The Center for Engaged Learning Open Access Book Series publishes concise, peer-reviewed books that caters to a diverse audience in higher education interested in engaged learning practices.
With a commitment to advancing the practice of teaching, the Center for Engaged Learning has published “Becoming a SoTL Scholar” edited by Janice Miller-Young (University of Calgary) and Nancy L. Chick (Rollings College).
This insightful volume equips educators and scholars with a comprehensive guide to navigate the evolving field of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Thoughtfully crafted, it offers both depth and clarity for those looking to enrich their teaching practices through scholarly inquiry. In a field that has evolved significantly in the past three decades, this guide acts as an essential roadmap for educators who seek to deepen their involvement in SoTL.
As SoTL moves beyond its grassroots beginnings, “Becoming a SoTL Scholar” explores the process of becoming a scholar in this dynamic, multidisciplinary space. As SoTL scholars transition from interested faculty members to fully engaged SoTL practitioners, this book outlines how they can navigate the liminal “borderland” that SoTL inhabits—often outside the confines of traditional academic disciplines. For many, there are moments of uncertainty as they begin to assume their new academic identity, but ultimately, the SoTL community offers access to an abundance of personal and professional growth.
In addition to the guidance this book offers for early-career educators and students exploring a career path in the SoTL, it also addresses the needs of mid-and-later career SoTL professionals, exploring how they can make meaningful contributions to the field. Readers will find practical strategies and gain inspiration from experienced SoTL professional narratives and learn how to build an impactful career as an SoTL scholar.
Whether you’re new to SoTL or looking to enrich an established career, Becoming a SoTL Scholar offers multiple entry points into SoTL and empowers readers to embark on the journey of becoming part of this dynamic scholarly community.
The Center for Engaged Learning Open Access Book Series publishes concise, peer-reviewed books that caters to a diverse audience in higher education interested in engaged learning practices. Edited by Jessie L. Moore and Peter Felten, this series emphasizes research-informed practices that enhance teaching and learning
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Contents
Chapter 1: Developing Sustained SoTL Journeys and Identities
Janice Miller-Young and Nancy L. Chick
Section 1: Beginning a SoTL-Centric Career
Janice Miller-Young and Nancy L. Chick
Chapter 2: Becoming a Teaching and Learning Scholar by Design: Strategies for Scaffolding a SoTL Career Trajectory
Lorelli Nowell
Chapter 3: SoTL Citizen: A Memoir of Home and Exile in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Sophia Abbot
Chapter 4: The Braided Threads of Learning, Changing, and Becoming: Reflections on My SoTL Adventures (So Far)
Corinne A. Green
Chapter 5: Learning the Landscape: Using Journal Clubs to Introduce Graduate Students and Early-Career Researchers to SoTL
Celeste Suart, Michelle Ogrodnik, and Megan Suttie
Chapter 6: Planning a SoTL Research Career: A Cautionary Tale from Australia
Paula Baron and Silvia McCormack
Section 2: Shifting Focus toward a SoTL Research Agenda
Janice Miller-Young and Nancy L. Chick
Chapter 7: Guiding Principles for STEM Faculty Interested in SoTL
Matthew A. Fisher
Chapter 8: Engaging with Nuance: Authentic SoTL Engagement for Scholars in the Humanities
Nancy L. Chick
Chapter 9: From Industry to SoTL: Making the Case for Taking the Leap
Heidi L. Marsh and Eileen De Courcy
Chapter 10: It Wasn’t What I Came for But I’m Sure Glad I Stayed: From Writing Studies to SoTL
Kristin Winet
Chapter 11: Reaching Across the Disciplines to Build a Grassroots SoTL Community
Bruce Gillespie, Michelle Goodridge, and Shirley Hall
Section 3: Sustaining SoTL Engagement
Janice Miller-Young and Nancy L. Chick
Chapter 12: You’re Here! Now What? A Taxonomical Pathway for Sustained SoTL Research Engagement
Jeff Paul, Jillian Seniuk Cicek, and Renato B. Rodrigues
Chapter 13: Complex Journeys and Theory as Scaffolding: An Illustrated Guide to the SoTLscape
Janice Miller-Young
Chapter 14: SoTL Mentoring for the Mind and the Heart
Brett McCollum
Chapter 15: Cultivating International Collaborations Towards Sustained SoTL Engagement
Michelle J. Eady
Section 4: Becoming a SoTL Scholar
Janice Miller-Young and Nancy L. Chick
Chapter 16: The Importance of Autonomy and Community for SoTL Engagement: How Six Scholars Embraced Change to Assert Their SoTL Values and Identity
Andrea Webb, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Ann M. Gansemer-Topf, Heather Lewis, Geneviève Maheux-Pelletiernand Analise Hofmann
Chapter 17: Navigating Boundary Experiences in SoTL: Pinch Points, Paradigms and Perspectives
Janice Miller-Young, Michelle Yeo and Karen Manarin
Chapter 18: Learning from Each Other’s Journeys: Editors’ Epilogue
Nancy L. Chick and Janice Miller-Young