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 …
By Lauren Scharff and Jennie Mills The prologue It is unextraordinary to assert that human beings think in stories. Since the earliest times, we have used stories to warn others of the dangers of the world and how we might …
By Maria Gallardo-Williams (North Carolina State University, mtgallar@ncsu.edu) and Nancy Chick (Rollins College, nchick@rollins.edu) In the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), we often find ourselves exploring research practices, methodologies, and frameworks to enhance teaching. But sometimes, we’re called to …
by Lauren Scharff, Grand Challenges for SoTL Interest Group Chair A new ISSOTL Interest Group has been formed to address the Grand Challenges for SoTL and now invites ISSOTL members to join. This Interest Group will have plenty of opportunities …
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 …






