Welcome to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) modules. The aim of the series of modules is to introduce you to the nature, purpose and process of scholarship of teaching and learning, and act as a capacity building resource to assist you to develop and refine your SoTL knowledge and skills.
To access the modules, the following steps are:
The modules are designed to be self-guided and self-paced. You can work through them in sequence or select individual modules, or groups of modules, based on your interests and professional learning needs.
Each module includes a range of materials, such as scholarly readings, YouTube clips, PowerPoint presentations, website links and audio content. Icons are used throughout to identify the different types of learning activities included in your learning pathway.
Throughout the modules, you’ll find critical questions and learning activities that you are invited to complete. You can record your responses in a learning blog or journal. Your learning journal can provide evidence of your engagement with the modules and skill development, while also giving you a place to capture your teaching and learning reflections.
For those new to academia, the learning journal may also be a useful artefact to share during probationary reviews or performance discussions with your Head of school, department or faculty.
You can create an online journal in Canvas by selecting Account from the left-hand menu, then Folio. There are also a range of free blog and journal tools available online.
This resource is used under licence from the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA). In particular we would like to acknowledge the following authors:
Dr Deb Clark
Deb is the Chair of HERDSA new scholars portfolio and a senior lecturer in curriculum at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia. Her SoTL work is in the area of academic identity, practice based education, authentic assessment and supporting new scholars.
Dr Lee Partridge
A member of the HERDSA new scholars portfolio and a HERDSA Fellow, Lee is a senior lecturer and Academic developer at The University of Western Australia. Her research interests include supporting early career academics, undergraduate research and service learning.
Dr Lesley Petersen
Lesley is a self-employed consultant specialising in mentoring programme design and evaluation research. She previously held the role as the Teacher Development Advisor at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Lesley’s main focus of SoTL work involves supporting new scholars in their research practice.
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