SoTL Series 1 – What is SoTL? Where to Begin with Developing SoTL Research Questions
January 20 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm EST
Presented by: RGASC, UTM
Online on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026, 11:30am – 1:00pm on Microsoft Teams
This workshop will guide our teaching and learning community on how to transform their everyday teaching curiosities into focused, researchable questions suitable for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects. Participants will first be provided with a brief introduction to the history of SoTL. This will be followed by an overview of the ISSOTL Grand Challenges and Pat Hutchings’ SoTL Taxonomy of Questions, which will serve as a framework for identifying entry points for their research inquiries. Participants will see examples of SoTL projects at UTM and hear UTM faculty share what inspired their research questions. Participants will also be invited to reflect on their own teaching experiences and make note of instances that they would like to explore systematically through a SoTL project. This workshop is intended for faculty and educational staff at all stages of SoTL engagement, whether new to educational research or looking to refine existing study ideas.
Learning Outcomes:
After this session, participants will:
· Explore the history of SoTL, and develop an awareness of the kinds of research questions that can be pursued in a SoTL project.
· Reflect on their teaching experiences, and note opportunities that they would like to explore systematically through a SoTL project.
