Different Genres of SOTL
-Reports on Particular Classes
-Reflections on Years of Teaching
-Larger Contexts/Comparisons
-Formal Research
-Meta-Analyses

Essays Developing Good Ideas

An example providing good articulation of the rationale for SOTL is L. S. Shulman. 1993. Teaching as community property: Putting an end to pedagogical solitude. Change 25: 6-7.

Reflections on Years of Teaching

Examples are P. Frederick. 1981 The Dreaded Discussion: Ten Ways To Start. Improving College & University Teaching 29:109-114. P. J. Frederick. 1986. The Lively Lecture--Eight Variations. College Teaching 34:43-50 Many course portfolios fit here too. Path breaking examples can be accessed through links at Implementing Entities: Carnegie and Pew. Randy Bass provides another example.

Integration of Larger Frameworks with Classroom and Curriculum Practice

J. D. Herron. 1975. Piaget for Chemists: Explaining What "Good" Students Cannot Understand. Journal Chemical Education 52:146-150. One factor that explains why bright, hard-working students can do poorly and how we can help them. Easily applicable in all quantitative fields. R. J. Kloss. 1994. A nudge is best: Helping students through the Perry scheme of intellectual development. College Teaching 42:151-158. Another factor that explains why bright, hard-working students can do poorly and how we can help them. Easily applicable across the curriculum.