The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Network

We bring educators together to undertake and engage with critical and evidence-based inquiry into learning and teaching.

What is SoTL?

The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) comprises systematic and ethical inquiry into student learning and teaching practice.

The HEA study, "Defining and Supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning", notes that SoTL includes:

1. Original research undertaken by academic experts working on teaching and learning in higher education (HE).
2. Pedagogical scholarship undertaken by staff who teach and/or whose research expertise is not in HE studies.
3. Disciplinary scholarship undertaken by all staff who teach to keep abreast of developments in their field for educational purposes, including writing textbooks.
4. Staff sharing practice, eg teaching and learning.
5. Work undertaken by students as researchers.