Kathleen McKinney, Cross Chair in SoTL; Patricia Jarvis, Psychology; Denise Faigao, Psychology
Faculty Applications of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research (McKinney - PowerPoint)
This presentation will offer the findings of three small, related efforts to assess the applications of scholarship on teaching and learning (SoTL) projects at Illinois State University. The group will report the following: 1) the findings of a campus-wide survey on the status of SoTL at Illinois State University; 2) descriptive data regarding applications of SoTL work conducted by Cross Chair SoTL grant recipients over the last four years at Illinois State University collected through a survey about applications; and 3) qualitative findings from two focus groups with SoTL grant recipients at Illinois State University on applications of their work to their teaching and their students' learning. Findings include types of applications, barriers to applications, and specific examples of applications.