scholarly journals Exploring the Role of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Context of the Professional Identities of Faculty, Graduate Students, and Staff in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarke Mathany ◽  
Katie M. Clow ◽  
Erin D Aspenlieder
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Disciplinary Identity ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Groupes De Discussion

Developing an identity as a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researcher is associated with tensions of expanding on one’s disciplinary identity and often traversing the liminal space between disciplines that result in a newfound perception of professional self. This study explores the differences that emerged in SoTL identity formation among three different groups of researchers. Focus groups of faculty, graduate students, and professional staff who identified as SoTL researchers were conducted at one comprehensive research institution. Using thematic analysis, the differences and similarities for each of these groups in terms of barriers to SoTL identity formation and motivations for developing a SoTL identity are shared. Reflecting on these barriers and opportunities, a variety of implications for practice for Educational Developers are suggested as they look to support the SoTL identity development of researchers at their institutions. Le développement d’une identité en tant que chercheur en avancement des connaissances en enseignement et en apprentissage (ACEA) est associé à des tensions d’expansion de l’identité disciplinaire et consiste souvent à traverser l’espace liminal entre les disciplines qui aboutit à une perception nouvelle de son soi professionnel. Cette étude explore les différences qui émergent lors de la formation de l’identité en ACEA parmi trois groupes différents de chercheurs. Des groupes de discussion de professeurs, d’étudiants de cycle supérieur et de personnel professionnel qui s’identifient comme chercheurs en ACEA ont été organisés dans un établissement de recherche complète. L’analyse thématique a permis de mettre à jour les différences et les similarités parmi chacun de ces groupes en termes d’entraves à la formation d’une identité en ACEA, ainsi que les motivations nécessaires au développement d’une identité en ACEA. La réflexion sur ces entraves et sur les opportunités permet de suggérer une variété d’implications pour la pratique des conseillers pédagogiques quand ceux-ci sont à la recherche de soutien pour le développement de l’identité en ACEA des chercheurs dans leurs établissements respectifs.

scholarly journals Writing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Articles for Peer-Reviewed Journals

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-50
Author(s):  
Mick Healey ◽  
Kelly E Matthews ◽  
Alison Cook-Sather
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Discourse Community ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Writing Genres ◽  
New Literature ◽  
Learning Issues

LOCATE: There are many general books and articles on publishing in peer-reviewed journals, but few specifically address issues around writing for scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) journals. One of the challenges of beginning to write about SoTL is that most scholars have become interested in exploring teaching and learning issues in higher education (HE) alongside their disciplinary interests and have to grapple with a new literature and sometimes unfamiliar methods and genres as well. Hence, for many, as they write up their SoTL projects, they are simultaneously forging their identities as SoTL scholars. FOCUS: We unpack the process of writing SoTL articles for peer-reviewed journals with the goal of supporting both new and experienced SoTL scholars (faculty/academics, professional staff, and students) as they nurture and further develop their voices and their SoTL identities and strive to contribute to the enhancement of learning and teaching in HE. REPORT: We pose three related sets of overarching questions for consideration when writing SoTL articles for peer-reviewed journals followed by heuristic frameworks for publishing in five specific writing genres (empirical research articles, conceptual articles, case studies of practice, reflective essays, and opinion pieces). ARGUE:  Using the metaphor of being in conversation, we argue that writing is a values-based process that contributes to the identity formation of SoTL scholars and their sense of belonging within the SoTL discourse community.

scholarly journals 29. Two Models for Introducing Graduate Students to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Natasha Patrito Hannon ◽  
Svitlana Taraban-Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching

Graduate students aspiring to become faculty members should be provided with meaningful opportunities to explore the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and to formulate questions about student learning and effective teaching. To this end, teaching and learning centres should incorporate SoTL-oriented components within the framework of educational development programs to prepare our future faculty. This article briefly reviews the emerging literature on graduate student engagement with SoTL and highlights two possible approaches for incorporating SoTL into educational development programs for graduate students.

scholarly journals Success in Student-Faculty/Staff SoTL Partnerships: Motivations, Challenges, Power, and Definitions

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Acai ◽  
Bree Akesson ◽  
Meghan Allen ◽  
Victoria Chen ◽  
Clarke Mathany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Successful Student

Partnerships with students are considered one of the principles of good Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) practice. However, not all partnerships are equally successful. What characteristics are common to successful partnerships and what preparatory elements can lead toward more successful partnerships? In this article, our team of graduate students, educational developers, and faculty members engage in detailed self-reflection on our past and ongoing SoTL projects as an inquiry into what it means to be in a successful student-faculty/staff partnership. Using thematic analysis, we identify and describe four distinct domains that can shape partnerships: (1) motivations to participate, (2) challenges, (3) power, and (4) definitions of success. The article concludes with a set of questions to stimulate initial and ongoing conversations between partners to guide new partnerships in defining the parameters for success in their proposed collaboration. Les partenariats avec les étudiants sont considérés comme l’un des principes de bonne pratique de l’Avancement des connaissances en enseignement et en apprentissage (ACEA). Toutefois, tous les partenariats ne connaissent pas le même succès. Quelles sont les caractéristiques communes des partenariats réussis et quels sont les éléments préparatoires qui peuvent aboutir à des partenariats mieux réussis? Dans cet article, notre groupe, consistant d’étudiants de cycles supérieurs, de conseillers pédagogiques et de professeurs, se lance dans une auto-réflexion détaillée sur nos projets passés et présents en ACEA qui constitue une enquête sur ce que cela signifie de faire partie d’un partenariat réussi entre étudiants, professeurs et membres du personnel. Par le biais de l’analyse thématique, nous identifions et décrivons quatre domaines distincts qui façonnent les partenariats : 1) la motivation à participer, 2) les défis, 3) le pouvoir et 4) les définitions de la réussite. En conclusion, nous posons un groupe de questions pour stimuler les conversations initiales et continues entre les divers partenaires afin de guider les nouveaux partenariats à définir les paramètres menant à la réussite dans leur collaboration proposée.

The scholarship of teaching and learning in emergency management and homeland security: Trends, gaps, barriers, and opportunities

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, RN, DPPD, MPH ◽  
Caroline S. Hackerott, PhD ◽  
Claire Connolly Knox, PhD ◽  
James D. Ramsay, PhD, MA, CSP ◽  
David A. McEntire, PhD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Professional Boundaries ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Status ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities

Underlying the nature of what is and is not a profession are education standards. Among the characteristics defining a profession’s specialized boundaries are the education standards comprising its academic programs. The status of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is explored for both emergency management and homeland security (EM/HS) at this point in time. The aim of this article is to increase the conceptual understanding of SoTL by discussing what SoTL is, explaining why it is important, exploring our current state of knowledge in this area, and by identifying current barriers and opportunities for improvement. Several possible means of better integrating SoTL into the EM/HS discipines are highlighted: Making SoTL a higher priority, increasing exposure to existing research, advancing knowledge within our own disciplines, sharing knowledge through publications and conferences, and applying knowledge in our teaching. Conclusively, the vital nature of SoTL research can more deeply establish the professional boundaries for both disciplines.

Involving Public Health Graduate Students and Trainees in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-87
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Reisinger Walker ◽  
Delia L. Lang ◽  
Rebecca C. Woodruff
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Student Voices ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Power Differentials ◽  
Level Of Training

As the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) research expands in schools of public health to inform pedagogic and curricular approaches, it is crucial to consider how student voices are included in this work. Based on our experience with course-level and curriculum-level evaluations, we describe the process, benefits, and challenges of engaging students and pre- and postdoctoral trainees in SoTL. The degree of student and trainee involvement can vary based on interest, availability, and level of training. Graduate student roles can range from research support to full collaboration. Due to their advanced training, pre- and postdoctoral trainees can take a lead role in SoTL projects. Engaging students and trainees provides multiple benefits. First, the students and trainees gain experience on a research team; second, faculty have support to feasibly conduct SoTL; and third, programs can evolve by gaining in-depth information about courses and curricula. Challenges include student and trainee availability, turnover as students graduate, and availability of resources. Additional factors to consider are how students and trainees are chosen to participate and power differentials between students and faculty. Involving graduate students and trainees in SoTL facilitates the evaluation of pedagogical approaches and has the potential to contribute to the development of a strong evidence base for effective teaching models in public health education.

scholarly journals SoTL Research Fellows: Collaborative Pathfinding through Uncertain Terrain

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Marquis ◽  
Trevor Holmes ◽  
Konstantinos Apostolou ◽  
Dan Centea ◽  
Robert Cockcroft ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Departmental Support ◽  
Traditional Scholarship ◽  
Groupes De Discussion ◽  
Community Access ◽  
Canadian Research ◽  
Key Interventions

From 2014-2016, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Research Fellows at a mid-sized Canadian research-intensive, medical-doctoral university undertook to study their own formation as scholars of teaching and learning, as well as benefits and challenges of their cross-appointment to our central teaching and learning institute from their home academic departments. Findings from surveys and focus groups identified themes such as identity, community, access, transfer, and structural elements (each with benefits and challenges to practice). Our autoethnographic work confirms assertions in the literature about the uneasy relation between SoTL and traditional scholarship, while also bearing out the need for departmental support, and for key interventions along the path from novice to practitioner identity. Some discussion of the ambassador or translator role that can flow from such arrangements is included. De 2014 à 2016, les chercheurs en Avancement des connaissances en enseignement et en apprentissage (ACEA) d’une université canadienne médicale-doctorale de taille moyenne ayant un coefficient de recherche élevé ont entrepris une étude portant sur leur propre formation en tant que chercheurs érudits en matière d’enseignement et d’apprentissage, ainsi que sur les avantages et les défis de leur nomination conjointe à notre institut central d’enseignement et d’apprentissage tout en enseignant dans leur propre département universitaire. Les résultats des sondages et des groupes de discussion ont permis d’identifier certains thèmes tels que l’identité, la communauté, l’accès, le transfert, ainsi que des éléments structuraux (chacun présentant des avantages et des défis concernant la pratique). Notre travail autoethnographique confirme les assertions présentes dans la documentation existante concernant la relation difficile qui existe entre l’ACEA et la recherche traditionnelle, tout en tenant compte de la nécessité du soutien départemental ainsi que pour les interventions clés sur la voie qui consiste à passer de l’identité de novice à celle de praticien. L’article contient également des discussions sur le rôle d’ambassadeur ou de traducteur qui peut découler de tels arrangements.

Bridging the Divide With SoTL: Connecting Knowledge With Best Practice in Communication Disorders

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Dalton ◽  
Joseph Klein ◽  
Dawn C. Botts
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Starting Point

In this article, a model of evidence-based practice is presented that engaged graduate students and instructors from the discipline of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) in evidence-based education through the use of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). This article can serve as a starting point for other instructors interested in engaging in SoTL in their own CSD classrooms.

scholarly journals Exploring whether mindfulness can enhance ethnic identity among undergraduate and graduate students

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-93
Author(s):  
Angeline Villanueva Yang ◽  
Marilee Bresciani Ludvik ◽  
Caren L. Sax ◽  
Sylvia Garcia-Navarrete ◽  
Wendy Bracken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dependent Measure ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Ethnic Identity Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethnic Identity Formation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore whether attention, emotion, and cognitive regulation (CR) may be strategies to advance one’s ethnic identity. Design/methodology/approach The paper is presented in three parts. The first section discusses integrative inquiry (INIQ) (Bresciani Ludvik et al., 2016), a mindfulness methodology and mindful inquiry training program, as a potential pathway to help mitigate stress and enhance healthy development and well-being strategies that combat stressors related to ethnic and racial identity; and increase opportunities for positive ethnic identity development. INIQ was designed to influence areas of the brain associated with attention regulation, emotion regulation, and CR in order to decrease stress and anxiety, and heighten executive functions of undergraduate and graduate students. The second section discusses an exploratory study to see whether INIQ resulted in higher mean scores for participants on their ethnic identity, as assessed by the multigroup ethnic identity measure (Phinney, 1992). Findings The results indicated that there was a significant increase in pre-test and post-test scores for mindfulness (p=0.001) as well as the dependent measure for learning exploration (p=0.028) among 30 undergraduate, master’s- and doctoral-seeking students. There was also a non-significant increase for clear understanding (p=0.15) and overall ethnic identity achievement (p=0.387); and non-significant decrease for ethnic belonging (p=0.424). Originality/value These findings suggest that INIQ may increase students’ ethnic learning exploration, which is an important process in ethnic identity development (Phinney and Ong, 2007). This study also suggests that INIQ increases mindfulness in participants. The authors conclude with a discussion and recommendations to future INIQ and other diversity centered student support practitioners interested in influencing positive ethnic identity formation.

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