Welcome to the SoTL Research Symposium 2026!
The Office of Teaching and Learning is excited to host the 4th Annual SoTLÌýResearch Symposium onÌýOctober 15,Ìý2026Ìýfrom 4:00-6:00 pm.Ìý
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning involves systematic research in pedagogical and curricular design, as well as the empirical evaluation of practices that affect student learning.ÌýSoTLÌýresearch is an example of reflective practice in higher education particularly when it is publicly shared and reviewed by a community of peers. At 91ÌÒÉ«, the vibrantÌýSoTLÌýcommunity isÌýcomprisedÌýof teacher-scholars from all disciplines.Ìý
The SoTL Research Symposium serves as a platform to inspire faculty members to embrace evidence-informed teaching practices and partake in the campus community of scholarly teachers. The Symposium will showcase SoTL research projects completed by the participants of the highly competitive SoTL Faculty Fellowship program from 2025-26. Attendees can engage in thought-provoking conversations on teaching and learning with these fellows, potentially forming collaborative relationships. Ìý
SoTL Faculty Fellows and 2025-26 Presentations
Kayoung Kim
Director of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning & Faculty Learning Communities
SFF Program Director
Jasmine Yap
Director of Inclusive Teaching Practices
SFF ITP Director
Project: Advancing a Culture of Inclusion at 91ÌÒÉ« Through the Neurodiversity Institute – in partnership with Leslie Cramblet Alvarez
Virginie Cassidy
Center for World Languages & Cultures
Project: Language Learning and Student Experience: A Project in Motion – in partnership with RocÃo Rubio Moirón and Kate Rice
James A. deMayo
Biological Sciences
Project: Impacts of Generative AI on Student Science Literacy – in partnership with Tyler Grimes
Karen Grabowski
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Tyler Grimes
Computer Sciences
Project: Impacts of Generative AI on Student Science Literacy – in partnership with James A. deMayo
Ileya Grosman
Leadership Studies
Project: What does connection feel like within the teaching-learning relationship?
Darrin Hicks
Communication Studies; Debate Across the Curriculum
Project: Assessment of Student Motivation & Learning Strategies in an Undergraduate Engineering Course
Barbekka Hurtt
Biological Sciences
Project: Debate Across the Curriculum (DAC): Engaging scientific knowledge, critical thinking, open inquiry, and communication skills – in partnership with Darrin Hicks and Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson
Debate Across the Curriculum
Project: Debate Across the Curriculum (DAC): Engaging scientific knowledge, critical thinking, open inquiry, and communication skills – in partnership with Barekka Hurtt and Darrin Hicks
Kellie Keeling
Business Information & Analytics
Project: Crutch or Coach? Measuring Assistance Gap and Student Perceptions of GAI
Tia Quinlan-Wilder
Marketing, Daniels College of Business
Project: Leadership, Support Systems, and Faculty Redesign of Assessments in the Age of Gen AI
Kate Rice
Center for World Languages and Cultures
Project: Language Learning and Student Experience: A Project in Motion – in partnership with Virginie Cassidy and Kate Rice
Tia Quinlan-Wilder
Marketing, Daniels College of Business
Project: Leadership, Support Systems, and Faculty Redesign of Assessments in the Age of Gen AI