ISSOTL members are invited to meet with the Communications Committee for updates about the Society's website. Attendees will learn about volunteer opportunities to write for the ISSOTL blog, collaborate on resources for the website, and more. The Communications Committee is responsible for developing and maintaining effective communication with and among Society members. The committee contributes to and monitors the website, blog, and social media pages as primary means of communication with current and potential members. The committee, in collaboration with the Publications Advisory Committee and the Advocacy and Outreach Committee devises and creates materials to represent the organization to public audiences.
This will be a joint meeting of interest groups focused on Student Engagement and Students as Co-Inquirers. The ISSOTL Interest Group on Student Engagement serves as an international, interdisciplinary network for ISSOTL members who are committed to pursuing SoTL projects on the topic of student engagement. This group offers opportunities for dialogue, encourage and promote scholarly research on the topic, and provide support to ISSOTL members interested in student engagement. The Students as Co-Inquirers interest group aims to create a cross-disciplinary, international community of SOTL scholars dedicated to tapping into students’ expertise on teaching and learning, sharing promising practices for co-inquiry with students, exploring the many positive outcomes of this work and amplifying student voices within the international society.
Please join us for a gathering of ISSOTL members who are interested in SoTL Advocacy and Outreach (A&O). Grab your breakfast and take a seat! At least three presentations at ISSOTL18 are direct products of A&O Committee work during the year. Come contribute your voice to this important dialogue about the relevance of SoTL for improving learning and for policy development. This meeting is open to all conference attendees and the committee welcomes new membership.
The Scholarship of Leading Special Interest Group (SIG) is committed to pursuing scholarly work on the relationships between leading, teaching and learning. The mission of this SIG is to create opportunities for dialogue, to promote scholarly research on the topic, and to provide support to ISSOTL members interested in and engaged in leadership. This year's meeting will include a brief overview of some of the findings from last year’s survey of the SIG, and provide time for sharing of key questions SIG members are exploring/want to explore related to the Scholarship of Leading.