International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Volume 3, Number 1, January 2009
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Beyond Lines on the CV: Faculty Applications of Their Scholarship
of Teaching and Learning Research
This paper reports on a study focusing on a key issue in the
field of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). The goal of
our research was to examine the frequency, types, supports, and barriers
for the practical application of SoTL results. In this paper we report
on quantitative and qualitative results from a study assessing the level
and forms of concrete applications of SoTL to improve teaching and learning.
We obtained data from a self-administered questionnaire and a focus
group with respondents drawn from 20 faculty/staff recipients of internal
SoTL grants at a large Midwestern university as well as data from a
larger survey project on SoTL with 152 faculty and staff members at
the same institution. We found positive attitudes about the practical
value of SoTL and that most of the faculty/staff respondents reported
they regularly applied their own and/or others’ SoTL work to their
teaching and students’ learning. They also reported that application
is less likely at other levels (e.g., department). Supports for greater
application included time, funding, collaboration, and situational factors.
Finally, we provide brief, concrete examples of application.
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Kathleen McKinney
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois, USA
kmckinne@ilstu.edu
I received my Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently,
I am Professor of Sociology and Cross Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning at Illinois State University. My scholarly publications
include several books and dozens of refereed articles in social psychology,
relationships, and college teaching. My most recent books are Enhancing
Learning through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Sociology
Through Active Learning. I am working on a local, longitudinal study
of sociology majors. I am a past editor of Teaching Sociology, a Carnegie
Scholar, and have received teaching awards at institutional and national
levels. I am involved in the SoTL movement through the CASTL program
and as a founding member of the International Society for the Scholarship
of Teaching and Learning.
Website: http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/
Pat Jarvis
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois, USA
pajarvis@ilstu.edu
I received my Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. I am a Professor of Psychology at Illinois State University. My scholarly publications include book chapters and refereed journal articles in developmental psychology. I serve on the editorial board for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. I currently conduct research on adolescent work experiences and parenting in my discipline and on learner autonomy and teacher immediacy in my SoTL work. I am involved in the SoTL movement through the CASTL program and as a SoTL Summer Scholar at Illinois State University. I am a member of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and serve on an ad hoc committee on ethics for that organization.