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Recommended Articles on SoTL

Felten, P. (2013). Principles of good practice in SoTL. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 1(1), 121-125. https://doi.org/10.2979/teachlearninqu.1.1.121

Hake, R. R. (1998). Interactive-engagement versus traditional methods: A six-thousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses. American journal of Physics, 66(1), 64-74. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18809

 

Evans, C., Kandiko Howson, C., Forsythe, A., & Edwards, C. (2021). What constitutes high quality higher education pedagogical research? Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 46(4), 525-546. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2020.1790500

Fanghanel, J., McGowan, S., Parker, P., McConnell, C., Potter, J., Locke, W., & Healey, M. (2016). Defining and supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): A sector wide study - Literature Review. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/defining-and-supporting-scholarship-teaching-and-learning-sotl-sector-wide-study

Smith, S., & Walker, D. (2021). Scholarship and academic capitals: the boundaried nature of education-focused career tracks. Teaching in Higher Education, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2021.1965570

Kim, A. S., Popovic, C., Farrugia, L., Saleh, S. A., Maheux-Pelletier, G., & Frake-Mistak, M. (2021). On nurturing the emergent SoTL researcher: responding to challenges and opportunities. International Journal for Academic Development, 26(2), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2020.1842743

Geertsema, J. (2016). Academic development, SoTL and educational research. International Journal for Academic Development, 21(2), 122-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2016.1175144

Miller-Young, J., & Yeo, M. (2015). Conceptualizing and communicating SoTL: A framework for the field. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 3(2), 37-53. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.3.2.37

Harrington, K., Flint, A., & Healey, M. (2014). Engagement through partnership: Students as partners in learning and teaching in higher education. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/engagement-through-partnership-students-partners-learning-and-teaching-higher

Felten, P., Bagg, J., Bumbry, M., Hill, J., Hornsby, K., Pratt, M., & Weller, S. (2013). A call for expanding inclusive student engagement in SoTL. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 1(2), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.2979/teachlearninqu.1.2.63

Hubball, H., Pearson, M. L., & Clarke, A. (2013). SoTL inquiry in broader curricular and institutional contexts: Theoretical underpinnings and emerging trends. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 1(1), 41-57. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.1.1.41

Potter, M. K., & Kustra, E. (2011). The Relationship between Scholarly Teaching and SoTL: Models, Distinctions, and Clarifications. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning. https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2011.050123

O'Brien, M. (2008). Navigating the SoTL landscape: A compass, map and some tools for getting started. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2008.020215