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OfflineBoyer (1997) expanded the notion of "scholarship" to encompass a broader understanding of what it means to be an academic.
Boyer (1997) highlights four components of a professor's scholarly engagement:
- discovery - creating knowledge through traditional research
- integration - apply and utilize knowledge across disciplines
- application - address social problems through the application of research
- teaching - apply scholarly rigor to the practice of teaching
For an overview of each of these forms of scholarships, see the attached article by Marta Nibert.
OfflineEnhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling (McKinney, 2007) provides a practical, applied look at the growing need for scholarly teaching in higher education.
There has been growing demand for workshops and materials to help those in higher education conduct and use the scholarship of teaching and learning. This book offers advice on how to do, share, and apply SoTL work to improve student learning and development. Written for college-level faculty members as well as faculty developers, administrators, academic staff, and graduate students, this book will also help undergraduate students collaborating with faculty on SoTL projects. Though targeted at…
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