Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
2022 SoTL Fellows Program Description - Apply online by March 15.
Getting Started in SoTL Workshop: planned for late March 2022.
All faculty are invited to attend this workshop, which will focus on developing a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project to investigate the connections between teaching and student learning and success.
Overview
The SoTL Fellows Program provides USI faculty members with the opportunity to develop and carry out a scholarly project that systematically investigates connections between one’s teaching and student learning and/or student success. Through participation in a learning community, Fellows will develop and carry out a research project focused on connections between teaching and student learning and outcomes, receive support and guidance during the process, and establish collegial connections across disciplines. Fellows will receive a $1,000 stipend after the successful completion of the multi-semester program, which starts in March 2022 and concludes in May 2023. Faculty interested in participating in the SoTL Fellows program must apply by the deadline to be considered.
Background
As a member of the faculty at USI, one serves both as a teacher and a scholar who contributes to their discipline(s), students, peers, and community. The relationship between teaching and scholarship is strengthened when one’s scholarship, research, and/or creative work informs one’s teaching practice to support student learning and when one’s teaching practice motivates scholarly inquiry on its effectiveness on student learning and success. Acknowledging the commitment of teacher-scholars who directly impact student learning and success, the SoTL Fellows program provides faculty members with a multi-semester opportunity to enhance one’s scholarship on teaching and student learning.
Program Goals
Participant Outcomes
Through participating in the SoTL Fellows program, each selected participant will:
Eligibility
Application
Please view the Program Description for additional information about the SoTL Fellows program and the application instructions.
Apply online by March 15, 2022 [Preview the application].
Selection Process and Criteria
Congratulations to the 2021 and 2022 SoTL Fellows!
Getting Started in SoTL Workshop: Friday, March 26, 2021 - presented by Dr. Laura Cruz (Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence).
2021 SoTL Fellows Program Description
Thank you for your interest in the SoTL Fellows program! There were 10 applications submitted in February 2021 for consideration in this second cohort.
Congratulations to the 2020 SoTL Fellows!
2020 SoTL Fellows Program Description
Thank you for your interest in the SoTL Fellows program! There were 13 applications submitted in January 2020 for consideration in the inaugural cohort.
Planning Your SoTL Project Workshop: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - presented by Dr. Jennifer Friberg (Illinois State University)