Kathleen McKinney 
Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning [PDF ebook] 
The Challenges and Joys of Juggling

The Challenges and Joys of Juggling There has been growing demand
for workshops and materials to help those in higher education
conduct and use the scholarship of teaching and learning. This book
offers advice on how to do, share, and apply So TL work to improve
student learning and development. Written for college-level faculty
members as well as faculty developers, administrators, academic
staff, and graduate students, this book will also help
undergraduate students collaborating with faculty on So TL projects.
Though targeted at those new to the field of So TL, more seasoned
So TL researchers and those attempting to support So TL efforts will
find the book valuable. It can be used as an individual reading, a
shared reading in So TL writing circles, a resource in workshops on
So TL, and a text in seminars on teaching. Contents include:

* Defining So TL

* The functions, value, rewards, and standards for So TL work

* Working with colleagues, involving students, writing grants,
integrating So TL into your professional life, and finding useful
resources

* Practical and ethical issues associated with So TL work

* Making your So TL public and documenting your work

* The status of So TL in disciplinary and institutional

contexts

* Applying the goals of So TL to enhance student

learning and development.

Tabla de materias

About the Author.

Foreword.

Preface.

1. What Is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?

A Bit of So TL History.

Example Definitions.

Related Concepts.

Conclusion.

2. Why Do So TL?

Function of So TL.

Value and Fit in the Reward Structure.

Standards for So TL Work.

Conclusion.

3. How Do I Get Started?

Challenges for First Timers (and Others).

What Is the ‘Problem’?

Example So TL Research Problems and Questions.

The Role of Theory and the Importance of Definitions.

Refining Your Question(s).

Searching for Literature.

Conclusion.

4. How Can I Move My Project Forward?

The Importance of Collaboration.

Collaborations With Colleagues.

Involving Students as Coresearchers.

Integrating So TL Projects Into Your Existing Professional Lifeand Workload.

Resources for So TL Work.

Think Outside the Box: Resources Broadly Defined.

Tips for Grant Writing.

So TL Funding Opportunities.

Conclusion.

5. What Are the Practical and Ethical Issues I Must Consider?

Practical Issues.

Ethical Issues–Overview.

Institutional Review Boards.

Three Ethical Criteria.

Informed Consent.

Right to Privacy.

Protection From Harm.

Starting to Put It All Together.

Conclusion.

6. How Do I Design My So TL Project?

Two General Issues.

The Quantitative and/or Qualitative Choice.

Time Frames for Your Study.

Typologies or Categories of Methods.

Specific Methodologies and Examples.

Course Portfolios and Other Refection and Analysis.

Interview and Focus Groups.

Observational Research.

Questionnaires.

Content Analysis.

Secondary Analysis.

Experiments and Quasi-Experiments.

Case Studies.

Multimethod Studies.

Analysis and Interpretation.

How Far Have We Come?

Conclusion.

7. How Do I Make My So TL Public and Document My Work?

The Meanings of Making Public and Peer Review.

How Common Is Making Public?

Tips and Outlets for Making Public.

Publications.

Presentations.

Web Postings.

Documenting So TL Work for the Reward System.

Conclusion.

8. What Are the Disciplinary and Institutional Contexts of So TL?

Disciplinary Context.

Similarities and Difference in Views of So TL.

Status of So TL in the Disciplines.

Example So TL Projects in the Disciplines.

Meaning of Cross- and Interdisciplinary So TL.

Examples of Cross-Disciplinary So TL.

Institutional Context.

Campus Support–Some Data.

Campus Support–Possible Methods.

Strategies for Campus Support.

Conclusion.

9. Where Do We Go From Here?

So TL and Transforming Culture.

Using So TL.

Levels and Forms of Application.

Some Data on Application.

Thinking About Use and Application.

The Future of So TL.

Challenges and Opportunities in the Field of So TL.

Future Images.

Conclusion.

Appendix A: Example Campus Survey on Status of So TL.

Appendix B: Additional Resources on So TL–Web Sites, Articles, Chapters, and Books.

Appendix C: List of So TL Journals and Newsletters.

Appendix D: Example Call for Proposals for Campus So TL Small Grants.

Appendix E: Possible Funding Sources for So TL Work.

Appendix F: Example IRB Form Questions and Responses for an Interview Study.

Appendix G: Sample of Useful Books on Portfolios, Classroom Assessment/Research, and Methods.

Appendix H: Example Tenure and Promotion Language re So TL.

Bibliography.

Index.

Sobre el autor

KATHLEEN MCKINNEY is professor of sociology and Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University.