Nancy L. Chick & Jennifer C. Friberg 
Going Public Reconsidered [PDF ebook] 
Engaging With the World Beyond Academe Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Through its impact on students in their lives in and beyond college, and recognizing the porous boundary between the classroom and the "real world, " So TL can offer insights into broader societal issues, offer evidence of activities that facilitate everyday learning, promote intrinsic motivation, better support people from underrepresented communities, or uncover the ripple effects of changing educational environments. It has the potential to deliver messages of broad public interest. This book extends the field-building work of Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered and Hutchings, Huber, and Ciccone’s The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reconsidered by taking a new look at So TL’s ubiquitous call to "go public." Going Public Reconsidered explores the potential impacts of knowledge generated by So TL, considers its varied public audiences, and offers guidance for the appropriate media and modes of communication to reach them, including the use of social media. It urges the So TL community to step up and contribute its expertise to conversations about the crises that face our communities, nations, and the world, and disseminate the relevance of its research for the world outside of the classroom.Recognizing that many practitioners find it difficult to conceptualize the public in public So TL beyond the higher education audiences they routinely address, this book focusses on conceptualizing, planning, and shaping the message, and clarifying appropriate audiences. It offers guidance on the "who" and the "how" of public So TL. Going Public Reconsidered addresses such questions as: * What is happening in the world that would benefit from a So TL-informed perspective?* What information, insight, or knowledge does So TL generate?* Who beyond higher education might care about this information, insight, or knowledge, and why?* How can we adapt to the venues and platforms where they currently get their information and knowledge?The fifteen editors and contributors explore the potential and the implications of extending So TL beyond its current horizons by reflecting on the ultimate responsibility of those who profess So TL; examining So TL’s audiences and the notion of "the public"; considering what topics and Grand Challenges public So TL might address; offering case studies of outreach in the US and abroad; and providing guidance on the use of social media for public So TL – from Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, and You Tube to blogs – as well as on developing relationships with mainstream media. The book’s message is that public So TL isn’t a radical departure from So TL-as-we-know-it, but a natural expansion of its methods and goals, offering the potential of broadening its impact domestically and internationally. It offers inspiration and challenges to practitioners across the globe.