In the November SoTL Series blog post, I explained that SoTL research uses the methodology used by the discipline of the researcher. I will admit that this transfer of methodology from disciplinary work to SoTL work is often a smoother transition when the researcher comes from a social science background. Therefore, I would like to… Read more »
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Using Learning Analytics in SoTL
In the SoTL blog series thus far, we’ve been exploring what constitutes SoTL and sources of previously collected data. In this blog, I’d like to discuss another source of previously collected data for SoTL researchers: learning analytics. Broadly defined, learning analytics is the “collection and analysis of data generated during the learning process in order… Read more »
But, I Don’t Know HOW To Do SoTL Research.
Undertaking a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project is much like undertaking disciplinary research. Like other forms of research, SoTL follows the broad steps of the scientific method. Applied to SoTL, these steps are as follows: Identify the research question Design the study Collect the data Analyze the data and draw conclusions Present and… Read more »
Multipurpose Course Activities for SoTL Data
I am a huge advocate for multi-purposing, much like the Swiss army knife in the accompanying image. The same is true of my views on data. Collect it once and use it (at least) twice. Most data can be utilized to answer a number of questions, and multi-purposing saves effort on the part of both… Read more »
Moving from Scholarly Teacher to SoTL Researcher
In an earlier blog, I shared a definition of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and where it might fit in the variety of activities faculty and instructors undertake related to teaching. In this post, I’d like to discuss how to move from scholarly teaching into SoTL. Scholarly teaching is characterized by using literature… Read more »
What is SoTL?
SoTL stands for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and is the systematic study of teaching and learning. It overlaps the space between teaching and research in the traditional 3 bucket view of faculty time (teaching, research, and service). Some teaching activities are informal and private, such as designing a course or developing a lesson,… Read more »