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Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
PostgraduateUND-EDUC50112025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 21 July 2025
- Price from
- $2,930
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
About this subject
On completion of this subject students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:
Articulate the key historical and theoretical underpinnings of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Relate the role of reflection in learning and teaching to engagement in SoTL
Substantiate the role of SoTL in contemporary higher education
Identify how pedagogical inquiry can lead to improvements in learning and teaching practice and student outcomes
Critically assess SoTL outputs to provide colleagial constructive feedback.
- The origins of SoTL from conception to now:
- What is SoTL?
- The origins of SoTL?
- Scholarly teaching vs SoTL
- The role of reflective practice
- What is research anyway?
- Debates and controversies
- SoTL and the contemporary higher education teacher
- How relevant is SoTL to me and my practice and career?
- Action research: A research approach for educators in higher education
- Thinking about what to research
- Carrying out a literature review
- Determining possible research questions
- From central research question to sub-questions
- SoTL in the institution – SoTL globally
- SoTL in the institution
- Academic career, pathways and promotion
- Sharing practice locally, nationally and globally – grants, dissemination, publications, conferences
Students are introduced to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and its identity as a discipline with a dedicated research base. It examines the role of SoTL in the practice of educators in higher education and how SoTL can be used to enhance and evidence positive student outcomes. It explores the means by which educators can engage in SoTL, share practice globally and improve their practice. It requires students to critically analyse their own and others’ learning and teaching practice and to reflectively plan for improvements.
- 3 posts to online forum and 1500 word reflection (25%)
- Project outline (1000 words) and annotated bibliography (2000 words) (40%)
- Research Grant Application Review (1100 words) (35%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UND-HED-MAS-2025 - Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- UND-HED-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Elective
- UND-HPE-MAS-2025 - Master of Health Leadership and Education
- UND-HED-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
PostgraduateUND-HED-MAS
Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
PostgraduateUND-HED-GDI
Master of Health Leadership and Education
PostgraduateUND-HPE-MAS
Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education
PostgraduateUND-HED-GCE