Biggio Center offers two year-long Scholarship of Teaching and Learning programs

The Biggio Center is offering two programs in the upcoming year to support faculty engage with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, or SoTL.

SoTL Project Development Institute (SPDI):

SPDI is a year-long program that will offer selected SoTL Fellows guidance and funding to develop their own SoTL project-from refining the research question to designing the study, collecting and analyzing data and writing up their findings for publication. Fellows will meet regularly throughout the year to develop a study, collect and analyze data and write an article for publication in a SoTL journal or a proposal to submit for a SoTL grant. In addition to monetary support for their SoTL project, SoTL Fellows will receive additional kinds of support, information and guidance from a range of campus experts and units.

For this inaugural cohort, we invite faculty applicants who are familiar with SoTL and ready to engage in a research study. This includes individuals or groups of faculty who are familiar with SoTL, who have reviewed literature, identified a research question or focus to develop and who will have the opportunity to collect data during the spring semester. Group applicants will each need to submit an individual application and will have the option to name collaborators. Although research questions may evolve through the process, the application requires some forethought on the problem you are hoping to solve in your classes or the question you hope to answer about your students’ learning using evidence-based methods.

The deadline to apply is Aug. 22, 2022. Submit an application here and reach out to biggio@auburn.edu with questions.

SoTL Faculty Learning Community (SoTL FLC):

The Biggio Center Faculty Fellows will facilitate a SoTL FLC reading group that will meet biweekly throughout the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters. This FLC will provide an in-depth introduction to the field of SoTL through a selection of readings and discussion for those curious about SoTL but not yet ready to dive in on their own project. This program will give a foundation for participant's own research and prepare those interested in engaging in the following year’s SPDI program. The objectives are to introduce the topic of SoTL, streamline the SoTL framework, plan SoTL projects, discuss the possible resources, and enhance the SoTL network the participating faculty.

The SoTL Reading Group welcomes teaching faculty, SoTL novices and experts, postdocs, and graduate students to bring their expertise as disciplinary scholars and share teaching experience, opinions, and research ideas. No prior experience with SoTL is required.

The deadline to apply is August 29, 2022. Submit an application here and reach out to biggio@auburn.edu with questions.