Scholarship of Teaching

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Scholarship of Teaching David Buchanan and Linda
Martin Oklahoma State University
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Scholarship Task Force asked to assess
scholarship at OSU asked to look at possibility
of expanding definition of scholarship help
faculty to understand diversity of scholarly
activities
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Effort part of national dialogue long time
debate on relative importance of teaching and
research popular books questioning role of
professoriate Sykes. 1988. ProfScam Solomon and
Solomon. 1993. Up the University.
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Effort part of national dialogue Boyer. 1990.
Scholarship Reconsidered Kellogg Commission
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Boyer. 1990. Used phrases like Scholarship
of Engagement Discovery Integration and
Synthesis Teaching and Learning Application
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Kellogg Commission 1995 - National Association
of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
(NASULGC) Asked for support from Kellogg
Foundation to study future of Land-Grant and
State Universities
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How do we view Scholarship at OSU? What kind
of institution? Comprehensive University Researc
h University Land-Grant University
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Comprehensive University full-service
university Undergraduate teaching Graduate
teaching Doctoral Granting Professional
Colleges Research Extension Statewide mission
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Research University Commitment to graduate
education through Doctoral degree Award at least
some specified number of Ph.D. degrees Receive
at least some specified amount of federal
research funding
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Land-Grant University Function through dictates
of Morrill Act (1862) Hatch Act
(1887) Smith-Lever Act (1914)
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Categories of Faculty Effort Teaching Research
Extension Service activities that promote
well-being of department, division, university or
profession
many faculty members move among the categories
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Categories of Scholarship Scholarship of
Engagement working with the targets of
scholarship understanding the needs of the
users developing societal understanding Scholarsh
ip of Discovery finding new knowledge ideas
artistic expression
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Scholarship of Integration and Synthesis placing
new concepts into the existing body of
scholarship Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning conveying scholarship to appropriate
audiences Articles Presentations at scientific
meetings Lectures Extension presentations
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Scholarship of Application Taking Scholarship
directly to the field Consulting Professional
practice
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How do we merge functional areas with categories
of scholarship?? Kellogg Commission Teaching Le
arning Research Discovery Extension Engagement
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Multi-dimensional Approach Teaching Research Ext
ension Service Engagement XX XX XX XX Discovery
XX XX XX XX Integration XX XX XX XX
Synthesis Teaching XX XX XX XX
Learning Application XX XX XX XX
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Evidences of scholarship must be something new
created must be a mechanism for peer
validation should make a difference in one or
more discipline department, division or
university more informed public it doesnt
matter if it is scholarship unless it is shared
with others
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Evidences of scholarship journal
articles reports lectures popular press outreach
activities public performances and
shows electronic publishing the list goes on - -
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Does scholarship cover every task performed by
professors?? no we do many important, critical
tasks that are not scholarly still must pursue
excellence
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Impact on appraisal and development?? Impact on
reappointment, promotion and tenure process? Not
everybody evaluated by same specific
criteria Evaluation based on defined
expectations Expectations may evolve
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Scholarship across the career of the
scholar? Should not be static Position
description may evolve Changing needs Changing
interests Changing abilities
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Impact on writing position descriptions and
hiring faculty?? Traditional approach hire
rugged individualists to develop independent
research, teaching or extension program More
flexible approach write some team oriented
positions and hire team players who may move
around on the matrix