GS Nominee for the USG Regents’ SoTL Award

The Faculty Center invites applications for the selection of the Georgia Southern Nominee for the University System of Georgia (USG) Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Award. 

In recognition of the value of the scholarship of teaching and learning as articulated by Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered (1990), the University System of Georgia created this award. The award is intended to encourage and support the work of faculty members whose scholarship focuses on the instructional mission of the institution. 

Eligibility

All current full-time members of the teaching faculty and teaching academic staff at Georgia Southern University may apply.

Required Documentation

Nomination portfolios should not exceed 15 pages, including any supporting materials (1” margins, minimum 12-point font for each section below). To ensure a focused presentation, nominees should select the most compelling and relevant evidence. Each portfolio submission must include the following components:

• A Table of Contents for the portfolio. (Note: The TOC does not count toward the 15-page limit.)
• A teaching philosophy narrative that outlines how their research questions and the related goals, theories, and methods of their scholarship activities support their teaching philosophy. (1-2 pages).
• Data/evidence of the impact of their teaching techniques/pedagogies on student learning and its potential impact on teaching and learning in the discipline. This should include an annotated bibliography which summarizes, for each study, the problem or question under investigation, methodology, and results. (3+ pages – this section should be the bulk of the portfolio).
• Overview of how they have supported or promoted SoTL beyond their own individual research. This could be locally or more broadly, and can include formal and informal activities such as mentoring, workshops, or learning communities.
• A condensed curriculum vitae that includes relevant SoTL presentations, articles and/or publications. (2-3 pages).
• Optional: One additional letter of support from a colleague qualified to comment on the value and quality of the nominee’s scholarship of teaching and learning activities, and its impact in improving undergraduate/graduate education. This letter should describe how the nominee’s activities have contributed knowledge in the field and how it has enhanced the learning of students. (1-2 pages).

Review of applications

The review committee is composed of the SoTL Advisory Board members and Faculty Center staff. The director of the Faculty Center, or a delegated member of the Faculty Center staff, will facilitate the review and selection process. 

Criteria of evaluation

The review committee will look for persuasive evidence that nominees have:

• Engaged in the systematic examination of issues about student learning and instructional conditions which promote the learning, building on previous scholarship.
• Demonstrated how research findings have impacted their teaching practice.
• Engaged in a scholarship that is public, peer reviewed and critiqued. Journals and conferences should be recognized and respected within discipline and/or SoTL.
• Produced scholarly work which contributes new questions and knowledge about teaching and learning.
• Developed a well-articulated teaching philosophy that drives research questions.
• Documented the dissemination of their scholarship through an annotated bibliography which summarizes problem or question, methodology, and results.
• Served in a formal or informal leadership role-which can include mentoring others, leading workshops or learning communities, advancing SoTL through journal or conference service-to promote and support SoTL on their campus or beyond.

Deadline

Applications will open during the spring semester. The deadline to submit the portfolio is Sept 1, 2024. The GS Nominee will be announced in October 2024 and will submit their application package to the USG Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award by the USG designated deadline, typically December 1st. 

To submit an application, complete this GS Nominee for the USG Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Award Form.

Last updated: 4/3/2024