Getting Started
Getting Started with SoTL
The goal of SoTL is to inform practice through two central avenues: 1) enhancing the teaching and learning process through improvements in methods, materials, or assessments; and 2) inspiring or changing teacher perspectives (Walvoord, 2002).
Effective SoTL research starts with a specific goal or inquiry question. Questions generally stem from academic curiousity and the desire to understand the dynamics that drive student learning. For most faculty, this emerges as a natural function of their own classroom experiences. SoTL questions examine factors such as:
- teaching strategies
- types of learners
- assessment approaches
- classroom dynamics
- factors that impact teaching and/or learning
SoTL investigations may focus a single classroom or may encompass a range of classroom settings. Regardless of the topic or research approach, the key for an effective SoTL study is to start with a specific goal in mind (Huber & Hutchings, 2005).
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Step 1: Preparation
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- Complete "Getting Started with SoTL Form"
- Consult with CIRT to develop research question, theory and methodology
- Read “Reconciling Apples & Oranges: A Constructivist SoTL Writing Program”
- Read “The Relationship between Scholarly Teaching and SoTL: Modes, Distinctions, and Clarifications”
- Complete “Purple File” application
- View GCU "Understanding SoTL" Presentation
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Step 2: Outline the Research
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Step 3: Permissions
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Step 4: Unleash the writer within!
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Step 5: Be seriously proud of yourself... and conduct your study
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Step 6: Analyze data (qualitative or quantitative)
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Step 7: Write
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Step 8: Manuscript Review
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Step 9: Share what you learned with the world!
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Step 10: Report Scholarship
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