Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling (JB - Anker) [Paperback]

Kathleen McKinney (Author), K. Patricia Cross (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1933371293 | ISBN-13: 978-1933371290 | Edition: 1

The Challenges and Joys of Juggling There has been growing demand for workshops and materials to help those in higher education conduct and use the scholarship of teaching and learning. This book offers advice on how to do, share, and apply SoTL work to improve student learning and development. Written for college-level faculty members as well as faculty developers, administrators, academic staff, and graduate students, this book will also help undergraduate students collaborating with faculty on SoTL projects. Though targeted at those new to the field of SoTL, more seasoned SoTL researchers and those attempting to support SoTL efforts will find the book valuable. It can be used as an individual reading, a shared reading in SoTL writing circles, a resource in workshops on SoTL, and a text in seminars on teaching. Contents include:

• Defining SoTL
• The functions, value, rewards, and standards for SoTL work
• Working with colleagues, involving students, writing grants, integrating SoTL into your professional life, and finding useful resources
• Practical and ethical issues associated with SoTL work
• Making your SoTL public and documenting your work
• The status of SoTL in disciplinary and institutional
  contexts
• Applying the goals of SoTL to enhance student
  learning and development.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If your goal is to improve your classroom teaching…look no further than these two books." (Teaching Theology and Religion, September 2008)

"This book offers a guide to the scholarship of teaching and learning for faculty, faculty development, administrators, and graduate students." (Journal of Continuing Higher Education, Fall 2007)

About the Author

Kathleen McKinney is professor of sociology and Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (May 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933371293
• ISBN-13: 978-1933371290
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #769,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" For the Teaching Professional, June 12, 2007

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This review is from: Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling (JB - Anker) (Paperback)

This book is a concise yet comprehensive single resource for anyone interested in what we have come to call `the scholarship of teaching and learning.' It is packed with practical information on the essentials - how to frame research questions, gather evidence, and go public with the findings - but it also offers much, much more. It provides a brief history of SoTL, explains why faculty should consider doing it, discusses the practical and ethical issues involved in doing SoTL work, and suggests how faculty can fit their SoTL work into their institutions' reward structure. It also contains 8 appendices that provide additional information on everything from SoTL-oriented Journals and Newsletters to examples of Tenure and Promotion language. Although it is the perfect entry point for faculty new to SoTL (in fact, there is a whole chapter titled "How Do I Get Started"), even faculty who have been involved in SoTL for years will gain new insights and find much useful information.

4.0 out of 5 stars Scholarship in Teaching, September 26, 2009

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Dr. Samy A. Azer "Professor Azer" (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enhancing Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Challenges and Joys of Juggling (JB - Anker) (Paperback)

This book is written by an academic who has a passion for teaching and learning. The book brings an important concept in higher education and provides the readers with step-by-step guides and approaches. Therefore, those interested in enhancing their teaching and learning skills in an academic environment will find the book very useful and practical. The book is covered in 200 pages and through 9 chapters and 8 appendices the author takes the readers in a journey that will make them enjoy every moment of it. It is written in an academic language with references provided in the text to help the readers test the evidence and explore further knowledge. It is highly recommended for academics, those who chair units and departments in education, deans and administrators, and postgraduate students with interest in developing scholarship in teaching and learning.