Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Discussion Group √ §

Many faculty approach a new semester of teaching by trying out a different pedagogical technique because they predict the change will improve the teaching and learning experience. Are you interested in finding out whether a pedagogical change will improve your students’ learning? If so, then join your colleagues for a discussion about any aspect of planning, executing, or publishing a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project. Prospective and experienced ‘SoTLers’ are welcome, as we explore a book that can both introduce the SoTL field and offer some of the latest ideas in related research.

In this session, we’ll discuss Chapters 4 and 5 of Part II of the book, entitled Generating Data for SoTL of the recently published book, SoTL Research Methodologies: A Guide to Conceptualizing and Conducting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by Yeo et al., 2024. We’ll focus on Chapter 4, Generating Quantitative Data and Constructing Questionnaires, pp. 55-68, and Chapter 5, Interviews and Focus Groups, pp. 69-80. Participants may access the ebook online at any time through the AOK library in advance of the session using the following step-by-step instructions:

1. Log into myUMBC
2. Go to the AOK Library Website
3. In the AOK OneSearch box, type the book title (not the chapter title) and press Search
4. Locate the ebook, and click on the green "Available online" under the descriptive information
5. Click on "view full text" and then click either the "download" or "read online" option

√ Counts toward the ALIT Certificate