SoTL in Online Education: Strategies and Practices for Using New Media for Teaching and Learning Online

SoTL Inquiry in Broader Curricular and Institutional Contexts: Theoretical Underpinnings and Emerging Trends

“…The third assumption recognizes that within and across diverse disciplinary contexts, it is curriculum leaders and key stakeholders who generate knowledge from inquiries into curriculum practice. For example, a community of SoCP practitioners determines which SoCP research questions or outcome indicators to examine, which literature sources and theoretical frameworks will inform SoCP research and practice in their particular setting, what data to gather, when and how to collect and analyze these data, how to initiate positive changes to enhance curriculum practice, how to engage key stakeholders in ongoing collaborative projects, and, finally, to consider how SoCP research might be of interest to and disseminated in the broader scholarly community (Ambrose et al, 2010;Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 2004;Hubball & Pearson, 2010;Kurtz & Sponder, 2010). Acknowledgement of the underlying assumptions and theoretical underpinnings and a conceptual framework are key foundations for enhancing strategic and scholarly approaches to curriculum practices.…”

High-Tech Classrooms Need Highly Competent Instructors

“…A competent instructor who is aware of these challenges can tailor assignments best suited for auditory learners by recording their own lectures and providing podcasts, or utilizing online video sites, such as YouTube, to help students hear the material being taught (Everhart, 2009). This may provide the aid auditory students need to thrive in the online classroom (Kurtz & Sponder, 2010).…”