Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

The Schol­ar­ship of Teach­ing and Learn­ing (SoTL) is like peek­ing behind the cur­tain to see what makes teach­ing effec­tive. It is a fan­cy way of say­ing that teach­ers are also researchers. Just like sci­en­tists con­duct research to under­stand and devel­op strate­gies for con­trol­ling dis­eases, SoTL researchers study how to teach bet­ter. They ask ques­tions like:

• What teach­ing meth­ods work best?
• How can we make learn­ing more engag­ing?

SoTL is not just about teach­ing; it is about improv­ing teach­ing by gath­er­ing evi­dence, try­ing new ideas, and shar­ing what works