1. Pedagogical Scholarship and SOTL
Johnson Center Thursday lunch
Kelly Reed, Brett Boessen, Randi Tanglen
March 31, 2017

2. Pedagogical Scholarship
Published writing and research on teaching and learning by college faculty in fields other than education. (Source: “Pedagogical Scholarship: A Primer,” Maryellen Weimer, Penn State Berks)
Goal: To improve student learning by strengthening the practice of teaching (one’s own and others’). (Source: Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching)
Assumption: In our work as scholars/teachers, we create learning as much as/as well as new knowledge.
Can be published in:
discipline-based pedagogical journals
cross-disciplinary pedagogical journals
special topic journals (watch for CFPs)
non-journal periodicals (magazines, newsletters, blogs, series)
published book series and edited collections
(Source: “Pedagogical Scholarship: A Primer,” Maryellen Weimer, Penn State Berks)

3. Types of projects Experience and theory based:
Source: “Pedagogical Scholarship: A Primer,” Maryellen Weimer, Penn State Berks
Experience and theory based:
Personal accounts of change
Recommended practices
Recommended content
Personal narratives
Research based:
Quantitative investigations
Qualitative studies
Descriptive research
A project that “begins with intellectual curiosity, is conducted deliberately and systematically, is grounded in an analysis of some evidence, and results in findings shared with peers to be reviewed and to expand a knowledge base.” (Source: Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching)

4. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Source: Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching
Asking meaningful questions about student learning and about the teaching activities designed to facilitate student learning;
answering those questions by first making relevant student learning visible as evidence of thinking and learning (or mis-learning), and then systematically analyzing this evidence; and,
sharing the results of that analysis publicly to invite review and to contribute to the body of knowledge on student learning in a variety of contexts.

5. Johnson Center Support?: Possible Programs
Faculty learning community
Faculty meet over a period time to learn more about pedagogical research and SoTL
Find examples of articles and publication venues in discipline
Purpose: Education and support
Summer writing group
Faculty meet weekly during summer for writing updates
Possibly read/workshop drafts
Purpose: Accountability and support
A group that does both
Speaker/consultant to help faculty design research/writing projects and carry them through to completion

6. Resources
Pedagogical Scholarship: A Primer, Maryellen Weimer, Professor of Teaching and Learning, Penn State Berks
Understanding SoTL, Vanderbilt, Center for Teaching
Kinds of SoTL Projects, University of Central Florida, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Doing SoTL, Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching
SoTL Assessment Instruments, Department of Psychology, Grinnell College
Teaching Journals Directory, Kennesaw State University, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning