Category: Designing SoTL Projects

Dive into resources with practical tips to kickstart your own SoTL project.

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...

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...

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...

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...