses or students, or what does the literature say is the best practice to teach a particular concept. The results of these investigations provide the evidence-based practices that inform scholarly teaching.
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- “The systematic creation of rigorous knowledge about teaching and learning is a crucial prerequisite to responding to major challenges facing academia” (p. 1174).
- Faculty should conduct SoTL to improve teaching so students learn more effectively, to provide evidence of your effectiveness, to publish or present work, and to share work with others so they can learn from you.
- Seven Steps to SoTL
- Identify your problem
- Identify research question
- Review literature
- Design study
- Conduct study
- Analyze data and draw conclusions
- Present or Publish work
- Consider using a SoTL Planning Worksheet to get started and help you develop your project.
- Are you looking for a journal to publish your SoTL work in? Check out Kennesaw State University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Teaching Journals Directory.
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