By Joanna Rankin and Andrew Pearl Globally, there is increasing pressure on colleges and universities to publicly affirm their commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). We chose to look at websites for this research project as they are a …
By Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, Zi Hui YEO, Hui Chieh LOYNational University of Singapore In this blog post, we reflect on what led us to embark on this SoTL project, why we care about this work, and what we want others to …
Feedback is something we’ve all had experience with – whether good or bad! The research tells us that feedback can be transformational and improve learning outcomes, but in reality, that isn’t always the case. I’m sure we all have stories …
Dr Niall Majury, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast “Whatever you say, say nothing” goes the title of a poem by Seamus Heaney (1975). For Heaney, like myself, awareness of audience mattered in negotiating the day-to-day in …
My colleague, Ghada Awada, and I share similar educational philosophies. We believe that people learn best when actively engaged in their own learning. We also value the provision of personal and academic support from teachers and peers in order to …
By Rosalind Bucy, Research & Instruction Librarian, University of Nevada, Reno The other night, I embarked on a new and somewhat daunting task: cooking dinner. I cook dinner a lot, but this was a new recipe. The New York Times …
Nachamma SockalingamFounding Program Director of Learning Sciences LabSingapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)Singapore What drew you to SoTL? I think it was a slow and progressive process that evolved over time. It was a mix of self characteristics and …
Lauren Scharff (United States Air Force Academy, USA) and Jonathan Mark Gallimore (University of Wisconsin, USA) are the recipients of the inaugural Gary Poole Distinguished Reviewer Award. Their anonymous reviews were nominated by an author whose manuscript was submitted to …
ISSOTL’s International Collaborative Writing Groups (ICWG) Initiative brings together academics, professional staff, and students to co-author works on topics of shared interest related to SoTL. Specifically, ISSOTL supports both an Academic track and a Public track of ICWGs: In ICWG-Academic …
by Nancy Chick (Rollins College, USA) & Jennifer Friberg (Illinois State University, USA) As last month’s Call for Facilitators relaunched ISSOTL’s International Collaborative Writing Group (ICWG) initiative with the Public SoTL track, we want to share a couple of resources …
