Call for Applications for UNG Nominee to USG Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) Fellows Program

The USG SoTL Fellows Program was created to foster and support a community of learners across the University System of Georgia (USG) as they design and develop classroom-based research projects.

Each year, up to ten participants are selected to represent the four sectors of colleges and universities in the USG. Fellows conduct individual research, or collaborate with other fellows to implement cross-institutional projects.

During the length of the program, participants:

• Identify and develop a topic of interest
• Craft research questions to explore that topic
• Determine type(s) of data needed
• Determine appropriate methods and analysis
• Collect data
• Learn to analyze data, write up results and conclusions, and prepare manuscripts for publication

Throughout the course of the fellowship, participants become familiar with existing scholarly research on teaching and learning, and are encouraged to develop a long-term SoTL research agenda of their own. Equally important, participants leave with resources to use and share on their own campuses as SoTL mentors and advocates.

Participants who successfully complete the program receive a $500 stipend.

For information about the USG SoTL Fellows Program, contact Denise P. Domizi or Mary Carney, co-directors of the program.

UNG Nomination Process

If you apply to be the UNG nominee, be aware that this institute is ideally suited for scholars who are familiar with but not extensively experienced in SoTL research.

Please email Mary Carney with the following:

1. Name
2. College and Department
3. Phone number where you can be reached
4. Letter of interest that includes:
   • Explain why you are interested in becoming a USG SoTL Fellow.
   • Describe your previous SoTL experience (i.e. SoTL training, previous projects, etc.). If you have none, indicate that. Experience is not required.
   • List any SoTL work you have published or presented at conferences.
   • Describe your idea for your LEAP-based SoTL project. Include as much information as you can to help us understand your project idea. Include your research question and any idea you have about data collection.
   • Outline how you will disseminate the knowledge you gain in this program with your UNG colleagues .
   • Confirm that you are available to attend the required meeting dates listed on the USG SoTL Fellows Program.

All projects this year will have a LEAP focus. Virtually all SoTL research questions fit within the broad parameters of LEAP. If you are interested in applying, see the Essential Learning Outcomes.

• Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Nature World
• Intellectual and Practical Skills
• Personal and Social Responsibility
• Integrative and Applied Learning

LEAP's Principles of Excellence are "intended to influence practice across the disciplines as well as in general education programs.":

• Aim High and Make Excellence Inclusive
• Give Students a Compass
• Teach the Arts of Inquiry and Innovation
• Engage the Big Questions
• Connect Knowledge with Choices and Action
• Foster Civic, Intercultural, and Ethical Learning
• Assess Students' Ability to Apply Learning to Complex Problems

See the USG SoTL Fellows Program site for further details and requirements of this fellowship.

UNG Nomination Process

If you apply to be the UNG nominee, be aware that this institute is ideally suited for scholars who are familiar with but not extensively experienced in SoTL research.

Please email Mary Carney with the following:

1. Name
2. College and Department
3. Phone number where you can be reached
4. Letter of interest that includes:
   • Explain why you are interested in becoming a USG SoTL Fellow.
   • Describe your previous SoTL experience (i.e. SoTL training, previous projects, etc.). If you have none, indicate that. Experience is not required.
   • List any SoTL work you have published or presented at conferences.
   • Describe your idea for your LEAP-based SoTL project. Include as much information as you can to help us understand your project idea. Include your research question and any idea you have about data collection.
   • Outline how you will disseminate the knowledge you gain in this program with your UNG colleagues .
   • Confirm that you are available to attend the required meeting dates listed on the USG SoTL Fellows Program.