3 Keys – Jenn Harren

A response to the Engage with SoTL Activity
created by Jenn Harren (@j_harren)

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3 Key characteristics of SoTL:

  1. Inquiry – asking questions; any and all.  Really digging into the “whys” of what I’m doing as an educator.  I.e. are my Learning Objectives lining up with the theories I teach, with assessments, with the approaches I take in asynchronous and synchronous teaching.
  2. Reflective practice for the educator – taking time to reflect on what I’m teaching.  Perhaps going back and looking at outcomes of assessments and did they “hit” the learning objectives; journaling after class about experiences; talking to colleagues about what has worked (and not worked) for them.
  3. Student learning – the end result should be that students learn something.  There are many experiences that can help them learn – making their own mistakes or learning from mine; completing an assignment; being involved in discussion; doing reflective work, etc.