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March 18, 2025

Connecting Conversations: Starting a Literature Review for Your SoTL Research

Reading Time: 6 minutesPhoto by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash Imagine sitting around a kitchen table with a group of friends, each sharing their experiences and insights on a topic you’re all passionate about. As you listen, you begin to notice patterns in their stories and perhaps wonder where their ideas came from. You might also consider how your own experiences fit into this...
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February 4, 2025

Reflective Practice in SoTL: Crafting Good Research Questions with AI

Reading Time: 6 minutesPhoto by Jon Tyson on Unsplash The questions we ask ourselves as teachers are central to meaningful reflection and professional growth.  Reflective practice involves critically examining our teaching experiences, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes based on our observations and feedback (Brookfield, 2017). By reflecting on thoughtful, purposeful pedagogical questions, we can uncover insights about our teaching effectiveness and...
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November 5, 2024

Student Perspectives in SoTL: Transforming Learning and Teaching Together

Reading Time: 4 minutesImage source: Pexels, by Andy Barbour As the leaves begin to fall and the chill of autumn sets in, our college campuses buzz with a frenetic energy. It’s just past mid-term, and students are buried under a mountain of assignments, projects, and exams. Amidst this whirlwind of academic activity, it can be easy to see students as mere consumers of...
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September 24, 2024

Beyond Assumptions: Leveraging SoTL Research and Quality Improvement Feedback for Evidence of Student Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutesPhoto by fauxels Have you ever found yourself wondering if your students are truly understanding and learning what you’re teaching?   While assessments can be reliable indicators of how well students meet course learning outcomes, gauging learning on a class-by-class basis can be tricky. For example, relying on students nodding in agreement or typing “no” in a chat box when asked,...
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July 29, 2024

Teachers as SoTL Researchers

Reading Time: 3 minutesNavigating Dual Roles to Put Student Learning First The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) involves a systematic inquiry into teaching and student learning in order to improve the quality of student learning within and across post secondary institutions. This research encompasses diverse topics, ranging from students’ conceptual understanding, attitudes, and experiences to effectiveness of instructional strategies and understanding classroom...
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June 18, 2024

Starting Small with SoTL

Reading Time: 4 minutesAttribution for photo by David Iskander on Unsplash Transform Your Classroom into a Learning Lab Opportunities for SoTL exist everywhere in the educational spaces in which we work. SoTL, you ask?  Previously, I introduced the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as the systematic study of learning and teaching, aimed at improving student learning in classrooms across post secondary and...
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May 8, 2024

Exploring SoTL: Enhancing Learning and Teaching Through Research

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post was authored by Dr. Launa Gauthier, Teaching and Learning’s new SoTL Consultant. Have you ever found yourself frustrated over classroom challenges, pondering student engagement, or questioning the effectiveness of your teaching methods? Perhaps you’ve even felt inspired to try something new but lacked clarity on whether it would have an impact on your students’ learning.  Many of us...
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