Conference presentation
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in a blended learning environment: Some key questions and suggested answers
2013 Learning & Teaching Week Program Booklet, p.9
Learning & Teaching Week, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 26-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2013
Abstract
In this interactive talk Associate Professor Michael Christie will raise some key questions related to what Boyer called 'the scholarship of teaching and learning' or SoTL. What does it mean really? Why should university researchers and educators be concerned with it? Will a commitment to SoTL take precious time away from one's own research? Will it make a difference to one's teaching performance? Will it really help student learning? Can it be of particular benefit in blended learning environments? Do online submissions, discussion and chat provide a source of valuable data that can be used to interrogate one's SoTL. Can it advance one's career as a lecturer, a researcher and a leader? Can it contribute to the public understanding of science? Could it help both teacher and students become better people, capable of thinking globally and acting locally, in order to improve our world? Christie will argue that the essence of scholarship is critical, reflective, analytical thinking. He will suggest some answers as to how such scholarship can be applied to teaching and learning. There will be a chance for some interaction during the talk so before coming to the lecture, participants are asked to think about their own SoTL - how do they define it, how important is it to them, have they any examples from their own teaching and learning of SoTL. In particular have they experience of SoTL in blended learning environments?
Details
- Title
- The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in a blended learning environment: Some key questions and suggested answers
- Authors
- Michael Christie (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- 2013 Learning & Teaching Week Program Booklet, p.9
- Conference details
- Learning & Teaching Week, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 26-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2013
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450180002621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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