Scholarship of Teaching
& Learning:
Exploring SoTL
Begin your Journey
Embarking on a SoTL project can be a daunting but exciting journey! To scaffold your engagement with this process, we recommend the Hopscotch 4-SoTL resource designed by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Kennesaw State University.
HopSCotch 4-SoTL model
Hopscotch 4-SoTL outlines nine steps in developing a robust SoTL inquiry (Figure 1). These nine steps are summarized below:
Step 1: Who I am as a SoTL Researcher
Step 2: Problem/need I want to study in my class
Step 3: Evidence(s) supporting the problem/need I want to study
Step 4: How I will study the problem/need
Step 5: Questions that will drive the study of the problem/need
Step 6: Data I will be collecting
Step 7: How I will analyze the collected data
Step 8: How I will ensure the trustworthiness of the process
Step 9: Ethical principles that will be guiding the study
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