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What scholarly organisations can be useful?

Association for Learning Development in Higher Education ALDinHE is useful for those who are interested in learning development
Association of Learning Technology ALT supports a range of sectors/groups/individuals, providing professional recognition and development
The International Association For Health Professions Education AMEE provides a forum for healthcare professionals to collaborate and keep informed about the latest trends in healthcare education. It supports professional development and scholarship in healthcare education, offering members the opportunity to gain professional recognition for scholarship and leadership in healthcare education through AMEE Fellowship Scheme.
The British Educational Research Association BERA supports the scholars, researchers, students and practitioners in higher education in relation to all aspects of educational research
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia HERDSA brings together and support practitioners, researchers and others interested in teaching, learning and policy development in high in higher education.
International Network for Philosophers of Education INEP
The Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society PaTHES facilitates the engagement of higher education scholars, researchers and research students in critical study and exploration of wider perspectives across philosophy and social theory in advancing higher education.
Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain PESGB promotes the learning, teaching and application of philosophy of education and encourages the engagement in research and scholarship in the field through its funding schemes.
Staff and Educational Development Association SEDA provides opportunities and resources for educational scholarship and inquiry as well as professional development

Society for Research into Higher Education SRHE helps widen your understanding of higher education, especially through research and scholarship.

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Books

Ashwin, P. and Trigwell, K. (2004) Investigating Staff and Educational Development. In Khan, P. and Baume, D. (Eds.), Enhancing Staff and Educational Development. London: Kogan Page, pp. 117-131.
Ambrose, S.A., Bridges, M.W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M.C. and Norman, M.K. (2010) How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Austen, L. & Jones Devitt, S. (2020) Staff Guide to Using Evidence. Quality Assurance Agency Scotland. Available from: https://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/docs/ethemes/evidence-for-enhancement/guide-to-using-evidence4e89adbe03dc611ba4caff140043ed24.pdf
Becher, T. (2004) Academic tribes and territories: Intellectual enquiry and the cultures of disciplines. Buckingham: The Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press.
Bloch-Shulman, S. (2013) The Socratic Method: Teaching and writing about Philosophy’s signature pedagogy. In: Chick, N.L., Haynie, A., and Gurung, R.A.R. (eds.) Exploring more signature pedagogies: Approaches to teaching disciplinary habits of mind. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, pp. 15-25.
Boyer, E. (1990). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate. Princeton, NJ: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Cleaver, E., Lintern, M. and McLinden, M. (2018) Learning and teaching in higher education: Disciplinary approaches to educational enquiry. London: Sage.
Fanghanel, J. (2012) Being an academic. London and New York: Routledge
Hutchings, P., Huber, M. and Ciccone, A. (2011). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reconsidered. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Journal articles

Bernstein, D. (2008) Peer review and evaluation of the intellectual work of teaching. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 40 (2) 48-51
Bovill, C., Cook‐Sather, A. and Felten, P. (2011) Students as co‐creators of teaching approaches, course design, and curricula: implications for academic developers. International Journal for Academic Development, 16 (2) 133-45.
Cook-Sather, A. (2013) Student-faculty partnership in explorations of pedagogical practice: A threshold concept in academic development. International Journal for Academic Development, 19 (3) 186-98
Constantinou, C & Wijnen-Meijer, M. (2022) “Student evaluations of teaching and the development of a comprehensive measure of teaching effectiveness”, BMC Medical Education, 22, 113
Felten, P. (2013). Principles of good practice in SoTL. Teaching & Learning Inquiry 1 (1)121–125.
Fanghanel, J. (2013) Going public with pedagogical inquiries: SoTL as a methodology for faculty professional development. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 1 (1) 59-70.
Kreber, C. (2007a). What’s it really all about? The scholarship of teaching and learning as an authentic practice. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 1(1) 1-4
Kreber, C. & Cranton, P. (2000). Exploring the scholarship of teaching. Journal of Higher Education, 71(4), 476–496
Neumann, R., Parry, S. and Becher, T. (2010). Teaching and Learning in their Disciplinary Contexts: A conceptual analysis. Studies in Higher Education, 27 (4), 405-17
O’Brien, M. (2008). Navigating the SoTL landscape: A compass, map and some tools for getting started. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2 (2): 1–20.
Potter, M.K., and Kustra, E.D. (2011). The relationship between scholarly teaching and SoTL: Models, distinctions, and clarifications. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 5 (1).
Trigwell, K., Martin, E. Benjamin, J. and Prosser, M. (2000). Scholarship of teaching: A model. Higher Education Research & Development 19 (2), 155–168.

Blogs and other resources

Advance HE (2016) Defining and supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): A sector wide study
Chiba-Mooney, S. (2018) “Student feedback: The key to course improvement”, Teaching Matters Blog, 29th August, 2018
Grist, H. et al. (2022) “Responding to student feedback: A Guide for Staff”, Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching Blog, 19th October, 2022.
Parrish, G. (2016) “Transforming Midterm Evaluations in a Metacognitive Pause”, FacultyFocus, 31 October.
Iowa State University. Classroom and Learning Assessment Techniques.
Nissen, J. “A brief over view of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and characteristics of successful SoTL”. YouTube resource
Centre for Engaged Learning “Key Characteristics of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning” YouTube resource
Henry, D. “What is SoTL?” YouTube resource

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