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Overview

The SoTL Faculty Learning Community (FLC) is intended for instructors new to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). We will use the book  (Bishop-Clark and Dietz-Uhler, 2012) as a basis for discussion and to guide us through the steps of developing a SoTL project.

The goal of the FLC is for you to become familiar with approaches to and theories of SoTL and to develop the skills necessary to continue your engagement in SoTL.

Expectations

Participants are expected to attend all meetings of the learning community and contribute actively to their collaborative research project. Participants will have opportunities to share their research findings in presentations on campus, at the annual SoTL Commons Conference, and/or the USG Teaching and Learning Conference.

Schedule

Contact facultycenter@georgiasouthern.edu with any questions you may have.

About

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Mentorship Program, sponsored by the Faculty Center, is designed to foster faculty engagement and leadership in SoTL at 妻友社区. The SoTL Mentorship program is designed to support faculty as they begin to explore and conduct SoTL research. Each year up to two faculty members are selected to support their advancement and completion of quality, innovative SoTL research projects, which aim to improve the understanding of teaching and learning. The SoTL Mentorship Program is a (one) academic-year commitment. Recipients are assigned a mentor from the SoTL Advisory Board, who provides feedback based on their expertise in SoTL research.

Benefits

The recipient will receive $500 in professional development funds from the Faculty Center upon fulfillment of their expectations. The recipient will receive free registration to the  if their presentation based upon this work is accepted.

Expectations

Mentorship

Recipients will organize two mentoring meetings per semester with their mentor. Mentor meetings are designed to support faculty in their SoTL work.

Workshop Presentation

Recipients will present a workshop on implementing insights from their SoTL research at a Faculty Center professional development opportunity during the Fall semester following their mentorship. Faculty Center staff will provide support in developing the workshop.

SoTL Commons Proposal

Recipients will be required to submit a presentation proposal based on their work to the .

Mentorship Program Timeline

• Spring semester Pre (May) 鈥� Recipients announced and paired with a mentor.
• Summer 鈥� Project planning complete (i.e. develop project and obtain IRB approval, etc.) with the support of the mentor
• Fall semester 鈥� Data collection and submission of proposal to SoTL Commons Conference.
• Spring semester Post 鈥� Presentation at SoTL Commons Conference hosted by 妻友社区.

Eligibility

Who Can 妻友社区

All current full-time teaching faculty at 妻友社区 may apply.

Employment Requirement

Applicants must remain employed by 妻友社区 throughout their mentorship to receive program benefits.

Collaborative Projects

For collaborative Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects, only one application may be submitted and funded for the project鈥檚 primary investigator.

Previous Recipients

Individuals who have previously received the award are not eligible to apply again until four years have passed since their last award.

Nomination Portfolio

Nomination portfolios are limited to 6-8 pages (1鈥� margins, minimum 12-point font, spacing: 1.5 or double-spaced). All materials need to be combined into a single PDF file. Portfolios that exceed 8 pages or do not meet formatting requirements will not be accepted.

Portfolios must include all:

• Project Components
• Supporting documents

Project Components

Each portfolio submission must include the following components:

• Project Proposal Narrative 鈥� Projects may address, but are not limited to the study of the implementation and impact of one or more of the following: Innovative instructional strategies; Creative approaches for assessing learning; New teaching and learning technologies; Different formats of instruction (face-to-face, hybrid, online).
• Introduction of the research question.
• Overview of the research methodology.
• Initial Literature Review with emphasis on how the proposed project builds on/responds to previous scholarship.
• Description of how the results are expected to improve student learning and how this project will impact the teaching of one or more courses at 妻友社区.
• Timeline for the development and completion of the SoTL Project.

Supporting Documents

• Condense Curriculum Vitae that highlights presentations, articles, publications and/or professional development in teaching and learning and/or SoTL (2-3 pages).
• A brief letter of support from the unit head (1 page).