Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL): Home
About this Guide
Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints.
What is SOTL?
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is a systemic inquiry into teaching and learning in which instructors leverage their research expertise to enhance students’ learning experiences and refine their own teaching strategies. Decades of research have demonstrated how SoTL transforms teaching and learning and improves students’ learning (Hutchings, Huber, & Ciccone, 2011).
SoTL at UIowa - Contact
Sara Nasrollahian Mojarad, PhD
Associate Director
Center for Teaching
The University of Iowa
2080 UCC
319-467-3917
sara-nasrollahian@uiowa.edu
teach.its.uiowa.edu
Useful links
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SOTL Faculty Community (UI)This FLC provides a place for faculty to learn about SoTL, support each other in pursuing SoTL, and discuss ways to make it more visible.
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SOTL Scholars Program (UI)Information about participating in the SOTL Scholars Program.
Recommended Conferences/Events
2025 - National & International Conferences and Events
For more conference information, check the Teaching Conferences tab at the top of this page.
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Innovative Teaching & Learning Conference 2025Cultivating Academic Success: The Synergy Between Fostering Authenticity & Transformation between Teaching and Learning. Meeting March 26, 2025
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Midwest SoTL ConferenceThis regional conference will be on April 11, 2025 at the University of Indiana South Bend. Theme: Care, Kindness, and Creativity
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SoTL Summit, Center for Excellence and Learning and Teaching, Kenesaw State UniversitySeptember 18-19, 2025. This event is virtual and the general registration fee is $65 dollars.
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International Society for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - ISSOTL25Exploring the Changing Landscapes of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
This international conference event (November 3-6, 2025) is an invaluable opportunity to connect to SoTLers around the nation and globe and collaboratively think about SoTL's potential to improve teaching and learning in the Higher Education context.