Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Books

This volume provides a state-of-the-field review of recent SoTL scholarship within a range of disciplines and offers a stimulating discussion of critical issues related to interdisciplinarity in teaching, learning, and SoTL research.

This collection explores the foundational and often challenging moments of meaningful Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) work through reflective narratives by practitioners across diverse disciplines. By focusing on how teacher-scholars navigate key decisions, refine their questions, and apply theoretical and observational tools, the book offers practical insight and inspiration for SoTL practitioners at all experience levels.

This expanded edition of Scholarship Reconsidered revisits Ernest Boyer’s influential call to broaden the definition of scholarship beyond the tenure track, offering renewed guidance for navigating shifting faculty roles in today’s fragmented academic landscape.

This book examines ethical issues in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), highlighting diverse perspectives on research ethics, student partnerships, and evolving practices in response to challenges like pandemic pedagogy and data ownership. It advocates for socially responsive, inclusive approaches to teaching and inquiry that empower both educators and students through ethical imagination and design thinking.

This volume showcases a broadened vision of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), highlighting research that extends beyond individual classrooms to encompass programs, pedagogical approaches, student populations, and disciplines across diverse institutional and national contexts.

University Teaching in Focus supports university educators by developing their teaching skills through evidence-based strategies, real-world cases, and reflective prompts. Organized around curriculum design, teaching practice, student engagement, and career development, it serves as a practical resource for both new and experienced teachers.

Highlighting the importance of reading, hooks insists on the primacy of free speech, a democratic education of literacy. Throughout these essays, she celebrates the transformative power of critical thinking.

This open access book explores how educational researchers use the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) to rethink learning and pedagogy in diverse, post-COVID contexts. It blends theory and practice to deepen understanding of the "educational turn" and inspire next practices across languages, leadership, assessment, and social transformation.

This title shows how faculty across disciplines can radically transform teaching and curricula through collaborative, research-informed professional development. Drawing on threshold concepts, writing studies, and learning theory, the book offers both a practical heuristic and a hopeful blueprint for deep, meaningful change in higher education amid increasing pressure from efficiency-driven metrics.

Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher is the landmark guide to critical reflection, providing expert insight and practical tools to facilitate a journey of constructive self-critique.

Reading Across the Disciplines brings together twelve essays exploring how faculty in various fields can address students' reading needs through both disciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches. By connecting classroom practice with scholarly research, the book offers practical models for integrating reading into higher education teaching at all levels.

How Humans Learn explores insights from multiple scientific disciplines to reveal five key themes (curiosity, sociality, emotion, authenticity, and failure) that shape student learning, offering practical strategies for college instructors grounded in both research and classroom experience.