What kind of institutional support exists for SoTL work?
A. All campuses differ in terms of the institutional support that is offered for SoTL work. On some campuses there are grants and faculty development support for this type of research. Other campuses count research on teaching/learning in the merit and tenure review process just like they count all other types of research (although such campuses are still rare). Again, a good place to find out more about the institutional support for SoTL work is through the faculty development office on your campus. The UW System Office of Professional and Instructional Development has been instrumental in supporting SoTL work in recent years through grants, the Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Teaching Scholars program, and through various workshops and development programs. The UW System Leadership Site for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (housed at UW-Milwaukee and a Carnegie designated SoTL site) also offers support to UW System researchers who are doing SoTL work.
