Faculty learning processes: A model for moving from scholarly teaching to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Barbara M. Gayle; Nancy Randall; Lin Langley; Raymond Preiss

doi:10.20343/teachlearninqu.1.1.81

Authors

Barbara M. Gayle Viterbo University
Nancy Randall Vancouver Island University
Lin Langley Douglas College
Raymond Preiss University of Puget Sound

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.1.1.81

Keywords:

faulty learning, faculty development, scholarly teaching, student learning

Abstract

This essay explores the development and conceptual validation of the Faculty Processing Model for SoTL through anecdotal reports gathered from six institutions and additional survey data collected from three institutions. The results identified how faculty learning occurred through faculty development activities across various campuses and how that faculty learning cumulatively represented distinctive developmental stages that led to both cognitive and affective transformations for the professors’ and their students’ learning. This analysis provided a first step in understanding the efficacy of faculty development activities in relation to their impact on student and faculty learning and upon practicing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

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Author Biographies

Barbara M. Gayle, Viterbo University

Barbara Mae Gayle is Vice president for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at Viterbo University as well as one of the co-editors for the advances through meta-analysis book series.

Nancy Randall, Vancouver Island University

Nancy Randall was Vice-President, Canada, for ISSOTL and is an active reviewer for SoTL journals.

Lin Langley, Douglas College

Lin Langley is teaching and working with students in the Communications Department of Douglas College in New Westminster, Canada.

Raymond Preiss, University of Puget Sound

Raymond W. Preiss is Professor of Communication Studies and Department Chair at Viterbo University as well as one of the co-editors for the advances through meta-analysis book series.

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