Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling (JB - Anker Series)

Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 9 About the Author......Page 13 Foreword......Page 15 Preface......Page 19 A Bit of SoTL History......Page 23 Example Definitions......Page 26 Related Concepts......Page 31 Conclusion......Page 34 Functions of SoTL......Page 35 Value and Fit in the Reward Structure......Page 38 Standards for SoTL Work......Page 43 Conclusion......Page 45 Challenges for First Timers (and Others)......Page 47 What Is the “Problem”?......Page 49 Example SoTL Research Topics and Questions......Page 51 The Role of Theory and the Importance of Definitions......Page 53 Refining Your Question(s)......Page 56 Searching for Literature......Page 58 Conclusion......Page 62 The Importance of Collaboration......Page 63 Integrating SoTL Projects Into Your Existing Professional Life and Workload......Page 68 Resources for SoTL Work......Page 70 Conclusion......Page 76 Practical Issues......Page 77 Ethical Issues—Overview......Page 80 Institutional Review Boards......Page 81 Three Ethical Criteria......Page 84 Conclusion......Page 88 Two General Issues......Page 89 Typologies or Categories of Methods......Page 93 Specific Methodologies and Examples......Page 95 Analysis and Interpretation......Page 101 How Far Have We Come?......Page 102 Conclusion......Page 104 The Meanings of Making Public and Peer Review......Page 105 How Common Is Making Public?......Page 108 Tips and Outlets......Page 110 Documenting SoTL Work for the Reward System......Page 119 Conclusion......Page 121 Disciplinary Context......Page 123 Institutional Context......Page 131 Conclusion......Page 139 SoTL and Transforming Culture......Page 141 Using SoTL......Page 142 The Future of SoTL......Page 149 Conclusion......Page 156 Appendix A: Example Campus Survey on Status of SoTL......Page 157 Appendix B: Additional Resources on SoTL—Web Sites, Articles, Chapters, and Books......Page 163 Appendix C: List of SoTL Journals and Newsletters......Page 171 Appendix D: Example Call for Proposals for Campus SoTL Small Grants......Page 179 Appendix E: Possible Funding Sources for SoTL Work......Page 183 Appendix F: Example IRB Form Questions and Responses for an Interview Study......Page 185 Appendix G: Sample of Useful Books on Portfolios, Classroom Assessment/Research, and Methods......Page 189 Appendix H: Example Tenure and Promotion Language re SoTL......Page 191 Bibliography......Page 193 Index......Page 207 The Challenges and Joys of Juggling There has been growing demand for workshops and materials to help those in higher education conduct and use the scholarship of teaching and learning. This book offers advice on how to do, share, and apply SoTL work to improve student learning and development. Written for college-level faculty members as well as faculty developers, administrators, academic staff, and graduate students, this book will also help undergraduate students collaborating with faculty on SoTL projects. Though targeted at those new to the field of SoTL, more seasoned SoTL researchers and those attempting to support SoTL efforts will find the book valuable. It can be used as an individual reading, a shared reading in SoTL writing circles, a resource in workshops on SoTL, and a text in seminars on teaching. Contents include:

• Defining SoTL
• The functions, value, rewards, and standards for SoTL work
• Working with colleagues, involving students, writing grants, integrating SoTL into your professional life, and finding useful resources
• Practical and ethical issues associated with SoTL work
• Making your SoTL public and documenting your work
• The status of SoTL in disciplinary and institutional contexts
• Applying the goals of SoTL to enhance student learning and development.

"There has been growing demand for workshops and materials to help those in higher education conduct and use the scholarship of teaching and learning. This book offers advice on how to do, share, and apply SoTL work to improve student learning and development. Written for college-level faculty members as well as faculty developers, administrators, academic staff, and graduate students, this book will also help undergraduate students collaborating with faculty on SoTL projects. Though targeted at those new to the field of SoTL, more seasoned SoTL researchers and those attempting to support SoTL efforts will find the book valuable. It can be used as an individual reading, a shared reading in SoTL writing circles, a resource in workshops on SoTL, and a text in seminars on teaching."--Provided by publisher