Faculty Success Summary

Scholarship ofTeaching and Learning Summit

Since 1993, thousands of educators in colleges and universities from across the country and globe have participated in this interdisciplinary conference to share results from their Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects and to discuss innovative teaching techniques.

Originally known as the Georgia Conference on Teaching and Learning, then the Research on Teaching and Learning Summit, the conference was rebranded as the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summit to better reflect the movement and growth of the SoTL field.

In 2021, CETL offered the first virtual SoTL Summit. The new format, along with a shift in focus to help participants at all levels of SoTL experience grow as teacher-scholars, attracted triple the number of participants from previous years, bringing significant worldwide attention to CETL. Offering “how-to” interactive workshops, SoTL Brief sessions on individual and collaborative research projects, and Innovative Teaching Talks on cuttingedge topics in pedagogy and student learning.

PLENARY WORKSHOPS BY LEADERS IN THE SOTL FIELD

Advancing Inclusive Teaching: The Power of Student Partnership in SoTL

SoTL: What It Is, How You Do It, and Why You Should Building Institutional Capacity for SoTL through Advocacy

Playing Hopscotch to Generate Well-Informed SoTL Research Designs

Tracie Marcella Addy

Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning Director for Center for the Integrating of Teaching, Learning & Scholarship Lafayette College

Laura Cruz Jennifer C. Friberg

2021-2022 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CULTIVATING MORAL IMAGINATION THROUGH REMEMBRANCE PEDAGOGY

Dr. Mays Imad

Assistant Professor of Biology, Connecticut College Senior Fellow, American Associate of Colleges and Universities Fellow, Gardner Institute

Abstract: In this session, we will consider how we can help ourselves and students cultivate a healthy relationship with the past—using a “pedagogy of remembrance”-so we better understand our shared humanity and move forward to forge a path for a better future. I argue that this cultivation of students’ moral imagination involves what the Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire calls “Conscientization”–the process of becoming conscious of problems and taking action against oppressive elements in our culture. What utility does an education that centers moral consciousness offer us individually and collectively? How can we enact a pedagogy of remembrance, of conscientization within our courses and at our institutions? Together, we will examine the pivotal role educators can play to help their students develop a healthy and guiding relationship with the past in order to forge a pathway for an equitable and just future.

BY THE NUMBERS

Grants, Publications, and Presentations

Even though CETL is internally focused on supporting KSU Faculty, our work is very innovative, and we are leaders in the field of educational development. Over the years we have become a national model by engaging the national conversation and disseminating our innovations through publications and conference presentations. We have also been successful in receiving external funding. Here is a select list of our current grants and scholarship.

GRANTS AWARDED

∙ Improving Student Learning in Mechanical Engineering Using Low Cost 3D Printed

Laboratory Devices in Active Learning Experiences, Ayse Tekes (PI), Tris Utschig (Co-

PI). National Science Foundation, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE), $297,262, 2020-2023.

∙ Recruiting, Graduating, and Transitioning Undergraduates into Successful

Engineering Careers, Lori Lowder (PI), Renee Butler, Valmiki Sooklal, Chan Ham, Tris

Utschig (Co-PIs), National Science Foundation, Scholarships in STEM, $997,704, 2019-2024.

∙ Building an Inclusive STEM Culture at KSU through Faculty Development,

Community Building, and Metacognitive Strategies, Mark Anderson (PI), Marla Bell,

Adrian Epps, Michele DiPietro, Scott Reese (Co-PIs), Howard Huges Medical Center, $1,000,000, 2018-2023.

∙ Nuclear Energy, Science, and Engineering Laboratory (NESEL), Eduardo Farfan (PI),

Tris Utschig, Jungkyu Park, Andrew Hummel, Dal Hyung Kim, Yizeng Li, and Tien Li (Co-PIs), KSU Vertically Integrated Projects, Office of Undergraduate Research, $5000, 2021-2022.

∙ Usefulness Of Hopscotch 4-Sotl: An Open-Source Framework and Web Tool for

Generating Well-Informed Research Designs, Iván M. Jorrín Abellán (PI), Hillary

Steiner, Olga Koz (Co-PIs), Education Economics Center, Kennesaw State University $15,000, 2022-23.

BOOK CHAPTERS

∙ DiPietro, M., and Steiner, H. H. (2022) “Foreword.” In N. Chick and J. Friberg (Eds.) Going

Public Reconsidered: Engaging With the World Beyond Academe Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, ix-xi. (I)

∙ Stewart, L. (2021) “Teaching American Studies One Word at a Time.” American Studies

Pedagogy: Resources for Teaching American Studies. Editors, Duclos-Orsello, E., Entin,

J., & Hill, R. University Press of Kansas. (I) ∙ Guglielmo, L., McNamara, C., and Raczek, T. (2022). Collaborative Mentoring and The

Interim Department Chair: Feminist Administrative Models and Leadership for Change.

The Researcher.

∙ Whittlesey, V. & Steiner, H.H. (2021). The Strategy Project: An Exploration of Enhancing

Self-Regulated Learning in an Introductory Psychology course. InSight: A Journal of

Scholarly Teaching, 16, 69-87.

∙ Pena, P., Utschig, T., & Tekes, A. (2022) Reinforcing Student Learning by Matlab

Simscape GUI Program for Introductory Level Mechanical Vibrations and Control

Theory Courses, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education.

∙ Jain, C., & Utschig, T. (2021) A Comparative Assessment of Collaborative vs. Non-

Collaborative Learning. Virginia Social Science Journal, 55, 48-62.

INVITED EXTERNAL PRESENTATIONS

∙ DiPietro, M. (2022) “Coordinare e Sviluppare un TLS: Profilo di Ruolo, Competenze e

Azioni del Responsabile del Servizio alla Docenza e all’Innovazione Didattica.” Invited lecture at Promuovere e Valorizzare le Competenze Didattiche in Universita’ Attraverso il Servizio di TLC, 1st AsdUni Summer School, Bari, Italy (virtual).

∙ DiPietro, M. and Makouz, D. (2022) “How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching,” Invited keynote at the International Group of Educational

Publishers Symposium, Bologna, Italy (virtual).

∙ DiPietro, M. (2022) “How Learning Works: Knowledge Organization, Student

Development, and Course Climate.” Invited keynote at the Teaching and Learning

Symposium (virtual), University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

∙ Jordan, E. (2021) “Conflict Resolution.” Invited workshop for Lead West Academy, West

Georgia University.

∙ Jordan, E. (2022) “Developing Critical Thinkers in the Social Sciences: Tips, Tools, and

Strategies.” Invited workshop for the Thinkforward Quality Enhancement Plan, The

University of Mississippi.

∙ Jordan, E. (2022) “Constructive Conflict Engagement in Higher Education.” Invited workshop for the Women’s Leadership Insititute, University of Georgia.

∙ Jordan, E. (2022) “Graduate Teacher Training Program” Invited workshop for the

International Studies Association Innovative Pedagogy Conference.

∙ Steiner, H.H. (2021) “Theoretical Foundations and Research Questions for SoTL.” Invited workshop for the SoTL Academy faculty (virtual), University of North Georgia.