Ruth HealeyAssociate ProfessorUniversity of ChesterUnited Kingdom What drew you to SoTL? I was drawn to SoTL for 3 main reasons: 1) Fundamentally, I want to make a difference. In the context in which I work I feel that the most …
By: Jared McBrady It all started at ISSOTL19 in Atlanta. I attended knowing that I would be teaching a course on SoTL to secondary history teacher candidates the following semester. I knew I wanted to do something with those teacher …
One of the greatest benefits of being an ISSOTL member is its Interest Groups. These are member-organized and member-led groups focused a shared interest, such as a disciplinary group (history, arts & humanities, sociology), a specific population (students, teaching award …
The 2022 ICWG-Public Co-Leaders have selected four public SoTL projects and the facilitators who proposed them, and have now distributed their Call for Applications for Group Members. To learn more about these projects and the facilitators, see the full descriptions …
Anita AcaiAssistant Professor & Education ScientistMcMaster UniversityCanada What drew you to SoTL? My engagement in SoTL began while I was an undergraduate student in biochemistry. I was nearly done with my degree, yet I had grown increasingly uncertain that I …
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 …
