SoTL
SoTL: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is the "scholarly inquiry into student learning which advances the practice of teaching by making inquiry findings public."
The Teaching Commons supports faculty practices, research, and publication in SoTL.
This support encompasses
- Communities of practice
- Teaching chairs
- Postdoctoral research associates
- Professional development for graduate students and teaching assistants
- Links to useful resources.
Critical Digital Pedagogy
"4 Characteristics of Critical Digital Pedagogy" (post) outlines "four things we might notice if digital teaching and learning is doing what it’s supposed to do."
It also includes a SlideShare presentation entitled "Digital Pedagogy is About Breaking Stuff: Toward a Critical Digital Humanities Pedagogy" which does the following:
A Case for Enhanced Learning
"Commentary: Students Aren't Learning Enough - A Brewing Crisis in Higher Education" (post) ambitiously argues that "[s]ocieties must take steps to improve the quality and quantity of learning, changing the very culture of higher education as a whole."
