Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award

The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) involves the rigorous examination and investigation of higher education teaching and learning; that is, SoTL uses a research-based, scientific and scholarly lens to examine questions in higher education pedagogy, making the results public for examination and critique. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award is designed to recognize those faculty members who have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of scholarship addressing the realm of higher education teaching and learning.

This rigorous and systematic examination, investigation, and pursuit of scholarship addressing teaching and learning may "look" different across different domains (e.g., engineering, music, chemistry, dance, philosophy). For example, what is effective pedagogy for: the teaching of the economic principles of production?; the application of information systems components to solving business problems?; the emerging womanist perspective of inter-structured oppression?; the nature of reality?; or, the visual and performing arts? The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award is sensitive to this variation and faculty members from all domains are encouraged to submit nominations.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award will be given to a maximum of two individuals per year. Award winners will receive a $500 prize and a plaque that will be awarded at the Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy @ VT in February.

Eligibility

All Virginia Tech instructional and research faculty (full and part-time) and graduate students are eligible for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. Individuals, groups and teams are welcome to apply.

Nomination Materials

All nominations must include the following materials:

• Cover Page: The cover page must include the nominee's name, rank, area of expertise, years at Virginia Tech, College and Department.
• Statement of Pedagogical Research Interests: A two-page statement of the nominee's scholarship of teaching and learning research interests, guiding research questions, theoretical framework, and relevant scholarly productivity.
• Supporting Materials: The supporting materials should include peer-reviewed publications (no more than three), conference presentations/papers (no more than three), and/or publicly available representations, resources, reports or presentations (e.g., artistic expressions, web-based resources, project report, keynote addresses). If supporting materials include digital artifacts, nominees may include URLs or copies of materials on CDs/DVDs, or other relevant media.
• Curriculum Vita: Nominees should also include a curriculum vita that highlights their scholarship of teaching and learning efforts and achievements.

Nomination materials must be submitted electronically, except where specific media prohibits (e.g., CDs/DVDs), to Peter Doolittle (pdoo@vt.edu), CIDER Director.

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