What Research Methodologies does SoTL use?
The Components of a SoTL Project
- Identifying a teaching problem or learning challenge that interests you.
- Developing a research question from the identified problem or challenge
- Conducting a literature review
- Choosing the best research methodology
- Advice on applying for Research Ethics Board (REB) Approval
- Finding support or funding to provide you time and space to conduct the research.
- Considering a networking and dissemination strategy to share your research and invite discussion from colleagues
Hutchings, P., & CELatELON. (2013, September 11). Taxonomy of Questions from the Intro to Opening Lines. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCxPttq_e_Y&ab_channel=CELatElon
SoTL projects employ a diverse range of methodologies as can be seen in this list developed by The SoTL Advocate site developed by the Illinois State University:
o Content/discourse/text analysis of…
- Student assignments
- Student journals
- Student course portfolios
- Student reflections
- Teacher reflections
- Teaching portfolios
- Video or audio recordings of class sessions
o Experiments and quasi-experiments
o Interviews
o Longitudinal tracking
o Observational research
o Questionnaires or surveys
o Secondary analysis of institutional data (e.g., National Survey of Student Engagement data, alumni surveys, etc.)
o Think-alouds