An Applied Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Shannon Sipes is Director of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program and Lead Instructional Consultant in the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Indiana University. Her work as an academic developer spans over 20 years with expertise in assessment, SoTL, mixed methods research approaches, and curriculum design. Her most recent book (with Mandy Frake and Jennifer C. Friberg) is TILTed Pedagogy: A Collection of Evidence-Based Assignments to Inspire Learning in Higher Education. Nancy L. Chick is Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship and Professor of English at Texas Woman's University. Her most recent book (with Peter Felten and Katarina Martensson) is The SoTL Guide: (Re)Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. She is also the editor of SoTL in Action: Illuminating Critical Moments of Practice and was the founding coeditor of Teaching & Learning Inquiry, the ISSOTL journal. She lives in Denton, TX. Laura Cruz is a Research Professor with the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence at Penn State. She has previously served as a tenured faculty member and director of two centers for teaching and learning. She is the prior editor of four academic journals and the current coeditor of The Journal of General Education. She is also the coeditor of three recent volumes in the New Directions for Teaching and Learning series focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).

Introduction, by Shannon M. Sipes, Nancy L. Chick, and Laura Cruz Planning Your Project 1. Your Worldview as a SoTL Practitioner: Understanding Your Assumptions, by Hillary H. Steiner and Melanie J. Hamilton 2. Creating Your SoTL Case: The Role of Context in Inquiry, by Susannah McGowan 3. Ethical SoTL: Avoiding Harm in Research and Practice, by Ruth L. Healey and Shannon M. Sipes 4. SoTL Research Questions: Frameworks and Classifications, by Brett McCollum 5. The SoTL Literature Review: Demystifying the Process, by Erik Christiansen 6. Citing with Intention: Reaching beyond the Echo Chamber, by Nancy L. Chick, Sophia Abbot, and Christopher Ostrowdun 7. Course Artifacts: Sources of Evidence in SoTL, by Shannon M. Sipes and J. T. Cornelius 8. Design, Methodology, and Evidence Analysis: Creating a Well-Crafted Project, by Hillary H. Steiner and Ivan M. Jorrin-Abellan Sharing Your Work 9. Strategies for Finding Your Audience, by Laura Cruz 10. SoTL Presentations: Considerations for Successful Proposals, by Diana T. Botnaru 11. SoTL Posters: Presenting Your Project Visually, by Nancy L. Chick 12. Writing SoTL: Publishing Reflective Essays, by Kelly E. Matthews, Alison Cook-Sather, and Mick Healey 13. SoTL Blogs: Finding New Audiences for Your Work, by Jennifer C. Friberg 14. SoTL Podcasts: Connecting Ideas and Audiences through Audio, by Lindsay Doukopoulos 15. Public SoTL: Sharing Your Work beyond Academia, by Jennifer C. Friberg and Nancy L. Chick 16. Promoting Your SoTL Work: It's Easier Than You Think!, by Kathryn E. Linder 17. Promotion and Tenure: Documenting SoTL for Career Advancement, by Claudia Cornejo Happel Connecting with SoTL Colleagues 18. Finding, Starting, or Developing SoTL Support Networks and Communities: Inspire, Inform, and Energize Your SoTL, by Laura Lukes 19. Joing the International SoTL Community: The Benefits and Barriers of Membership in a Global Network, by S. Raj Chaudhurry, Lisa LaCross, and Huang Hoon Chng 20. What's Next?, by Nancy L. Chick, Shannon M. Sipes, and Laura Cruz