“Brushing Up” on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Sample of Books

Written by Kathleen McKinney, Cross Endowed Chair in SoTL, Illinois State University

Though many SoTL projects are discipline-specific, local, and context-specific, there are general book resources available related to SoTL. These include books on designing/doing SoTL, examples of SoTL projects, SoTL in the disciplines or related to teaching specific topics, and issues in the field of SoTL. Most of these books are useful to those in any discipline.

Are you new to SoTL? Are you a more experienced ‘SoTLer’ but looking to expand your knowledge of the field? Are you a faculty developer who helps others do SoTL? If any of these apply to you, perhaps you will find one or more of the following books useful. This list is a sample of books about SoTL or reporting on SoTL and published in the last 15 years. Happy reading!

General or Issue-Specific “How To Do” SoTL Books:

• Bishop-Clark, C., & Dietz-Uhler, B. (2012). Engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning: A guide to the process, and how to develop a project from start to finish. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
• Gurung, R. A. R., & Schwartz, B. M. (2009). Optimizing teaching and learning: Practicing pedagogical research. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Gurung, R. A. R., & Wilson, J. H. (Eds.). (2013). Doing the scholarship of teaching and learning: Measuring systematic changes to teaching and improvements in learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Hutchings, P. (2002). Ethics of inquiry: Issues in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Menlo Park, CA: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
• McKinney, K. (2007). Enhancing learning through the scholarship of teaching and learning: The challenges and joys of juggling. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Werder, C., & Otis, M. M. (Eds.). (2010). Engaging student voices in the study of teaching and learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

SoTL in a/the Discipline(s) or Related to a Topic Area:

• Dewar, J. M., & Bennett, C. D. (Eds.). (2015). Doing the scholarship of teaching and learning in mathematics. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America.
• Ferrett, T. A., Geelan, D. R., Schlegel, W. M., & Stewart, J. L. (Eds.) (2013). Connected Science: Strategies for Integrative Learning in College. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
• Ginsberg, S., Friberg, J., & Visconti, C. (2012). Scholarship of Teaching and learning in speech-language and audiology: Evidence-based education. San Diego: Plural Publishing.
• Huber, M. T., & Morreale, S. P. (Eds.). (2002). Disciplinary styles in the scholarship of teaching and learning: Exploring common ground. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.
• Manarin, K., Carey, M., Rathburn, M., & Ryland, G. (2015). Critical Reading in Higher Education: Academic Goals and Social Engagement. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
• Mashek, D. J., & Hammer, E. Y. (Eds.). (2011). Empirical research in teaching and learning: Contributions from social psychology. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
• McKinney, K. (Ed.). (2013). The scholarship of teaching and learning in and across disciplines. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
• Smith, M. B., Nowacek, R. S., & Bernstein, J. L. (Eds.) (2010). Citizenship Across the Curriculum. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
• Tinberg, H. & Weisberger, R. (2013). Teaching, Learning, and the Holocaust: An Integrative Approach. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

SoTL Support and/or Impact:

• Becker, W. E., & Andrews, M. L. (Eds.). (2004). The scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education: Contributions of research universities. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
• Cambridge, B. L. (Ed.). (2004). Campus progress: Supporting the scholarship of teaching and learning. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.
• Huber, M. T., & Hutchings, P. (2005). The advancement of learning: Building the teaching commons. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Hutchings, P., Huber, M. T., & Ciccone, A. (2011). The scholarship of teaching and learning reconsidered: Institutional integration and impact. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Kreber, C. (2013). Authenticity in and through teaching in higher education: The transformative potential of the scholarship of teaching. London; New York: Routledge.
• Weimer, M. (2006). Enhancing scholarly work on teaching and learning: Professional literature that makes a difference. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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