By Mian Salahuddin Attending ISSOTL25 in Christchurch was not a routine professional trip; it was a pilgrimage financed by sacrifice. To get there, I sold my Toyota Aqua. That car carried years of commuting, school runs, and village roads in …
By Professor Earle Abrahamson Designing SoTL inquiry can feel overwhelming to many educators. Questions emerge from the classroom, but translating curiosity into a meaningful study that improves learning can be challenging. The CLEAR model, developed by the author, provides a …
By Klaudja Caushi (Northeastern University, k.caushi@northeastern.edu) and Sophie Lefmann (University of South Australia, sophie.lefmann@unisa.edu.au) Disseminating insights gained from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) publicly is imperative to the impact and growth of the field. Lee Shulman (1999) emphasizes …
By Danielle N. Gray-Singh, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and Alzheimer’s neuropathologist at Clark Atlanta University, specializing in AI applications in learning, critical thinking, and memory research. For correspondence about this post, contact: dsingh@cau.edu./ daniellengrayphd@gmail.com. The fairy tale of Goldilocks & the …
By Nancy L. Chick, Texas Woman’s University, Jennifer Friberg, Illinois State University, Diana Gregory, Kennesaw State University, Jennie Mills, University of Warwick, Lauren Scharff, U.S. Air Force Academy. Three times since late 2023 when the Grand Challenges for SoTL (GCs) …
By Dr Caterina Presi, University of Leeds, C.Presi@lubs.leeds.ac.uk and Dr Sophie Lefmann, University of South Australia, Sophie.Lefmann@unisa.edu.au ISSOTL Grand Challenge 5 highlights the scale and complexity of the core challenges in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). In this blog …
Hosted by Ashesi University | Berekuso, Ghana | September 10-11, 2025 We’re thrilled to welcome you to the inaugural SoTL Africa Conference at Ashesi University! A dynamic gathering of educators, researchers, and changemakers shaping the future of teaching and learning across the continent. Here’s …
By Mian Salahuddin (Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education, Pakistan. mians2878@gmail.com) Picture this: You’re staring at a screen, trying to explain Python loops to a room full of… well, squares. Not actual squares, of course, but those little …
By Marna Winter The need to support student mental health and wellness has never been more prevalent in higher education. Across campuses, faculty and administrators are exploring programs and initiatives to address increasing levels of stress and anxiety, which can …
By Bryan M. Dewsbury This essay is based on an invited keynote address that ISSOTL graciously asked me to give in 2023. In it, I recentralize a view of education and its inherent power that has its roots in some …