Strategic Planning Tools for Educational Developers Supporting SoTL Cultures and Programs at Their Institutions
Document Type
Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.3998/tia.3492
Journal Title
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
As centers for teaching and learning increasingly offer support and leadership for the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) at their institutions, educational developers need better tools to plan their SoTL programming. This article shares the work of a regional network of educational developers across six institutions in Virginia, who aimed to enhance SoTL offerings within and across their institutions. While SoTL tools and models for individual instructors proliferate, this community of practice noted a gap in support for developers doing more institution-level planning. Through their collaboration, they developed two tools for planning and launching institution-level SoTL programs: the SoTL Strategic Planning Worksheet and the SoTL Program Taxonomy. This article describes the development of these tools and assesses their implications for educational development practice.
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Recommended Citation
Lukes, L. A., Abbot, S., Wheeler, L., Henry, D. S., Case, K., Baum, L., Wells, M. & Brantmeier, E. J., (2024) “Strategic planning tools for educational developers supporting SoTL cultures and programs at their institutions”, To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development 43(1): 1. doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/tia.3492
Comments
To Improve the Academy (TIA) is the flagship peer-reviewed publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD Network). TIA, an open-access, electronic journal, is focused on faculty, graduate student and professional student, instructional, professional, and organizational development. TIA publishes two issues annually, with occasional special issues responsive to the profession and moment.