ERIC Number: EJ1137011
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jul
Pages: 17
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Engendering the Scholarship of Problem-Based Learning
Palmer, Betsy; Major, Claire
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v1 n2 Article 5 Jul 2007
In this case-based research article, we describe how the implementation an instructional method, problem-based learning, across disciplines at a single institution stimulated scholarship on teaching among the faculty involved in the project. We conducted interviews with 30 participating faculty and administrators and triangulated these data with a document analysis of project documents, course portfolios, meeting minutes, and the project Web site. Our institutional-level analysis focuses on the campus environment and how it supported and/or constricted the scholarship of teaching across campus. At the faculty-level, we describe faculty perceptions about and experiences with producing scholarship on their own teaching.
Descriptors: Scholarship, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, College Faculty, Semi Structured Interviews, Content Analysis, Instructional Innovation, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Research
Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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