Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Lee Shulman, President) defines SoTL as:

"Scholarly teaching is what every one of us should be engaged in every day that we are in a classroom, in our office with students, tutoring, lecturing, conducting discussions, all the roles we play pedagogically.... But it is only when we step back and reflect systematically on the teaching we have done, in a form that can be publicly reviewed and built upon by our peers, that we have moved from scholarly teaching to the scholarship of teaching."

Another definition from the University of Central Florida's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning:

"The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) uses discovery, reflection, and evidence-based methods to research effective teaching and student learning. These findings are peer reviewed and publicly disseminated in an ongoing cycle of systematic inquiry into classroom practices. This work benefits students and colleagues and is a source of personal renewal."

Launched in 2012, the SoTL Homegrown Program supports faculty and staff in advancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at UW-Superior. Each spring, the Center for Learning, Innovation, and Collaboration (CLIC) issues a call for proposals for the upcoming academic year’s cohort.

Cohort members have multiple opportunities to share their work throughout the year. Virtual Research Spotlights are held during March and April, allowing participants to present their ongoing research. The year culminates with the Homegrown Scholars Showcase every May—an in-person event that celebrates the cohort’s accomplishments and provides a platform to share their findings with the campus community.

Participants are also encouraged to present their work during Enhancement Day or at external conferences such as OPID. Completed research projects are archived and accessible in the MINDS@UW Repository.