To access curated scholarship on teaching and learning (SoTL), please peruse our digital library through Zotero, featuring bibliographic information on each source as well as links to digital or hard copies available through the GVSU Library System.

We also recommend the Teaching Journals Directory, put together by Keenesaw State University's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The director provides an "extensive list of external disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) focused on undergraduate and graduate education at colleges and universities."

It is helpful to understand the difference between taking a scholarly approach to teaching and conducting scholarship of teaching and learning. Laurie Richlin's (2006) Blueprint for Learning draws the following distinction:

Utrecht Roadmap for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Utrecht University's Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning developed a tool designed to enhance SoTL endeavors. As described in the Utrecht Roadmap for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2024):

"In eight steps, you will be stimulated to think critically about the way you organise your teaching and what effect this has on your students' learning. Relevant information, tips and targeted questions will help you to transform your ideas into a practice-oriented research/evaluation in a structured way" (Utrecht University).

Articles

Crawford, L., & Jasinksi, L. (2025, January 28). https://www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/articleDisplay.cfm?ID=4157. Inside Higher Ed.

Cruz, L., Cunningham, K., Smentkowski, B., & Steiner, H. (2019). The SoTL Scaffold: Supporting Evidence-Based Teaching Practice in Educational Development. To Improve the Academy, 38(1), 50–66.

Felten, P., & Geertsema, J. (2023). Recovering the Heart of SoTL: Inquiring into Teaching and Learning ‘as if the World Mattered.’ Innovative Higher Education, 48(6), 1095–1112.

Kim, A. S. N., Popovic, C., Farrugia, L., Saleh, S. A. F., Maheux-Pelletier, G., & Frake-Mistak, M. (2021). On nurturing the emergent SoTL researcher: Responding to challenges and opportunities. International Journal for Academic Development, 26(2), 163–175.

Ko, M. E. (2023). The Current Landscape of Faculty Developers in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Across Diverse Campuses in the United States. Innovative Higher Education, 48(6), 1009–1032.

Meijerman, I., Wijsman, L., & Kirschner, F. (2024). Adding a scholarly analysis of teaching and learning to SoTL: The development of the hands-on Utrecht Roadmap for SoTL. International Journal for Academic Development, 0(0), 1–15. 

Books

Baxter, J., Gilbert, A., & Selby-Fell, H. (2025). Where Are We Now with Digital Teaching? Critical Reflections on Digital Teaching and SoTL in Business and Law. In J. Baxter, H. Selby-Fell, & A. Gilbert (Eds.), Creativity and Critique in Digital Learning and Teaching: Insights for Learning Design in Business and Law (pp. 17–39). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Bishop-Clark, C., & Dietz-Uhler, B. (2023). Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Guide to the Process, and How to Develop a Project from Start to Finish. Routledge.

Chick, N. L., Felten, P., & Mårtensson, K. (2025). The SoTL Guide: (Re) Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Elon University CEL Press.

Jhangiani, R. S., Troisi, J. D., Fleck, B., Legg, A. M., & Hussey, H. D. (Eds.). (2015). Compendium of Scales for the use in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

McKinney, K., & Cross, K. P. (2010). Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling. Jossey-Bass.

Richlin, L. (2006). Blueprint for learning: Constructing college courses to facilitate, assess, and document learning (1st ed.). Stylus Pub.

Savory, P., Burnett, A. N., & Goodburn, A. M. (2007). Inquiry into the college classroom: A journey toward scholarly teaching  Anker Pub.

Webpages

SoTL webpage from the Illinois State University hosts a site rich in information, tutorials, and additional links. Also from ISU, "Brushing up” on the scholarship of teaching and learning: A sample of books from The SoTL Advocate, written by Kathleen MCKinney of Illinois State University.

Creating SoTL Projects - Tutorial from the University of Central Florida 

The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning  - The "big" professional organization for SoTL practitioners - their site features resource links, publications, and a large annual conference.

A list of different SoTL genres across disciplines, curated by Craig E. Nelson of Indiana University, Bloomington.