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Teaching and Learning: Research Resources on Teaching

This guide will assist you in conducting research for projects and grants related to teaching and learning.

Books and Articles for Getting Started with Research on Teaching and Learning

Annotated literature database on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: https://researchsotl.wordpress.com/

Bass, R.  (1998). The scholarship of teaching: What’s the problem?  Inventio: Creative thinking about learning and teaching, 1, 1-10. 

Bishop-Clark, C., & Dietz-Uhler, B. (2012). Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A guide to the process, and how to develop a project from start to finish. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.

Felten, P. (2013). Principles of good practice in SoTL. Teaching and Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal, 1(1), 121-125.

Huber, M. T., & Morreale, S. P.  (2002).  Disciplinary styles in the scholarship of teaching and learning: Exploring common ground.  Washington, DC: AAHE.  Link to pdf: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED478800.pdf

Hutchings, P.  (2000).  Opening lines: Approaches to the scholarship of teaching and learning.  Menlo Park, CA: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.  Link to pdf: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED449157.pdf

McKinney, K. (2010). Enhancing learning through the scholarship of teaching and learning: The challenges and joys of juggling. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

McKinney, K.  (2011).  What is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in higher education? Retrieved from:http://sotl.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/definesotl.pdf

Shulman, L. S. (1993).  Forum: Teaching and community property: Putting an end to pedagogical solitude.  Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 25, 6-7.  Link: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40165011?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents 

Shulman, L. S. (2004).  The wisdom of practice: Essays on teaching, learning, and learning to teach.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 

University of Waterloo Centre for Teaching Excellence Teaching Tips

Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J.  (2005).  Understanding by design.  Alexandria,  VA: ASCD.

Selected sources on the field of Scholarlyship of Teaching and Learning: https://sotl.illinoisstate.edu/resources/castl/bibliography.php 

Research Guides

Researching Teaching and Student Outcomes in Postsecondary Education: A Guide from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)

Research on Teaching and Learning Guidebook from McMaster University

Ethics in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Key Principles and Strategies for Ethical Practice from University of Calgary 

Chick, N. (n.d.). Scholarship of teaching and learning: A guide from the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching.

Norton, L. S. (2009). Action research in teaching and learning: A practical guide to conducting pedagogical research in universities. Oxen: Taylor and Francis.