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TIIP SoTL Scholars Fellowship

Before you submit, Crystal Quillen, the Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning Scholarship would be happy to schedule a one-on-one consultation to make sure everything you need is included. She is also happy to work out methodological or general study questions you might have as you develop your study.

Application Details
  • In what class are you planning to implement this study? Why did you choose this class?
  • How many students are in this class? What is their educational background?
  • TIIP wants to support you and your research project throughout the fellowship. What support might you need in any parts of your project (i.e., IRB approval, focus groups, data collection, data analysis)?
  • (In 100-200 words) Discuss one or two areas of strength you believe you can bring to the SoTL Scholars Fellowship.
  • (In 100-200 words) Indicate how your participation in this program will contribute to your teaching goals.
  • (Optional) If you have done a SoTL project before, please share what you have done
  • In 400–600 words, provide a thoughtful and detailed description of your SoTL project. Please address the following:
    • Research Question(s): What specific question(s) will your project explore?
    • Significance: How is this topic relevant to improving student learning?
    • Literature: Briefly reference 2–3 relevant studies or frameworks.
    • Methodology: What methods will you use (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed)?
    • Timeline: What is your general project timeline?
    • Data Collection & Analysis: How will you gather and analyze data?
    • Anticipated Outcomes: What do you hope to learn or demonstrate?
    • Dissemination Plan: How will you share your findings?
Evaluation Criteria

Successful applications will include many (if not all) information listed in the application including:

  • Course information and reason for choosing
  • Areas of strength for being selected
  • Why this fellowship will help professionally
  • Significance of research in student learning
  • Research builds upon or extends current SoTL research
  • Clear study design (i.e., methods, data analysis)
  • Research proposal is feasible in given timeline
  • Plan for dissemination of results
Citations

These sources were used to design the application questions:

Google. (2025, April). Gemini (version/date) [Large language model]. https://gemini.google.com/

Kent State University Center for Teaching and Learning. (2025). Teaching Scholars 2025 Cohort Application. https://www.kent.edu/ctl/teaching-scholars

Taggart, J., & Wheeler, L. B. (2024, December 1). University of Virginia Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Programming Resources. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/NZFDT

Taggart, J., Wheeler, L. B., & Dela Cruz, K. (2024). Supporting faculty with SoTL through an intensive SoTL Scholars program. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2024, 23–34.

University of Baltimore Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, and Technology. (2024, October). Teaching Scholars in Residence (TSiRs) Program. https://blogs.ubalt.edu/celtt/2024/10/14/join-the-celtt-teaching-scholars-in-residence-program/