Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

 

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Past Lessons, Current Challenges, and Future Visions

Kathleen McKinney, Illinois State University

License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

This chapter reviews the complex history of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) including SoTL as a social movement and various conceptualizations of the term. Based on extant work, I also discuss past lessons, current challenges, and future directions for SoTL. Additional theorizing and research are needed in many areas. Suggestions related to faculty and organizational development and change are imbedded in this discussion.