ISSOTL encourages members (and SoTL scholars and supporters more broadly) to share interest in and attention to the Grand Challenges for SoTL. The “Grand Challenges for SoTL in Action” page lists some strategies. One example is happening through ISEEC — or the …
By Sarah Copland In the late 2010s, while teaching first-year writing amidst widespread media attention to the singular “they,” I wondered what and where my students had already learned about this gender-inclusive pronoun. And so my SoTL study was born: …
By Meghan Owenz The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed teaching and learning all over the world, at least temporarily. As someone who does research with students with disabilities, it was my belief that some of those changes helped some students and …
The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, a growing international organization dedicated to the scholarship of teaching and learning, needs leaders who are original thinkers, hard workers, and esteemed colleagues in the profession. ISSOTL’s representatives establish new …
By Earle Abrahamson, Professor of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, University of Hertfordshire, UK Embarking on a journey of collaborative writing is not merely about producing scholarly articles—it’s about forging connections, fostering communities, and navigating the intricate landscapes of …
By Laura Facciolo This work is borne out of loss. When I started writing, I actually imagined it as a eulogy, of sorts. But perhaps I didn’t understand all that a eulogy can offer: not just a farewell to the …
Co-Leaders’ Roles and Responsibilities Co-leaders will organize this ISSOTL ICWG cohort to meet the aims and deadlines of the project. Partnering with the ISSOTL ICWG Emergent Working Group that envisioned this emergent opportunity for 2024, the co-leaders will take the lead …
Ingie Hovland is the recipient of the of the 2023 Gary Poole Distinguished Reviewer Award. Her anonymous review for Teaching & Learning Inquiry was one of four nominated reviews, and was finally selected as the recipient of this year’s award by a committee …
At ISSOTL22 in Kelowna, we shared the notion that, although many SoTL projects are designed to demonstrate “what works,” there is much to learn about what doesn’t work and other forms of failure in SoTL. Participants in the standing-room-only room …
SoTL’s Grand Challenges were determined following five years of global outreach, including three anonymous international surveys with thematic analyses, a Delphi process that provided feedback from twelve global SoTL experts on a group of eleven possible grand challenges, and a …