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CTE's Faculty Fellow

Dr. Karen Kortz is CTE's Faculty Fellow to support faculty Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the CTE Grants to Support Teaching Excellence. Learn about the Grants here and apply using this form. Applications are due Friday, April 12, 2024. 

The mission of the CTE Faculty Fellow is to educate and support peers on the process of conducting Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research studies by meeting regularly with faculty who are doing research, offering workshops and Faculty Learning Communities so faculty can learn about SoTL, and guiding faculty so they can design a solid study, get IRB approval, collect and analyze data, and share their findings. The CTE Faculty Fellow will support faculty through all aspects of the CTE Grants program, from conceptualizing, applying for, and implementing their project.

This Spring, Karen will again offer a workshop series about SoTL. Keep reading for details and registration links. 

Resources & Worksheets

SoTL Overview - Read about the basics of SoTL and the steps to the SoTL Process.

SoTL Research Questions - Clear research questions are crucial to designing a SoTL project. Get tips for writing yours here.

SoTL Study Design and Data Collection - There are several study designs that work well with SoTL projects.  Choose the one that's best for your research question.

SoTL Data Analysis - Once you have your data, you need to analyze it to answer your research question. Learn about the two broad types of analysis here.

Workshop #1:

CTE Grants to Support Teaching Excellence: What are they and should you apply?

Have you considered studying the impact of your teaching on the learning of students and sharing your results? The CTE Grants to Support Teaching Excellence can help you with this by providing stipends and guidance from CTE’s first Faculty Fellow to help you with your Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) study. In this workshop you will learn the different levels and timelines of the CTE Grants to Support Teaching Excellence, describe the basic steps involved in a SoTL project, and identify different types of research questions to answer. An exciting aspect of the SoTL work supported by the CTE Grant is that it is practical and applied, having direct implications for the classes you teach. You will leave the workshop with potential research questions that you will like to answer. This workshop is geared for faculty who would like to learn more about the CTE Grants to Support Teaching Excellence and the projects that can be supported.

In this workshop, we will…

  • Describe the different levels and timelines of CTE grants to support teaching excellence
  • Define SoTL
  • Identify benefits of doing SoTL at CCRI
  • Summarize the steps involved in SoTL
  • List a variety of SoTL research questions that spans interests and disciplines
  • Identify research questions that you’d like to answer

Miss the workshop last semester? You can watch a recording of it here. OR register to attend the zoom workshop on Friday, March 22, 12:00-1:30 here.

Workshop #2:

CTE Grants to Support Teaching Excellence: Create a plan and draft an application

Are you considering applying for a CTE Grant to Support Teaching Excellence or are you curious what is involved in the application process? In this workshop you will describe the basic steps involved in a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project that the CTE Grant to Support Teaching Excellence supports and compare different strategies of SoTL study design and data collection. If you come to the workshop with a research question in mind, you will leave the workshop with a draft grant application. This workshop is geared towards faculty who have a research question in mind and would like to apply for a CTE Grant, but it is also appropriate for faculty who’d like to plan a SoTL study without a CTE Grant or who are not yet ready to apply for a CTE Grant but would like to learn more.

In this workshop, we will…

  • Summarize the steps involved in SoTL
  • Identify different strategies of SoTL study design
  • Compare different strategies for data collection and analysis
  • Draft a grant application by identifying a research question, designing the study, and creating a plan to collect and analyze the data

Miss the workshop last semester? You can watch a recording of it here. OR register to attend the zoom workshop on Friday, March 22, 1:45-3:30 here.

Workshop #3

CTE Grants to Support Teaching Excellence: The Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Are you collecting data from human subjects in your courses with the purpose of researching and sharing your results? An important consideration for SoTL data collection is the ethical treatment of your participants. Research involving human subjects should be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). In this workshop, we will discuss the IRB process at CCRI, review the application, and discuss aspects of it such as informed consent, data confidentiality, and potential risk. This workshop is geared towards faculty who are planning on doing a SoTL study or would like to learn more about the IRB process.

In this workshop, we will…

  • Review why IRBs are important for ensuring the ethical treatment of people
  • Describe the IRB process at CCRI
  • Review the IRB application, including informed consent, data confidentiality, and potential risk

OR register to attend the zoom workshop on Friday, April 5, 9:00-10:00 here.

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