SoTL

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Resources

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annotated Literature Database
Here you’ll find helpful summaries of key literature that will support your practice or research in postsecondary teaching and learning.
http://researchsotl.wordpress.com/

Ethics in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
This Taylor Institute Guide (University of Calgary) takes the researcher through the essentials of the Canadian standards for ethical practice in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
http://www.ucalgary.ca/taylorinstitute/guides/ethics-scholarship-teaching-and-learning

Nancy Chick's website from Vanderbilt Society for Teaching
Nancy Chick is an Assistant Director at the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching.
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/sotl/

Journals and Magazines

A Light on Teaching Magazine
An annual magazine published by the Teaching Centre at the University of Lethbridge. The magazine focuses on teaching and learning in higher education at the UofL.
http://www.uleth.ca/teachingcentre/teaching-centre-magazine

Teaching and Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL journal
Published twice annually, TLI features original research and commentary on SoTL. TLI publishes insightful research, theory, commentary, and other scholarly works that document or facilitate investigations of teaching and learning in higher education. These may include empirical and interpretive investigations, theoretical analyses, thought-provoking essays, or works employing other genres.
http://tlijournal.com/

  1. Slamet, Joko, Yazid Basthomi, Francisca Maria Ivone, and Evi Eliyanah. 2024. “Unlocking the Potential in a Gamification-Based MOOC: Assessing Autonomous Learning and Self-Directed Learning Behaviors”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (July):1–20. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.19.
  2. Magrill, Jamie, and Barry Magrill. 2024. “Preparing Educators and Students at Higher Education Institutions for an AI-Driven World”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (June):1–9. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.16.
  3. Motley, Phillip, Beth Archer-Kuhn, Catharine Dishke Hondzel, Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Michelle Eady, Janel Seeley, and Rosemary Tyrrell. 2024. “Defining Immersive Learning”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (March):1–25. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.9.
  4. Kell, Shannon. 2024. “University Students’ Perceptions of a 30-Minute Break During Class: A Realistic Practice for Wellness?”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (June):1-30. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.17.
  5. Allin, L. (2014). Collaboration between staff and students in the scholarship of teaching and learning: The potential and the problems. Teaching & Learning Inquiry. 2(1), 95-102. doi:10.2979/teachlearninqu.2.1.95.
  6. Cole, P. (2017). An Indigenous research narrative: Ethics and protocols over time and space. Qualitative Inquiry, 23(5), 343–351. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800416659083.
  7. Dorland, A. (2024). Designing our Thinking: Examining the Effects of Experiential Learning and Design Thinking on Creativity, Innovation, and Collaboration Skills Development in the Undergraduate Classroom. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.1.14235
  8. Grauerholz, L., & Main, E. (2013). Fallacies of SoTL: Rethinking how we conduct our research. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in and Across the Disciplines, 152-168.

  1. Kennette, L. N., & Chapman, M. (2024). Student and Faculty Perceptions of Ineffective Teaching Behaviours. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.1.15148
  2. Samuel, C., Dobler, E., Maru, B., & Tovar, M. (2024). How Students’ Perceptions of Assignments that Help Them Learn Can Inform Course Design Decisions. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.1.15219
  3. Coulter, S. E., Coyne, P., & Andrews, D. M. (2024). The Choice is Theirs: Students Achieve Positive Outcomes when Offered Flexibility in Course Assessment Options. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.1.14923
  4. Mathany, C., Clow, K. M., & Aspenlieder, E. D. (2017). Exploring the role of the scholarship of teaching and learning in the context of the professional identities of faculty, graduate students, and staff in higher education. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2017.3.10
  5. Hubball, H. T., & Clarke, A. (2010). Diverse methodological approaches and considerations for SoTL in higher education. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 1(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2010.1.2
  6. Keogh, Bryn, Lorelli Nowell, Eleftheria Laios, Lisa McKendrick-Calder, Whitney Lucas Molitor, and Kerry Wilbur. 2024. “Using Infographics to Go Public With SoTL”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (March):1–10. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.10.
  7. Lake, Danielle, Wen Guo, Elizabeth Chen, and Jacqui McLaughlin. 2024. “Design Thinking in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges for Decolonized Learning”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (January):1–22. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.4.
  8. Divan, A., Ludwig, L. O., Matthews, K. E., Motley, P. M. & Tomljenovic-Berube, A. M. (2017). Survey of research approaches utilised in the scholarship of teaching and learning publications. Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.5.2.3 

  1. Kennette, L. N., & Chapman, M. (2024). Student and Faculty Perceptions of Ineffective Teaching Behaviours. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.1.15148
  2. Miller-Young, J., & Yeo, M. (2015). Conceptualizing and communicating SoTL: A framework for the field. Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 3(2), 37-53. doi:10.2979/teachlearninqu.3.2.37
  3. Felten, P. (2013). Principles of good practice in SoTL. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 1(1), 121–125. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.1.1.121
  4. Hasinoff, Amy A., Wendy Bolyard, Dennis DeBay, Joanna C. Dunlap, Annika C. Mosier, and Elizabeth Pugliano. 2024. “‘Success Was Actually Having Learned:’ University Student Perceptions of Ungrading”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (January):1–22. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.5.
  5. VanBeselaere, C., & Roberts, T. (2024). Student Engagement Across Course Teaching Modalities. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.1.15059
  6. Jaber, L., Stirbys, C., & Saint-Cyr, C. (2024). Decolonizing the Higher Education Curriculum: An Evaluation of Incorporating Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Pedagogy. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.1.14796
  7. Swanson, Holly J., Adelola Ojutiku, and Bryan Dewsbury. 2024. “The Impacts of an Academic Intervention Based in Metacognition on Academic Performance”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (April):1–19. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.12.
  8. Miller-Young, J., & Yeo, M. (2015). Conceptualizing and communicating SoTL: A framework for the field. Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 3(2), 37-53. doi:10.2979/teachlearninqu.3.2.37

Societies

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Canada)

https://www.stlhe.ca/stlhe-communities/scholarship-of-teaching-and-learning-sotl/

International Society of Teaching and Learning

https://issotl.com/