Introduction
What is SoTL?
SoTL Tutorials
Bibliographies of Articles and Books on SoTL
SoTL Journals
Online SoTL Resources
SoTL Conferences
SoTL Societies, Associations, Academies
Doing SoTL
SoTL on Campus
MSU SoTL Resources

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning promotes teaching as a scholarly endeavor and a worthy subject for research, producing a public body of knowledge open to critique and evaluation. Its intent is not only to improve teaching but to create a community of “scholarly teachers” who add to the body of knowledge about teaching and learning as well as benefiting from the SoTL research of others. This section provides links to introductory information, articles, examples, journals, conferences, associations, and other resources dedicated to SoTL. Faculty members new to SoTL and those who are already engaged in SoTL activities will find useful information in this compilation.

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“The Scholarship of Teaching,” Eileen Bender (Indiana University South Bend) and Donald Gray (Indiana University Bloomington).
This article is an introduction to SoTL as reflective practice in which “we invest in our teaching the intellectual powers we practice in our research.” Contains links to articles on SoTL from Indiana University’s Research and Creative Activity, Vol. 22, No. 1, April 1999.
http://www.indiana.edu/~rcapub/v22n1/p03.html

What is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?, University of Central Florida.
In addition to offering several definitions of SoTL from institutions around the U.S., this site is a gateway to many additional online resources, including extensive listings of SoTL journals, articles and resources to download, SoTL posters, and other links.
http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/ResearchAndScholarship/SoTL/

SoTL: The Legacy of Ernest Boyer, The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Concise and lucid summary of Ernest Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered, in which he proposed that teaching can be scholarly work if the same exacting standards of evaluation used in research are applied to the classroom.
https://www.usask.ca/gmcte/sotl/boyer.php

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A SoTL Tutorial from ISSOTL, designed by Samuel B. Thompson, Craig E. Nelson, and Rita C. Naremore.
This well-designed multi-media site offers how-tos for initiating SoTL on campus; examples of faculty SoTL projects in several disciplines, including video clips of faculty talking about their work; and guidelines for developing your own SoTL project with interactive tasks, hyperlinks, and video and audio links.
http://www.issotl.org/tutorial/sotltutorial/home.html

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An Annotated Bibliography of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PDF, Revised and Updated, Fall 2002) compiled by Pat Hutchings, Chris Bjork, and Marcia Babb.
A thorough, annotated bibliography compiled by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as part of the CASTL (Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) program. The first section is titled “Defining the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,” the second section is titled “Selected Examples of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,” and the final section covers “Resources for Faculty Undertaking the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.”
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/dynamic/downloads/file_1_196.pdf

Bibliography of SoTL, from Indiana University, Bloomington.
Indiana University offers a list of selected publications, profiles of their own SoTL programs (articles, grants, awards), and a page to allow scholars to submit a publication for the SoTL bibliography.
http://www.indiana.edu/~sotl/bib.html

“Selected Bibliography of SoTL-Fall 2006,” Kathleen McKinney, Illinois State University.
Extensive bibliography of books and articles on SoTL.
http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/resLinks/selBibl.shtml

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s SoTL page.
An annotated list of SoTL resources aimed toward the medical/professional careers, covering key SoTL articles, SoTL and ethics, and “how to” articles about conducting research and publishing SoTL work.
http://cte.umdnj.edu/career_development/career_scholarship.cfm

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Periodicals (Northern Kentucky University, Professional and Organizational Development Center).
This site provides an extensive set of annotated links to both general and discipline-specific SOTL periodicals, including submission guidelines for each.
General journals: http://pod.nku.edu/sotljournals.asp
Discipline-specific journals: http://pod.nku.edu/sotldisc.asp

Selected Library Resources on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Indiana University Libraries).
Provides links to SOTL journals by discipline. Also offers links to SOTL databases in Education and to current awareness tools for SOTL that allow users in a variety of fields to receive current information by email or other means.
http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/SOTL/

The Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, JoSoTL.
Founded at Indiana University South Bend in 2001, this e-journal publishes articles on SoTL and maintains an archive of past issues, all downloadable as PDF files. Also has a list of websites, books, journals, and organizations that support SoTL.
http://www.iupui.edu/~josotl/

MountainRise: an electronic journal dedicated to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Published twice a year by the Coulter Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Western Carolina University, this e-journal is an international, peer-reviewed journal focused on SoTL.
http://mountainrise.wcu.edu/

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
This electronic journal published twice yearly by the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University provides a peer-reviewed international vehicle for articles, materials, and discussions of SoTL and its applications in higher education.
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/

Online SoTL articles from the archives of the Journal of Excellence in College Teaching.
http://celt.muohio.edu/ject/search.php?words=SoTL

Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal ( Kwantlen Polytechnic University )
An eJournal focused on the improvement of adult teaching and learning, including contributions from areas beyond academia such as workplace learning.
http://www.kwantlen.ca/TD.html

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Illinois State University.
A series of webpages offering a wide range of SoTL resources, including SoTL conferences and institutes, disciplinary support for SoTL, publication outlets, examples of SoTL work, and a comprehensive list of key SoTL journals, books and articles from 1987 to the present.
http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, University of Nevada.
A useful website that provides an overview to several important SoTL issues that can be explored online, including an introduction to SoTL, links to online resources, major themes in SoTL, resources on action research, and research on diversity in higher education.
http://tlc.unlv.edu/scholarship/

Online Articles on SoTL, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
An annotated list of key articles on issues related to SoTL such as assessment, technology, documenting learning, brain research and others. Also includes a list of useful SoTL websites.
http://www.uwosh.edu/sotl/profconnections/index.php

See also SoTL Journals listed above.

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Note: The conferences listed below are held regularly, either semi-annually, annually or bi-annually. The URL usually leads to the homepage of the current conference.

Midwest Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Indiana University South Bend
http://www.iusb.edu/~ucet/sotl_2007.shtml

The SoTL Commons: A Conference of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Georgia Southern University, Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET)
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/conference/

Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Liberal Arts Colleges
St. Olaf College and Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/cila/InnovateConf/Innovations.htm

Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
http://www.units.muohio.edu/lillycon/

Regional Lilly Conferences on College and University Teaching North, South, East, and West, are held annually. Other Lilly Conferences are also held in areas of the U.S. and the U.K.
This link connects to lists of upcoming Lilly conferences and archives.
http://www.lillyconferences.org/

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference
Missouri State University. Springfield, Missouri
http://adc.missouristate.edu/conference.htm

National CASTL Institute: Developing Scholars of Teaching and Learning
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.
http://www2.creighton.edu/castl/

Teaching and Learning for Empowerment: A Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference for Minority Serving Institutions and Institutions Serving “Minorities.”
An annual conference held by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. See the Center’s website for dates and details of the latest conference.
http://www.caucetlinfo.org/

The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning holds two conferences a year in November and February in Bloomington, Minnesota, focused on issues in college teaching and learning. They also hold a yearly week-long Summer Institute that combines professional development and individualized consulting.
http://www.collab.org/programsservices/conferences/conferences.html

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
http://www.unb.ca/stlhe/

Improving Student Learning Symposium
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/isl/isl2007/

All Ireland Society for Higher Education Conference
National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
http://www.aishe.org/events/2006-2007/conf2007/ 

Conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL)
http://www.issotl.org/conferences.html

The International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference
University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
http://www.isatt.org/ISATT_2009_leaflet.pdf

International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning Annual Conference
http://www.aishe.org/events/2006-2007/conf2007/

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The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL).
A major initiative of the Carnegie Foundation, the CASTL Program is based on the concept that teaching is scholarly work as proposed in 1990 by Ernest Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered. See this site for articles, examples, and program opportunities.
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/programs/index.asp?key=21

International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL).
The Society’s goal is “to foster inquiry and disseminate findings” about teaching and learning in higher education.
http://www.issotl.org/

The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning.
A regional ( Midwest) alliance of colleges and universities that supports and promotes excellence in teaching and learning in higher education.
http://www.collab.org/

The Higher Education Academy, U.K.
Supports research and programs aimed at “improving the student learning experience” in higher education in the United Kingdom.
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE).
A Canadian association dedicated to improving teaching and learning in higher education. Site is available in French and English; includes membership information, publications, projects, and more.
http://www.mcmaster.ca/stlhe/welcome.html

Scholarly Societies Project (University of Waterloo Library).
An extensive listing of the websites of scholarly societies and professional organizations worldwide organized by subject. 
http://www.scholarly-societies.org/

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How could I do scholarship of teaching & learning?: Selected Examples of Several of the Different Genres of SoTL,” Craig Nelson (Indiana University).
An annotated bibliography of SoTL readings and online resources organized into five different kinds of research into teaching and learning. Also includes a list of basic references on doing SoTL research.
http://php.indiana.edu/~nelson1/SOTLGenres.html

The Gallery of Teaching and Learning, Carnegie Foundation.
Browse this website for examples of teaching and learning as scholarly work: collections, exhibitions, and case studies.
http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/

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“From Minsk to Pinsk: Why A Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?” Lee S. Schulman. The Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (JoSoTL) Vol. 1, No. l (2000).
This article provides a discussion of three rationales for an institution’s heavy investment in the scholarship of teaching and learning: professionalism, pragmatism, and policy.
http://www.iupui.edu/~josotl/VOL_1/NO_1/SHULMAN.PDF

“Visions of the Possible: Models for Campus Support of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,” Lee S. Shulman (The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching).
Describes several visions of possible approaches on college campuses that would “support, preserve, and enhance the scholarly work of teaching and learning.”
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/publications/sub.asp?key=452&subkey=621

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MSU College of Education SoTL Resources
Scholarship of Teaching resources compiled by the MSU College of Education.
http://www.educ.msu.edu/cst/links.htm

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