Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)
The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) program is designed to equip faculty with the knowledge and skills needed to systematically examine and reflect upon teaching and learning practices within their disciplines using appropriate research methods. SoTL is an active OFD & OE initiative supported through an existing Title III grant and should remain prominently accessible to faculty.
What is SoTL?
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning or SoTL is a systematic investigation of a teaching/learning issue that is shared for review, dissemination and possibly some action that changes what is done in the classroom. Along with traditional educational research and the learning sciences, SoTL helps to provide the evidentiary basis for classroom teaching practice in higher education. It’s valuable because findings from these studies frequently have strong external validity, which is to say that they can be extended to other, similar classrooms and settings.
SoTL Application
The Office of Faculty Development is excited to announce the launch of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Hub, a year-long professional development initiative designed to support faculty in engaging with SoTL as a meaningful form of scholarly inquiry.
As part of this launch, we invite Fayetteville State University faculty to apply for the 2025 SoTL Institute—a signature program of the SoTL Hub. This year-long experience will guide a cross-disciplinary cohort of faculty through the full cycle of SoTL research, from developing researchable questions to disseminating findings through publication or conference presentations.
SoTL Resources
- Program-Goals
- Study-Design Worksheet
- SoTL Abstracts
- Sports & Tourism Example: An evaluation of learner-generated content and podcasting
- Biology Example: Getting Under the Hood: How and for Whom Does Increasing Course Structure Work?
- Education Example: An Investigation of Teachers' Artificial Intelligence Awareness: A Scale Development Study
- Design Example: PERCEPTIONS OF LECTURERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDENTS
SoTL Books
Welcome to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Book Collection — a curated resource site designed to support faculty, researchers, and educators in advancing evidence-based teaching and learning practices. This collection features foundational texts, practical guides, and emerging scholarship that explore innovative pedagogical strategies, classroom research methodologies, assessment practices, student engagement, reflective teaching, and the dissemination of SoTL work.
Whether you are new to SoTL or an experienced scholar seeking to deepen your practice, this collection serves as a space for exploration, inspiration, and professional growth. Through these resources, faculty can strengthen their teaching effectiveness, contribute to scholarly conversations about learning, and foster meaningful student success across disciplines.
eBooks
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SoTL Research Methodologies: A Guide to Conceptualizing and Conducting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by Karen Manarin, et al. (2023)
Link: https://uncfsu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1394994484
Action Research for the Classroom: A Guide to Values-Based Research in Practice by Bernie Sullivan & Mairin Glenn
Link: https://uncfsu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1356894848
Researching Classroom Discourse: A Student Guide by Christopher J. Jenks
Link :https://uncfsu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1173776125
Discipline-Specific & Methodological
The Scholarship for Teaching and Learning : A guide for Scientists, Engineers, and Mathematicians by Jacqueline Dewar, Curtis Bennett, and Matthew A. Fisher (2018)
Link: https://uncfsu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1032375113