Welcome to the first Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SOTL) Academy

We will convene on May 18-19, 2009 in Ypsilanti, Michigan on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Sherzer Hall

This conference seeks to bring together all members of the academy engaging in or wanting to learn about the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL). Applications are encouraged from experts and novices in this field, at all career stages. This national conference will provide a forum for presenting new SOTL work, for sharing reflections on SOTL and its role within the academy, and networking with others engaged in this enterprise.

This year we invite proposals that represent SOTL work at all points on the continuum. Strands of work will focus on:

Sharing SOTL research: methodologies, works in progress, emergent findings

Shaping the liberal arts through the scholarship of teaching and learning

Negotiating the role of SOTL in academic careers, including for graduate students and future faculty

Exploring the use of various course delivery formats using classroom research.

Building and sharing theories of student learning

Creating models for building campus leadership and/or collaboration in SOTL

Keynote Speakers

Peter Seldin

Peter Seldin
Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus at Pace University

Biography

Richard Gale Richard Gale
Visiting Scholar at Royal Roads University in Victoria BC and Mount Royal College in Calgary AB and former Director of the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program (CASTL) Higher Education Program

Biography

 

For additional information, please contact the conference co-directors:
(Click on links below)

Sarah Ginsberg emaillink
Jeff Bernstein emaillink

Please contact us if you have questions regarding conference submissions or arrangements.

 

Eastern Michigan University, named a “Best Midwestern College” in 2008 for the fifth straight year is home to more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students. We are among the nation’s largest preparers of educational personnel and are known for our focus on quality teaching and learning. We are situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan, just 20 minutes from Detroit Metro Airport and 10 minutes from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The conference will be held in our new Student Center, with close and convenient parking. Accommodations are available within a 10 minute drive from campus. Click for more information.