Supporting efforts to make public the reflection and study of teaching and learning at Illinois State University and beyond…
Written by Rebecca Achen, Assistant Professor of Sport Management at Illinois State University (rmachen@ilstu.edu) When you first heard of SoTL, were you interested, but had no idea where to start? What would you study? How would you study it? Who can help you? With so many questions, you may have felt overwhelmed. Maybe, you decided... Continue Reading →
Written by Susan A. Hildebrandt, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics & Spanish, Illinois State University The teacher education program in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LAN) at Illinois State University was one of 11 language programs from across the nation recently recognized by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ (ACTFL) inaugural Global Engagement... Continue Reading →
Written by: Phyllis McCluskey-Titus, Professor of Educational Administration and Foundations at Illinois State University Students can gain a number of important outcomes through participation in SoTL research teams with faculty. These outcomes include: enhanced research skills (Kardash, 2000); increased satisfaction with group learning (Panelli & Welch, 2005); helpful out-of-class contact between faculty and students (Cotten... Continue Reading →
Written by: Sandra Osorio, Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education at Illinois State University Recently, I redesigned my science methods course to include instruction on working with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, developing a unique out-of-class learning experience for students enrolled in this course. Upon completion of the redesign, I developed a SoTL research... Continue Reading →
Written by Kathleen McKinney, Professor and Cross Chair in SoTL, Illinois State University Many of us have numerous SoTL research topics or questions floating around in our minds. We have multiple ideas for design and measurement. We have thoughts, perhaps concerns, about IRB issues. We may be unsure about multiple methods/measures or whether to obtain... Continue Reading →
Written by: Kathleen McKinney, Outgoing Cross Endowed Chair in SoTL, Illinois State University Sometimes it is useful to acquire and share a sense of SoTL projects in progress or planned on your (or other) campuses. This may contribute to new ideas and questions, to potential new connections and networks, and to possible cross-disciplinary and/or cross-institutional... Continue Reading →
The call for contributors and reviewers for the 2016-17 volume of Gauisus, Illinois State University's internal SoTL publication, has been posted. Redbird faculty, staff, and students -- please consider contributing a representation of your SoTL work or submitting your name to review the work of your peers! Interested in seeing current and past issues of... Continue Reading →
Written by: Richard Hughes, Associate Professor of History at Illinois State University and Sarah Drake Brown, Associate Professor of History at Ball State University In the United States and the United Kingdom, researchers have focused on historical thinking and its implications for teaching and learning in the elementary and secondary schools. Fifteen teaching candidates in... Continue Reading →
By Kathleen McKinney, Cross Endowed Chair in SoTL, Illinois State University Many campuses work to involve graduate students in reading, assisting, conducting, and applying scholarship of teaching and learning projects/research. At Illinois State University, through the Office of the Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, we also do this via several... Continue Reading →
Written by: Richard Hughes, Associate Professor of History at Illinois State University and Sarah Drake Brown, Associate Professor of History at Ball State University A common feature of universities is the dual role of addressing disciplinary content and, either directly or indirectly, preparing future generations of students to teach the discipline. A product of a... Continue Reading →
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