1 Involving Faculty in Peer Reviewing of SoTL Manuscripts Gregg Wentzell Managing Editor, Journal on Excellence in College Teaching in College Teaching Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching of Learning & Teaching Miami University Oxford, OH
2 Reviewing Two SoTL Submissions Please take out and look over your responses to the two sample manuscripts I ed to you.
3 Within-Group Discussion of Your Reviews (10 minutes) Discuss among your group the results of your reviews of the two manuscripts: What did the author do well? What could be improved? What feedback would you give to the author? What would your recommendation be, and why?
4 Groups Report Out: Discussion (10 minutes) What did the author do well? What could be improved? What feedback would you give to the author? What would your recommendation be, and why?
5 Qualities of Successful SoTL Submissions (The Scholarly Process) Successful paper proposals and manuscripts should define the problem clearly indicate why it was a problem establish a baseline include context of what others have done show an openness to consider various possible solutions provide evidence of change, assessment of results, not just “we liked it”
6 The Biggest Single Difference between SoTL and other articles on teaching is EVIDENCE (i.e., data or other results).
7 Assessment: How Do You Know Your Project Made a Difference? Pre- and post-surveys of student reaction Retention Evidence in your journal (so keep one) More discussion by students (count) Better exams/papers/projects Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) Student portfolios showcasing their work Classroom assessment techniques Teaching Goals Inventory (TGI) ( Small-Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID)
8 Discussion How can/should we involve faculty in SoTL?
9 Involving Faculty in SoTL: The Miami U. Model Community, and the resulting support for and peer review of projects through group meetings; Scholarly teaching--time to reflect on teaching and investigate and implement a project (FLC members receive one-course release time); Experience with and advice about undertaking scholarly investigations (senior faculty mentors); Potential SoTL (teaching projects); and Venue(s) for making the SoTL public (campus presentations/retreats and the Lilly Conferences. Five Components:
10 Journal on Excellence in College Teaching Special Issue on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Volume 14, Numbers 2 & 3 (For the FPLC-SoTL connection see pp ) Journal on Excellence in College Teaching Volume 14 Number 2 &
11 Possible Venues for Publishing the SoTL Newsletters (The Teaching Professor, National Teaching and Learning Forum) Magazines (College Teaching, About Campus, Change) Journals across disciplines (Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, Journal of Higher Education) Online venues (MountainRise, JoSoTL) Selected Library Resources on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (
12 Thank You for Your Participation Today! Gregg Wentzell Managing Editor Journal on Excellence in College Teaching in College Teaching Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching of Learning & Teaching Miami University Oxford, OH