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sotl scholars program is accepting applications

nov. 10, 2014—the sotl scholars program introduces participants to the principles and practices of the scholarship of teaching and learning, an international, multidisciplinary field of disciplinary specialists studying student learning. sotl is a synthesis of teaching, learning, and research in higher education that aims to bring a scholarly lens—the curiosity, the inquiry, the rigor, the disciplinary variety—to...

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upcoming teaching workshop monday november 3rd: what is sotl?: stepping into the scholarship of teaching and learning

oct. 30, 2014—stepping into the scholarship of teaching and learning date: wednesday, november 5th time: 12:00pm-1:30pm (food will be provided) location: 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分, 1114 19th ave south, 3rd floor facilitators: nancy chick, cft assistant director & vivian finch, cft graduate teaching fellow have you ever had a question about your students’ learning you couldn’t quite figure...

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reflections from sotl scholar abbey mann

aug. 15, 2014—“scholarly teaching is what every one of us should be engaged in every day that we are in classroom, in our office with students, tutoring, lecturing, conducting discussions, all the roles we play pedagogically. our work as teachers should meet the highest scholarly standards of groundedness, of openness, of clarity and complexity. but it is...

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reflections from sotl scholar vivian finch

jun. 3, 2014—the sotl scholars program introduces participants to the principles and practices of the scholarship of teaching and learning, an international, multidisciplinary field of disciplinary specialists studying student learning. sotl (pronounced “sō-tul” in the u.s.) is a synthesis of teaching, learning, and research in higher education that aims to bring a scholarly lens—the curiosity, the inquiry,...

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sotl spotlight: reflections from a sotl project

nov. 20, 2013—by andrew greer, cft graduate teaching fellow learning happens (or doesn’t), and the processes often remain hidden. teachers tend to modify their teaching with trial and error, and base these modifications on assumptions about the problems with student learning. however, instead of being guided by hunches, scholarship of teaching and learning (sotl) researchers strive to...

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sotl spotlight: a great conference in banff

nov. 11, 2013—by nancy chick, cft assistant director nancy is the author of a variety of sotl articles and book chapters, as well as co-editor of two books on signature pedagogies and co-editor of teaching & learning inquiry, the official journal of the international society for the scholarship of teaching and learning (issotl), with the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 as its...

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wrapping a mooc: cft study published in the journal of online learning and teaching (jolt)

sep. 30, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director last fall, vanderbilt computer science professor doug fisher “flipped” his graduate-level course on machine learning. instead of having his students read their textbook before class or watch lecture videos that he created, as is typical for a “flipped” classroom, doug asked his students to prepare for class by taking another...

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cft offers new guide: scholarship of teaching and learning (sotl)

sep. 24, 2013—the scholarship of teaching and learning (sotl, pronounced “sō-tul” in the us) is a synthesis of teaching, learning, and research in higher education that aims to bring a scholarly lens—the curiosity, the inquiry, the rigor, the disciplinary variety—to what happens in the classroom (brick-and-mortar, virtual, co-curricular, et al.).   sotl involves asking meaningful questions about student...

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sotl spotlight: special issue of teaching & learning inquiry

sep. 19, 2013—by nancy chick, cft assistant director nancy is the author of a variety of sotl articles and book chapters, as well as co-editor of two books on signature pedagogies and co-editor of teaching & learning inquiry, the official journal of the international society for the scholarship of teaching and learning (issotl), with the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 as its...

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tweets from the celebration of teaching: scientists in the classroom, academic inquiry, and open education

may. 15, 2013—by cft director derek bruff when i attend an academic conference, i’m particularly active on twitter, live-tweeting the conference by sharing observations, reflections, questions, and resources. a conference backchannel can provide a space for discussion and networking, share highlights from the conference with those not physically present, and serve as an archive for the event....

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