Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

The "Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" (SoTL) is a relatively new field of study that has enjoyed tremendous growth in recent years. What is SoTL?  The following definition is excerpted from an essay on SoTL by Dr. Bill Cerbin, Professor of Psychology, UW-LaCrosse:

"Scholarly teaching is something we should all be engaged in every day we are in the classroom.  It is when we step back and reflect 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 and Learning.' SoTL is based on the premise that the purpose of teaching is to advance student learning, and the purpose of SoTL is to improve the practice of teaching through scholarly inquiry into teaching and student learning."

We would like to encourage those of you interested in this area to consider attending one of these upcoming SoTL conferences:  click here