SoTL Development Programming
After six years strong, for the 2024/25 academic year, we are pausing intake for our three-year development program to conduct program review. For those who are wanting to begin their SoTL journey, we will offer a Community of Practice in SoTL, discussing the same principles and readings that Year One covers.
Getting Started in SoTL. Part 1
This 6-session series is intended as an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, set up as a faculty learning community. The group will meet bi-weekly throughout the Fall with readings and discussions on the following:
- What is Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and how does it connect to Disciplinary Educational Research and Educational Research more broadly?
- What are characteristics and methodologies utilized?
- What is the range of possibilities for sources of data?
- What are the particular ethical dimensions of SoTL to consider?
Facilitator: Michelle Yeo
Date: September 24, October 8, 22, November 5, 19, December 3
Time: 10:30 am–12:00 pm
Year One
DEPARTURES – A SoTL Community (paused for 2024/25)
This first year is an introduction to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – set up as a faculty learning community, meeting monthly. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to develop a research question and proposal to apply into the second year with the support of a spring three-day intensive. Participation in the first year is required to apply into the second.
The group will meet once a month and will consider:
- What is Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?
- What are characteristics and methodologies utilized?
- What are the particular ethical dimensions of SoTL to consider?
Participants will have the opportunity to begin developing their own SoTL question, and delve into the related literature, in consultation with the facilitators. At the end of Year One, participants will be invited to apply to the second year of the program, which will support scholars in conducting a full inquiry.
Successful applicants will receive:
- Monthly readings and discussion in a learning community format
- One-on-one meetings twice during the year with facilitators
- The opportunity to apply for Year Two – “Launching”
- A spring workshop refine a research question in preparation for the Year Two application
- Complimentary registration for the Banff SoTL Symposium
Maximum 12 Participants.
We will be accepting applications for the Departures 2022/23 program in Spring 2022.
Year Two
LAUNCHING – MRU SoTL Fellows (2023/24 cohort continuing)
Successful applicants will work with facilitators and with a cohort to refine and implement a SoTL research study through all phases, based on the research question developed in Year One. MRU SoTL Fellows will be supported with a research stipend and participate in two 3-day intensives as well as monthly meetings.
Year Three
LANDING – SoTL Mentors (2022/23 cohort continuing)
SoTL Fellows will be invited to work with program facilitators to mentor Year One and Two cohorts. Programming focus will be on support for dissemination and translation of the Fellows’ SoTL work.
Please contact Michelle Yeo (myeo@mtroyal.ca) or Cherie Woolmer (cwoolmer@mtroyal.ca ) with any questions.