Community of Practice: Furthering your SoTL Research
Michelle Yeo has agreed to help facilitate a CoP for us this academic year on “furthering your SoTL research”. Communities of practice are groups whose members “share a passion for something they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better” (Wenger, 2006). All SoTL Scholars who are interested in continuing their SoTL scholarship are invited to attend, but must be able to commit to the fall meeting times. If you are interested but can’t make the times, let us know and we will find a way to keep you posted on our discussions.
Fall meeting times:
Fridays, 2:00-3:30
Sept 27, Oct 18, Nov 1, Nov 15, Dec 6
Room TBA
If you’re wondering exactly what this group might want to talk about, well, that will be for the group to decide in its first meeting. Some possibilities include placing your research within a theoretical framework, and/or developing a line of research, and/or [insert your idea here!]
Please email Anne by Friday Sept 13 if you are interested.
Institute feedback and brainstorming sessions Sept 16 & 17
Institute news: Lots of changes coming up and new money coming in! I’d like to get your feedback on current Institute programming and ideas for the future, in particular for several key items:
- changes to the Nexen program
- changes to the Going Public Award
- a “Student SoTL” course, possibly a GenEd
- spring SoTL Showcase Day on campus
- new initiatives with soon-to-be-announced TransCanada donation for “Collaborative and Innovative Learning”
If you can make one of the following times for a group feedback/brainstorming session, could you please mark your calendar?
Mon Sept 16 10:00-11:00
Mon Sept 16 11:00-12:00
Tues Sept 17 10:00-11:00
Tues Sept 17 11:00-12:00
All in the Faculty Centre, meeting room 1.
Please let Anne know by email if you can attend a session, so that we can send you some more details in advance of the meeting. If you can’t make one of those times but would like to share your thoughts, please also let Anne know and we can follow up by email shortly after.
Thanks! Looking forward to hearing from you!