Scholarly Teaching Summary

Graduate Student Professional Development

In alignment with KSU’s R2 Roadmap goals and the SACSCOC accreditation principles, CETL’s Graduate Student Professional Development (GSPD) supports scholarly graduate student teaching on all KSU campuses. Its programming includes courses on evidencebased, effective teaching and learning pedagogies and practices; a fall orientation; a robust consultation program; a workshop series; and custom programming for all graduate programs. Participants in this program often aver that teaching and learning principles apply not only to the classroom, but to industry and other professional contexts as well. To boost the value of our teaching services, the GSPD program is currently developing micro-credentials for its courses, events, services, and custom programming.

GRADUATE COURSES

Two tiers of the program lead to documented recognition of learning about scholarly teaching: First, we offer the GRAD 9001 one-credit, fully online, 11-week course available to graduate students. Secondly, The Introduction to Scholarly Teaching is a noncredit, online asynchronous, self-paced course that consists of eight modules and is open to graduate students or postdoctoral scholars. Both of these scholarly teaching opportunities introduce participants to effective, evidence-based teaching and learning practices in online and on-ground environments that are fundamental to undergraduate student success.

GRAD 9001

Ratings

4.0 Overall Course

4.0 Overall Instructor The Graduate Student Teaching Orientation was delivered online again to be more accessible to graduate students, particularly International Graduate Students. All respondents said they would apply what they learned, specifically naming diversity, creating engaging activities, using summative feedback, and being inclusive.

IMPACT

The success of the GSPD program over this past year is evidenced in several ways, including but not limited to: the range of services, significant growth in program participation, and positive feedback from graduate students.

From a compliance standpoint, GSPD programs keep KSU in compliance with Standards 6.2.a of SACS-COC and policy 8.3.5.2 of the University System of Georgia, both aimed at ensuring that graduate students who are in contact with undergraduate students in an educational role receive adequate training.

Attendee Feedback on Graduate Teaching Workshops 2021-2022

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

In keeping with the University System of Georgia definition, which KSU CETL helped develop, we define the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as systematic inquiry into student learning and/or one’s own teaching practices in higher education which is situated in context and involves methodologically sound application of appropriate research methods, peer review, and distribution as scholarly work. This year, CETL provided numerous initiatives and resources to support KSU faculty in this work, including:

• The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summit, an international conference focusing on SoTL research and innovative teaching (see page 42). • The SoTL Scholars Program, a year-long online faculty development course that supports faculty as they design, conduct, and publish a SoTL study. • Numerous web resources on topics such as disciplinary approaches to SoTL, measures and scales, and IRB review for SoTL studies. An external review of the

SoTL website was published in Teaching and Learning Inquiry, the leading SoTL international journal, where it was praised as a “trustworthy and professionally designed site” that is “extremely useful” (external review available at https:// journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/TLI/article/view/74050). • The Hopscotch 4-SoTL research design webtool, developed in fall 2021 in partnership with Dr. Iván Jorrín Abellán of the Interactive Research Methods

Laboratory in KSU’s Bagwell College of Education. It can be used as a self-guided tool or during a SoTL consultation, and has been accessed by 846 users in 20 countries. • SoTL Workshops and Webinars, including those offered campus-wide and those that were specially requested by groups such as the USG Chancellor’s Learning

Scholars. • Individual SoTL Project Consultations with 55 faculty in 2021-22, representing 8 colleges. Several of these faculty members requested assistance with writing grant proposals and were successful in receiving internal or external funding. • A KSU-SOTL Listserv with more than 200 subscribers, which provides resources, helps faculty build interdisciplinary connections, and promotes SoTL initatives. • A SoTL Journal and Conference Directory that continues to be one of the most referenced directories of its kind, increasing viewership for the entire CETL website. • Partnerships with the Office of Research and the KSU Library to support faculty seeking grants and producing scholarship in this area. The offices have collaborated on web resources, cross-promoted programs and events, and cofacilitated workshops. A signature initiative is the SoTL Scholars online faculty development course, in which faculty are supported through engagement with the SoTL literature, peer review and mutual accountability as they complete a SoTL project over the course of one year. The 2021-22 SoTL Scholars and their projects are:

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