Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

What is SOTL?

• Scholarly inquiry into student learning and teaching processes
• The sharing and promoting of advances in educational research and development

 

What does SOTL achieve?

• Advances the practice of teaching at both personal and curriculum levels
• Improves student learning outcomes
• Assists in professional development, promotional prospects and personal practice

 

How can you become a scholar of L&T?

• Attend UNSW and faculty learning and teaching workshops and seminars
• Get involved in your department or school learning and teaching meetings
• Join the MedEd Interest Group
• Network with colleagues interested in learning and teaching - through your school, the faculty and the uni
• Develop your own scholarly practice by using evidence to further your teaching skills and in curricular design
• Evaluate your own teaching performance and plan to improve on this and re-evaluate
• Evaluate changes in your curriculum or teaching or innovations in practice
• Start a research project
• Share and disseminate your theories, practice and evaluations - advice on publishing coming soon

 

UNSW websites

• UNSW Teaching Gateway
  designed to support staff with: Learning and Teaching, Research into Teaching and Career Development

  • Accessing Research and Resources on Learning and Teaching
  • Professional Development - seminars, forums and events
• The Learning Centre
  The Learning Centre offers academic skills support to all students enrolled at UNSW. It also extends its services and resources to the wider academic community.
  • Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

 

Grants and Funding Sources

• Funding for Medical Education research
• Teaching@UNSW - Info on Grants

 

Medical Education Journals

UNSW Library

 

Publications

Learning and Teaching @UNSW holds a comprehensive borrowing library on learning and teaching at its Learning and Teaching Commons on level 4 of the Matthews Building. The room is open to all for informal studying, meetings etc. Contact  L&T@UNSW on 9385 5989 or just drop in.

See also: Medicine learning and teaching publications

 

Other Useful Links