Locating Scholarly Teaching Literature

Scholarly Teaching: Locating the Literature

The first step to becoming a scholarly teacher and/or to conducting scholarship of teaching and learning is to engage directly with the teaching literature! There are many places to look for SoTL-specific research:

• Multidisciplinary SoTL journals
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Centre) database
• Directory of discipline-specific teaching journals

Activity

Try out the activity below to get started with your own SoTL research. You can record your answers in the interactive activity and export your answers, or download the word document and fill it in.

1. First, using Kennesaw State University’s Teaching Journals Directory page, identify 2-3 teaching journals in your area of study (e.g. history, social work, biology).
2. Then, identify a teaching topic of interest and compose a search for 2-3 related articles. Focus on selecting articles that are:
   • Relevant to you and your teaching context, and
   • Can assist you in becoming a scholarly teacher and/or exploring an area of potential interest for a future SoTL project
3. You may elect to search disciplinary-specific journals or take a more interdisciplinary approach
4. Record your answers in the interactive activity below, or the downloadable hand out.