scholarly journals Personal Reflection: Transforming Teaching Practice through Action Research: The Role of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpana Goel
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching

scholarly journals The role of SoTL in the academy: Upon the 25th anniversary of Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Kern ◽  
Gwendolyn Mettetal ◽  
Marcia Dixson ◽  
Robin K. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
25Th Anniversary ◽  
Teaching And Learning Research ◽  
Scholarly Teaching ◽  
Learning Research

This essay works toward two goals: 1) to provide an explanation of how the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning may work within all four of Boyer’s “scholarships” of discovery, integration, application, and teaching and 2) to clarify the distinctions between quality teaching and scholarship of teaching and learning research. To do that, we posit four quadrants of teaching practices based on two continuum: public/private and systematic/unsystematic. The four quadrants: teaching practice, shared teaching, scholarly teaching and, finally, scholarship of teaching and learning, provide academics with a conceptual model to distinguish various approaches to the teaching process from research into that process.

scholarly journals Supporting SoTL Development through Communities of Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-52
Author(s):  
Anne M. Tierney ◽  
Dorothy Aidulis ◽  
Julian Park ◽  
Katherine Clark
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Home Institution ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Insight Into

Increasingly, academics are engaging with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). However, within United Kingdom higher education, the definition of and activities that constitute SoTL remain open to debate. In this article, we explore SoTL through four career histories that give insight into how SoTL has developed and played a role in the careers of four life sciences-based, teaching-focused academics in UK universities at different points in their careers. The recurring themes in the career histories include collaboration; professional development; sharing and dissemination; and funding. The career histories also highlight aspects of and the importance of communities of practice. We reflect on the role of communities of practice in supporting SoTL and discuss how communities of practice external to one’s home institution can play a role in developing SoTL and teaching practice. Internationally there is a growing focus on SoTL, and although the four career histories presented here are authored by academics based in UK institutions and focused on the UK context, the themes they reveal are widely applicable.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ INTEREST BY USING PICTURE MEDIA AT TK NUR ASSALAM

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nada Anis Ristyani ◽  
Nurhayati Nurhayati Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Classroom Action Research

The purpose of this study is to improve students' interest in English vocabulary through picture media in TK Nur Assalam. This research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR). The participants of this research were 6 students. The results obtained from efforts to the improving students interest in English vocabulary using the picture media involving active learners in the learning process. The role of picture media in learning activities is very important for children, especially in the next education level. Teaching and learning activities in early childhood will quickly develop if parents and teachers intensive to develop it. There are several attempts to create a sense of pleasure in early childhood by using picture media in the learning process. From the result of research indicate that when pre-action take result (15%). In cycle I, it increased to (55%) sufficient criteria. In cycle II, it increased again to (85%) good criteria. So, the increase that occurred from the pre-action to the cycle I that is (40%). The increase from cycle I to cycle II that is (30%). And increase from pre-action to cycle II that is (70%). From the research results obtained, then to the improving students interest in English vocabulary can be improved by using picture media in the learning process.Keywords : Students’ Interest, Vocabulary and Picture Media

The Blended Learning Environment in Higher Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 180-197
Author(s):  
Ellen Boeren
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination

This chapter explores the author's experiences with blended learning, both as a tutor and as a student at a British Russell Group University. The chapter starts from the importance of encouraging an autonomy supporting learning environment, featured within self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000). In the first part of the chapter, definitions of blended learning will be briefly reviewed. Secondly, the role of the learning environment will be explained, drawing upon previous research on learning environments undertaken by Darkenwald and Valentine (1986), mentioning the importance of the learning environment within motivational theories. Thirdly, results of a critical analysis on the own teaching and learning practice will be conducted, comparing the perspective of being a tutor and being a student. Finally, recommendations for future teaching practice will be discussed, before concluding this chapter.

scholarly journals The Significance of the Reflective Practitioner in Blended Learning

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksej Heinze ◽  
Chris Procter
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Action Research Cycles

This paper examines the introduction of blended learning on a part-time higher education programme for mature students. The interpretive work draws on four action research cycles conducted over two years with two student cohorts. Discussion is based on observations, staff and student focus groups and interviews examining the students’ expectations and experiences. The initial focus of the action research was on the introduction of technology into the teaching and learning experience. However, the advantage of an interpretive approach is allowing the findings to determine the course of the research. During the first action research cycles, the focus of the research changed from the use of technology in blended learning to the role of the practitioners involved. The authors advocate the key role of reflective practitioners in facilitating blended learning and suggest that action research is a useful framework.

scholarly journals A Reflexive Eye on a Collaborative Action Research Project in School

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kitt Lyngsnes
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Collaborative Action Research ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Collaborative Action ◽  
Teacher Researcher ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
Reflexive Analysis

This article presents a reflexive analysis of a collaborative action research project based on the “Nordic tradition” of action research. In this project I, in the role of researcher, worked with a team of four teachers in a Norwegian primary/lower secondary school to develop teaching practice focused on students’ learning. I have retrospectively analysed data from my research diary, meetings and interviews. The article describes how the collaboration and the relationship between the teacher team and the researcher developed, and how this process contributed to the teachers’ professional development. The results shed light on the complexity of teacher- researcher- relationships, and demonstrate the importance of engaging in reflexivity in collaborative action research.

scholarly journals Visions of the Possible: Engaging with Librarians in SoTL

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin McClurg ◽  
Margy MacMillan ◽  
Nancy Chick
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
Multiple Points ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Thoughtful Discussion

This paper encourages thoughtful discussion on cross-disciplinary partnerships between scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) researchers, practioners, and librarians. Through personal reflection, examples from the literature and a belief in meaningful collaboration, the authors describe various models of engagement that provides multiple points of entry for librarians to work others on common SoTL interests.

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