Post on 17-Mar-2020
An Editor’s Perspective on SoTLJohn Mayer ‐Waiting On The World To Change ‐ YouTube
SOTL and Community Colleges
• “Teaching in the trenches”
• Inclusive teaching and learning
• Integrative teaching and learning
• At risk populations
• Efficiencies
• External Funding
CASE 1: Is it SoTL?
• A bunch of SoTL experts got together and talked about whether or not there was an established definition of SoTL
Controversy and Consensus
• Exploratory
• Reflective
• Discipline‐Based
• Rigorous
• Integrative
• Distinctive
• Collaborative
• Learning Centered
• Paradigmatic
• Assessible
• Educational Research
• Inclusive
• Outcomes‐Based
• Iterative
• A Discipline
• Teaching Centered
SoTL is the systematic study of teaching and learning
CASE 2: Is it SOTL?
Bob the Biologist wants students to understand anaerobic cell growth processes. He devises a lab‐based experiment in which students brew their own beer that is very popular.
SIX STEPS to SOTL
• Identification of the Problem
• Exploration
• Solution
• Evaluation/Assessment
• Reflection
• Make it Public
CASE 3: Identify the Problem the Problem
Instructors are complaining that incoming students, particularly those in underrepresented populations, lack advanced literacy skills
SIX STEPS to SOTL
• Identification of the Problem
• EXPLORATION
• Solution
• Evaluation/Assessment
• Reflection
• Make it Public
CASE 5: Exploration
Sue is teaching an English 101 course. She allows students to bring one sheet study guides with them to her tests. Her department says that this gives her students an unfair advantage over others. She wants to test the hypothesis.
CASE 6: ExplorationHarvard Graduates Explain Seasons ‐ YouTube
SIX STEPS to SOTL
• Identification of the Problem
• Exploration
• SOLUTION
• Evaluation/Assessment
• Reflection
• Make it Public
CASE 7: Solutions
Eve notices that her tutors seem to be uncomfortable practicing methods that they haven’t seen performed in a real classroom, so they are resistant to new innovations in the field. She has a class discussion about it and find the answers surprising—her student seem very resistant to innovation.
Method/Evidence
Learning
• Pre Objective tests
• Pre/Post tests
• Rubrics
• Classroom assignments
• Skills competency
• Student Portfolios
• Audio taping
• Video taping
Development
• Surveys (attitudes, satisfaction, confidence, expectations, motivation, learning)
• Focus Groups/Interviews
• Observations
• Think Out‐Louds
• Screen Captures
CASE 8: Solutions
Professor Eli, a Spanish instructor, has just discovered an exciting new method for teaching vocabulary using real‐life situations. He is teaching two classes of Spanish 101 this Spring.
CASE 9: Solutions
Chris redesigns his courses to focus on problem‐based learning. The students really hate it, drop his class in droves, and give him poor evaluations at the end of the semester.
SIX STEPS to SOTL
• Identification of the Problem
• Exploration
• Solution
• Evaluation/Assessment
• REFLECTION
• Make it Public
CASE 10: Reflection
Randy, an English teacher, overhears his students complaining about an assigned text and how they can’t believe he likes it.
SIX STEPS to SOTL
• Identification of the Problem
• Exploration
• Solution
• Evaluation/Assessment
• Reflection
• MAKE IT PUBLIC
CASE 11 : Going Public?
• Prof. Green oversees all the instructors who teach an introductory course. In an effort to improve consistency, he develops a manual of best practices which he shares with all of the instructors. The manual is approved by the Dean.
CASE 12 : Going Public?
Professor Yin, who teaches criminal justice, submits his teaching portfolio to an on‐line site where he receives feedback from other instructors in the field
CASE 13: Going Public Public?
Bob develops a cool new way to teach political science, based on zombies, that seems to inspire his students in new ways
Standard Format
• What is the problem? – Conceptual Framework
• What have others said about it?– Literature Review/Exploration
• How did you try to answer the question?– Method and Evidence/Solution
• What conclusions or implications can we draw? – Reflection
Scholarship Assessed
THE TEXT
• Clear Goals
• Adequate Preparation
• Appropriate Methods
• Reflective Critique
• Significant Results
TODAY
• Identification of the Problem
• Exploration
• Solution/Assessment
• Reflection
• Going Public
CASE 14: Going Public?
Eric, an English instructor works intensely with a student one on one with his writing. The sessions are intense, not always successful, but the instructor learns a great deal along the way and becomes a better instructor through the experience.
What do you think?
Research Value
• Knowledge: Do we learn more?
• Experiment: Do we gain new tools of inquiry?
• Heuristic: Do we think differently?
Case 15:: Going Public? ?
In her Organizational Theory and Behavior course, Maxine realizes that she could apply organizational theory to her own classroom management course,
Research Threads
• Social Learning
• Cognitive Theories
• Higher‐Order Thinking
• Learning Styles
• Metacognition
• Multimodality
• Signature Pedagogies
SIX STEPS to SOTL
• Identification of the Problem
• Exploration
• Solution
• Evaluation/Assessment
• Reflection
• Make it Public