Across higher education, scholars explore student learning through systematic inquiries, falling under the umbrella of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). SoTL encompasses theories on learning processes, models for understanding student learning, and opportunities to share findings both within and beyond academia.
In our collaborations with faculty, many develop innovative teaching strategies or try to better understand how students learn. Such efforts generate two important questions:
- How does learning occur, both for faculty and for students?
- What insights does [X] project offer about learning that could benefit others?
By studying these questions, you can engage with and contribute to this disciplinary community.
Below, we highlight journals that publish research articles, essays, and scholarly works focused on investigating and improving teaching and learning practices. Explore the SoTL research hubs listed below to participate in discussions on effective pedagogical approaches, improving student learning outcomes, and advancing teaching excellence—whether by reading or contributing your own articles. We are here to support you in either endeavor.
Journals
Active Learning in Higher Education
American Journal of Distance Education (Open access)
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (Open access)
Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Open access)
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (Open access)
The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL) (Open access)
College Teaching (Open access)
Comparative Education (Open access)
Currents in Teaching and Learning (Open access)
The Educational Forum (Open access)
Higher Education Research & Development
Innovations in Education and Teaching International (Open access)
Innovative Higher Education (Open access)
InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching (Open access)
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning (IJPBL) (Open access)
International Journal for Academic Development (Open access)
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ijSoTL) (Open access)
International Journal for Students as Partners (IJaP) (Open access)
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (IJTLHE) (Open access)
Journal of College Student Development
Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education (Open access)
The Journal of General Education
The Journal of Higher Education (Open access)
Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (Open access)
Journal of Studies in International Education (Open access)
Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (JoSoTL) (Open access)
Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (Open access)
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
New Directions for Teaching and Learning
Practice and Evidence of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Open access)
Review of Educational Research
The Review of Higher Education
Teaching and Learning Inquiry (TLI) (Open access)
Teaching in Higher Education (Open access)
To Improve the Academy (Open access)
Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal (Open access)
SoTL at peer institutions
Below we’ve collected a few projects curated by peer institutions and organizations to demonstrate how faculty across higher education approach SoTL topics:
- The Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University has an online tutorial that includes sections on framing questions, conducting a literature review, and identifying evidence of student learning and analyzing evidence of student learning.
- Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning has created a set of short videos in which faculty talk about their approaches to scholarship of teaching and learning.
- The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at Central Florida University provides a brief overview of Creating SoTL Projects, including sections on designing, conducting, and publishing research on your students’ learning.
- Illinois State University maintains a list of SoTL conferences.