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Bibliography

Please note this bibliography is intended to be a starting point for SoTL research and is not comprehensive. To access the bibliography, please see the SoTL folder in the "Sharing" area of your UofA Refworks account. Researchers from outside of the UofA can obtain a copy of the bibliography by contacting: RutherfordHelp@ualberta.ca

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Foundational Resources

A selection of foundational resources about SoTL. For a more complete list, please see our bibliography.

Felten, P., Gardner, J. N., Schroeder, C. C., Lambert, L. M., & Barefoot, B. O. (2016). The undergraduate experience: Focusing institutions on what matters most. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Franzese, A. T., & Felten, P. (2017). Reflecting on reflecting: Scholarship of teaching and learning as a tool to evaluate contemplative pedagogies. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(1).
Hutchings, P., Jankowski, N. A., & Schultz, K. E. (2016). Designing effective classroom assignments: Intellectual work worth sharing. Change, 48(1), 6-15.
Jones, S. K., Felten, P., Noyd, R. K., & Sagendorf, K. (2014). Building a pathway for student learning: A how-to guide to course design. First edition. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Miller-Young, J., & Yeo, M. (2015). Conceptualizing and communicating SoTL: A framework for the field. Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 3(2), 37-53. https://doi.org/10.2979/teachlearninqu.3.2.37