Definition of SoTL
The Carnegie Foundation uses this definition of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: “problem posing about an issue of teaching or learning, study of the problem through methods appropriate to the disciplinary epistemologies, applications of results to practice, communication of results, self-reflection, and peer review”
Cambridge, B. (2001). Fostering the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Communities of Practice. Pps. 3-16 in To Improve the Academy. D. Lieberman and C. Wehlburg, Eds. Bolton, MA: Anker.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's web site points you to important authors of the literature on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. The site also provides examples and resources for instructors interested in the scholarship.
Download SoTL bibliography (PDF)
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IPFW's Committee for the Advancement of Scholarly Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE)
In October 2008 the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) made IPFW an affiliate institution, joining 47 campuses from across the United States and Canada. The Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs designated a steering committee composed of faculty and staff to be responsible for planning activities and projects such as professional conferences, SoTL faculty learning communities, fellowships, grants, awards and other activities that support scholarly teaching and research on teaching and learning. The office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and CELT provide resources for the work of the committee. In 2011 the committee was renamed Committee for the Advancement of Scholarly Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE).
The committee members are:
- Gail Rathbun, CELT Director and Committee Chair (260) 481-6504
- Michael Bendele, Psychology (260) 481-6436
- Michelle Drouin, Psychology (260) 481-6398
- Ludwika Goodson, CELT (260) 481-0692
- Denise Jordan, Nursing (260) 481-0250
- Joon Kim, Public Policy (260) 481-0133
- Yvonne Zubovic, Mathematical Science (260) 481-6037
CASTLE organized a SoTL conference with scholar and author Kathleen McKinney, Cross Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at Illinois State University, at which IPFW faculty presented their scholarly teaching. In 2009 and 2011 the committee led IPFW delegations to the annual conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). Click on the link to view a portfolio of the 2011 ISSOTL presentations. Members of the committee wrote an article about its work for Transformative Dialogues, an electronic journal about teaching published in Canada.
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Conferences
Well-known annual SoTL conferences are listed below with their call for proposal period and conference dates. Links to lists of conferences are also provided.
Annual SoTL Conferences
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SOTL) Academy Eastern Michigan University.
Proposals due –September | Conference – Mid-May in Ypsilanti, Michigan
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Academy Conference
Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Liberal Arts Colleges (3rd) Wabash College - Crawfordsville, Indiana
Proposals due – early December | Conference – early March
SoTL Conference
Midwest Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Indiana University South Bend
Conference - early April
University Center for Excellence in Teaching
Improving Student Learning Symposium Leeds University, UK
Proposals due –late February | Conference – Early September
Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development
Proposals due – early March | Conference – early October
ISSOTL - International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Proposals due – late Feb to mid March | Conference – third week of October
Proposals due August – October | Conference - early March
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Lists of Conferences
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Writing Guide
Whether you are writing about teaching or in your discipline, you will benefit from the IPFW Faculty Writing Circle Library Guide. There you will find materials about scholarly writing, places to publish, and a guide to citation searching. There are also notifications of Writing Circle meeting dates.
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Getting SoTL Articles Published
Getting SoTL Articles Published – A Few Tips
Resources for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
SoTL examples and resources from the Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University
International Commons – a newsletter published by ISSOTL
Michigan State University – Office of Faculty & Organizational Development The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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CELT Library
Come to CELT in KT 234 (or browse the CELT library) for books on classroom research, course portfolios, writing for publication, and other SoTL topics.
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fellow
The SoTL Fellow helps you move from scholarly teaching to the scholarship of teaching and learning. The SoTL Fellow is a colleague who can help you formulate researchable questions about your teaching, assist you with literature reviews, help you design your research, and assist with analyzing data. Michelle Drouin is the current SoTL Fellow. She can be contacted by email or phone at (260) 481-6398.
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SoTL Listserv
A CASTLE member facilitates a SoTL listserv for those who which to receive notifications of teaching and SoTL conferences, and information about workshops and resources related to scholarly teaching and SoTL. To join the listserv, please contact Stephanie Stephenson or email sotl-l@ipfw.edu. You will receive a mailing twice a semester.
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Poster Templates
CELT has developed poster templates in collaboration with University Relations. Download a 42”X 50” template with blue signature, a 42" X 50" template with white signature, a 30”X40” template with blue signature, a 30" X 40" template with white signature, or a 36" X 48" template designed for display on a purchased trifold poster board. All templates are in PowerPoint. The background contains the proper EEO acknowledgment which must appear with the official IPFW logo. The 300 dpi resolution is ready for printing by Printing Services. Instructions for using the templates, suggestions for effective layouts, and pricing information are provided in this two page handout (PDF), prepared by Gail Rathbun, CELT Director. For additional assistance, please contact CELT at (260) 481-6354.
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Protocols for Using Human Subjects in Research
If you use any student work, photos, recordings, or texts of any kind in a presentation or paper given outside the university, you must apply for approval to conduct research involving human subjects. Even if you are not sure that you will use the data, it's a good idea to apply anyway.
Purdue's Committee on the Use of Human Research Subjects requires investigators, key personnel, and graduate students involved in the use of human subjects to first complete the Nuts and Bolts workshop, which is available in Blackboard, by contacting Jeannie DiClementi, IPFW’s Institutional Research Board representative. Investigators must also complete the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online tutorial to be certified as eligible to engage in human subject research. For complete information, see the Purdue Human Research Protection page and the IPFW Use of Human Subjects in Research page.
Need help with your IRB protocol application? Are you uncertain as to how to approach requested revisions? If so, the IPFW IRB Mentoring program is now in place to help. IRB Mentoring provides assistance to those who need or want help in preparing an IRB protocol application. Please do not contact the mentors directly. If you wish to utilize the service of one of the mentors, please contact Pat Farrell at (260) 481-6164 or email.
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Support for SoTL projects
The Mack Center, located at IUPUI, exists to stimulate inquiry in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, to recognize, honor, and increase the influence of that scholarly inquiry, and to foster change with the underlying goal of promoting excellence in education at Indiana University, in the United States, and internationally. The Mack Fellows' work is at the very core of the mission of Indiana University's Mack Center for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Each year a group of fellows is selected from the full-time faculty of IU campuses to advance the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). The deadline for proposals is February 1.
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