We welcome your interest and participation in a new aspect of the SENCER Project focusing on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). This workshop focuses on helping participants develop and refine project rooted in the scholarship of teaching and learning that inquire critically and reflectively into student learning. Participants in the workshop will:

• develop and explore a specific question they have about student learning (including hypotheses where appropriate)
• identify evidence to be gathered that will address the questions
• develop their own understanding of the ethical issues involved in this scholarship
• learn where to find needed resources
• explore ways to make public their work in this scholarship

Example of good research questions are available on the Carnegie KML web site gallery; in addition, you can find the project descriptions of the work that SENCER participants Spencer Benson, Matt Fisher, and Jackie Dewar completed during their time as Carnegie Scholars in the overview of the Carnegie Scholars Program.

Individuals who apply to participate in the workshop are expected to make the following commitment:

1. Participate in the 2008 SENCER SOTL Summer Workshop which runs from late afternoon on August 6th through dinner on August 7th (Pre-SENCER Summer Instiute)
2. Follow-up participation (see note below) at the 2009 SENCER Summer Institute
3. Participation in the SENCER SoTL Listserv Community
4. Presentation of your SENCER SOTL project at an appropriate local and/or national meeting within a two-year period

Cost: The workshop itself (including meals) is free of charge but space is limited to 15 participants. Accepted participants will be notified by June 15. 

Schedule: Applications should be submitted online through the SENCER website and must be received by May 12th. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Pre-Institute Workshop will begin on Wednesday, August 6th at 4 p.m. (until 8:00 p.m.) and will last all day on Thursday, August 7th.  Both sessions will be held at the Fairmont hotel.

Questions: If you have questions regarding this workshop, please contact Matt Fisher or Spencer Benson.  If you have questions regarding this application, please contact SENCER at (202) 483-4600.

Applicant Information

Workshop Questionnnaire

1. Are you available to participate in all aspects of the year-long program? These would include:

• Participate in the 2008 SENCER SOTL Summer Workshop which runs from late afternoon on August 6 through dinner on August 7, 2008 (Pre-SENCER Summer Institute)
• Follow-up participation at the 2009 SENCER Summer Institute
• Participation in the SENCER SoTL Listserv Community
• Presentation of your SENCER SOTL project at an appropriate local and/or national meeting within a two-year period

Please select:* Yes No

Note: regarding participation at 2008 SENCER Summer Institute: Our intent is to have all participants of the 2008 SoTL Summer Workshop share the results of their work with the wider SENCER community at the 2009 SENCER Summer Institute. This participation should involve attendance at SSI 2009, but alternate arrangements can be worked out for a very limited number of participants.

2. Please describe your teaching responsibilities including course names and levels, number of students, and types of students (majors, non-majors, allied health, 1 st and 2 nd year, 3 rd and 4 th year students).  (150 words max.)*

3. Briefly describe your personal and/or professional goals for attending this program.  (300 words max.)*

4. What aspect of teaching or student learning do you want to investigate? Examples of good research questions are available on the Carnegie KML web site gallery? Please formulate a testable question that you would like to investigate. This question may be refined or further defined at the SENCER SOTL summer institute.   (300 words max.)*

5. Please include information about the context and rationale for the question, as well as anything that you have done thus far in investigating the question.  (300 words max.)*