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Ten‐year reflections on mentoring SoTL research in a research‐intensive university

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Pages 117-129 | Received 05 Jul 2009, Accepted 05 Feb 2010, Published online: 29 Apr 2010
 

Abstract

This study focuses on an examination of mentoring SoTL research from the 10‐year implementation of an 8‐month mixed‐mode international faculty certificate program on SoTL leadership at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Data suggest that faculty members, especially those unfamiliar with social science methodologies, experienced significant research challenges when investigating SoTL in complex institutional/curricula/classroom settings. Effective mentoring for SoTL, as part of a community of practice, influenced positive research outcomes. For example, through a community of practice, SoTL mentors performed professional, facilitation and agency roles to engage individual faculty members in SoTL research. A community of SoTL researchers helped to address key epistemological, methodological and ethical challenges faced by individual faculty members when conducting SoTL research in diverse disciplinary contexts.

Cette étude porte sur le mentorat de la recherche SoTL débutant dès la mise en œuvre, il y a 10 ans, d’un certificat international en mode mixte portant sur le leadership SoTL à la University of British Columbia, au Canada. Les données indiquent que les enseignants, particulièrement ceux n’étant pas familiers avec les méthodologies provenant du domaine des sciences sociales, ont fait face à des défis considérables en matière de recherche alors qu’ils effectuaient des recherches de type SoTL dans des environnements institutionnels/curriculaires/de classe complexes. Un mentorat efficace pour le SoTL, s’inscrivant dans une communauté de pratique, a mené à des résultats de recherche positifs. A titre d’exemple, par l’entremise d’une communauté de pratique, les mentors SoTL ont joué des rôles professionnels, de facilitation et de motivation de façon à impliquer, sur une base individuelle, des enseignants dans des projets de recherche SoTL. Une communauté de chercheurs SoTL a contribué à affronter les principaux défis épistémologiques, méthodologiques et éthiques auxquels faisaient face les enseignants lors de leurs recherches SoTL au sein de divers contextes disciplinaires.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to express their thanks to over 200 multi‐institutional faculty graduates who have conducted SoTL research within the context of the 8‐month SoTL Leadership: UBC Faculty Certificate Program (UBC FCP) at the University of British Columbia.

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