The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning with Technology Molly Immendorf Instructional Technology Specialist Cooperative Extension Technology Services University of Wisconsin - Extension

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What is SoTL? The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) refers to systematic research conducted on teaching and learning issues. Enhances Learning Discipline Based Public Peer Reviewed Intellectual Work

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) refers to systematic research conducted on teaching and learning issues.

Key SoTL Players American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) Campus Clusters – Leadership sites Institutional Initiatives

American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)

Campus Clusters – Leadership sites

Institutional Initiatives

History & Overview of SoTLT 2002 -2003 Cross-Divisional Planning Group formed Scholarship of Teaching and Learning with Technology (SoTLT) focus

History & Overview of SoTLT Editorial Board formed SoTLT Virtual Community of Scholars via Desire2Learn (D2L) and public website created 2003 -2004

History & Overview of SoTLT Videoconference 2003 -2004 The Scholarship of Teaching: What’s the Problem? Randy Bass Georgetown University

The Scholarship of Teaching: What’s the Problem?

Randy Bass

Georgetown University

History & Overview of SoTLT Facilitated Online Discussions Growing Up Digital Collaborative Learning Best Practices in Online Teaching & Learning 2003 -2004 Marv Van Kekerix Vice Chancellor UWEX Dubear Kroening UW-Fox Valley Terri Fredenberg-Holzman UWEX Community Development Educator Menomonie Nation

History & Overview of SoTLT 2004 -2005 WisLine Web with Online Facilitated Discussions Assessing Student Learning Effective Online Discussions Bill Cerbin UW-LaCrosse Nancy Chick UW-Barron County

History & Overview of SoTLT Attracting & Retaining Diverse Audiences Elizabeth Barkley Foothill College Videoconference with Online Facilitated Discussion 2004 -2005

Attracting & Retaining

Diverse Audiences

Elizabeth Barkley

Foothill College

History & Overview of SoTLT 2005 -2006 What is Lesson Study? Lesson Study in the Disciplines Awarded grants for Teaching Online course creation First UWEX Wisconsin Teaching Fellow and Scholar

What is Lesson Study?

Lesson Study in the Disciplines

Awarded grants for Teaching Online course creation

First UWEX Wisconsin Teaching Fellow and Scholar

Lesson Study – more info Teams formed to create the “best lesson” Started in K-12 education in Japan Bill Cerbin, UW-LaCrosse modified it for Higher Ed UWEX OPID Planning Team brought it to Extension programming

Teams formed to create the “best lesson”

Started in K-12 education in Japan

Bill Cerbin, UW-LaCrosse modified it for Higher Ed

UWEX OPID Planning Team brought it to Extension programming

History & Overview of SoTLT 2006 -2007 Four Lesson Study Teams formed Cooperative Extension (teams included Agents, Specialists, Instructional Designer and Evaluation Specialist) Horse Pasture Management Lesson 12 Pasture Establishment Creating 4-H Learning Experiences Module 1: Stand-alone Activity Continuing Education Audio Lesson Study Team Nursing

Four Lesson Study Teams formed

Cooperative Extension (teams included Agents, Specialists, Instructional Designer and Evaluation Specialist)

Horse Pasture Management

Lesson 12 Pasture Establishment

Creating 4-H Learning Experiences

Module 1: Stand-alone Activity

Continuing Education

Audio Lesson Study Team

Nursing

SoTLT Online Public Website http://www.uwex.edu/twt/ Virtual Community of Scholars http://www.uwex.edu/D2L/ Need username & password: sotl.guest & guest Teaching Online http://www.uwex.edu/D2L/ Need username & password: sotl.guest & guest

Public Website

http://www.uwex.edu/twt/

Virtual Community of Scholars

http://www.uwex.edu/D2L/

Need username & password: sotl.guest & guest

Teaching Online

http://www.uwex.edu/D2L/

Need username & password: sotl.guest & guest

Lessons Learned SoTL can be an overwhelming topic We built it, they came, but no SoTL work until Lesson Study and Fellowships Synchronous events, then online discussions Convenience counts Focus on SoTL, not the technology

SoTL can be an overwhelming topic

We built it, they came, but no SoTL work until Lesson Study and Fellowships

Synchronous events, then online discussions

Convenience counts

Focus on SoTL, not the technology

Outputs Raised awareness of new type of scholarship Academic staff more interested in collaborative scholarship Increased credibility & visibility for UWEX in UW System and beyond

Raised awareness of new type of scholarship

Academic staff more interested in collaborative scholarship

Increased credibility & visibility for UWEX in UW System and beyond

Contact information Molly Immendorf Instructional Technology Specialist, Coop Extension [email_address] (608) 263-3843

Molly Immendorf

Instructional Technology Specialist, Coop Extension

[email_address]

(608) 263-3843