Educational Leadership

A focus on research on scholarly teaching

Our Mandate:

• Support educational practitioners as they identify possible research questions, design systematic studies of teaching and/or learning, and disseminate their research to the educational community.
• Provide resources for researchers as they design projects through workshops and retreats
• Build communities of practice and connect researchers as they explore interconnected themes and research questions
• Promote perceptions of SoTL as a valuable research endeavour
• Encourage SoTL research through various vehicles/opportunities of dissemination
• Engage in research around teaching and learning as members of the TLCI
• Draw attention to opportunities for internal and external funding

Activities:

• SoTL Retreat
• SoTL Flash talks during Research Week
• SoTL Community of Practice
• SoTL brown bags
• Create and maintain an inventory of SoTL activity across the university and chart its growth/evolution
• Design and disseminate newsletter
• Organize colloquia at national and international conferences
• Act as a liaison with the Research Office to support development of grant applications related to the field of teaching and learning