ERIC Number: EJ1176421
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
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Sparking SoTL: Triggers and Stories from One Institution
Klodiana Kolomitro; Laverty, Cory; Stockley, Denise
Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v9 n1 Article 10 April 2018
With the growing interest in educational research across post-secondary campuses, it is useful to identify the specific supports that best enable Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) initiatives. This paper documents a picture of SoTL interests and supports at one institution through survey and semi-structured collaborative interview data. Both the survey data (289 respondents) and three semi-structured group interviews (8 participants total) provide a picture of participants who have completed or are interested in completing a SoTL study; the events and experiences that triggered an interest in SoTL; and their perceptions of the importance of SoTL in their own teaching, student learning, in their department, and within the institution as a whole. Based on these two datasets, we propose four lenses that are defined in terms of SoTL triggers and which we name a Scholarship Window. We conclude with a number of recommendations as a way to build capacity for SoTL at the institutional level.
Descriptors: Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Educational Research, Postsecondary Education, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Focus Groups, Teacher Attitudes, Capacity Building, Research Universities, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Online Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Coding, Educational Quality, Reflective Teaching, Ethics, Personal Narratives
University of Western Ontario and Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Mills Memorial Library Room 504, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L6, Canada. Tel: 905-525-9140; e-mail: info@cjsotl-rcacea.ca; Web site: http://www.cjsotl-rcacea.ca/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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