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Scholarship of Learning and Teaching: Conducting Your Project

Tips for successful SoLT projects

Scholarship of learning and teaching research is different from most disciplinary-based research.

SoLT research can be conducted through many different methodologies. However, it often takes place in a unique context that makes it difficult for other educators to replicate. Consequently, SoLT research is often presented as a case study.

The findings from your context are not generalisable to other context's so a theoretical or conceptual framework is needed to explain them. When you are designing your project and reviewing existing scholarship in the area that you are interested in, consider the theoretical/conceptual frameworks that have been used to explain the findings. Will they be suitable for your project? Try to avoid 'retro fitting' theoretical frameworks.

 

Useful resources

Searching for SoLT literature

Consider utilising the Systematic Reviews LibGuide to help you with searching for published literature to support your project.

Useful databases

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