Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at NTU
Find out how we are supporting academic and professional services colleagues to enhance their expertise in learning and teaching.
What is Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)?
At NTU, we think of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as a chance to reflect, develop and share our best practice.
We see SoTL as multifaceted and being enacted at multiple and overlapping levels: individual, institutional, and external. Engagement in SoTL contributes to high-quality teaching and enhancement of student learning opportunities and outcomes.
SoTL begins with reflection on individual teaching practice which can then develop into sharing at department, school, or institutional level. Some colleagues choose to go further and engage in wider developments through collaborating and disseminating across the sector. Others are involved in developing novel educational approaches, adapting, or integrating existing approaches across contexts, and bringing about change.
Individuals engage in a range of activities and outputs such as curriculum development; innovative learning and teaching resources; publications such as journal articles, books, and reports; and a variety of events to disseminate and share innovative practice.
How can I engage with SoTL at NTU?
Here are a few ways that you can get involved:
- Join our community of Practice and Scholarship Groups or start your own group
- Present at our annual events
- Apply for funding for SPUR, Sabbatical and Seedcorn Schemes and get involved in developing a SoTL project (NTU login required to THRIVE)
- Attend or present at TILTOnline sessions (NTU login required to MSTeams)
- Begin and/or continue your HEA Fellowship journey
- Begin your Academic Professional Apprenticeship (APA)/ Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE (PGCLTHE) journey
- Learning & Teaching Professional Development
Get in touch
Email tilt@ntu.ac.uk if you have any questions or want to find out more about getting involved.
Find out more about what we do
Professional qualifications in learning and teaching
Find out about our Academic Professional Apprenticeship (APA) and Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE (PGCLTHE) courses.
Learning and Teaching in Professional Development
Learn about the ways in which we're providing continuous professional development for those who teach and support learning at NTU.
Trent Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT)
Find out how the Trent Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT) promotes and facilitates NTU’s development of excellence in teaching and learning.