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The Grand Challenges for SoTL Project in the News

This page highlights accomplishments aligned with overarching Grand Challenges for SoTL project.  If you have a presentation, publication, or other product related to the Grand Challenges for SoTL project, please submit your information in this form, and we’ll add it below.  

Using The Grand Challenges for SoTL as a Framework

Talk Series

2024: ISEEC Network Meetings Focused on the Grand Challenges

    • 21 Feb – Encouraging Student Engagement
    • 20 March – Understanding the Complexities of Learning
    • 1 May – Developing Creative and Critical Thinking (Jennifer Dalton, co-chair for GC1 was one of the panelists)
    • 18 Sept  – How Identities Affect Teaching & Learning

Conference Theme Model

Book Organization

  • TILTed Pedagogy: A Collection of Evidence-Based Assignments to Inspire Learning in Higher Education, edited by Shannon M. Sipes, Mandy Frake, & Jennifer C. Friberg (in press, Elon CEL press Open Access Series)

Conference Presentations

  • Scharff, L. (Sept 2025). Overview of the Grand Challenges. Special Closing Session for SoTL Summit (virtual). 

  • Scharff, L., Capocchiano, H., Dalton, J., Gray-Singh, D., Presi, C. & Spong, S. (to be presented Nov 2025). Navigating the Grand Challenges of SoTL: Building Connections for Discovery. Workshop at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Christchurch, NZ.

  • Scharff, L. (11 April 2025). Creating Opportunities through SoTL’s Grand Challenges. Plenary talk presented at the Rocky Mountain Collaboration for Teaching and Learning (virtual conference).

  • Scharff, L. (30 Oct 2024). Let’s Be Grand Together: Engaging in the Grand Challenges for SoTL. Plenary talk presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, French Lick, IN.

  • Scharff, L., Friberg, J., Chick, N., Gregory, D. (Oct, 2024). Connect and Collaborate through the Grand Challenges for SoTL. Poster presentation at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, French Lick, IN.

  • Scharff, L., Chick, N., Friberg, J., Gregory, D. & Maurer, T. (Feb, 2024). Building Collaborations and Value Through SoTL’s Grand Challenges. Workshop presented at the SoTL Commons Conference, GA.

  • Scharff, L., Chick, N., Eady, M., Friberg, J., & Gregory, D. (Oct, 2023). Initiating Collaborations through SoTL’s Grand Challenges. Workshop presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Podcasts