Type: Arqus Teaching Innovation
Format: Online
Open to: Academics & researchers, Teachers
On 28 May 2026 at 13:00 CEST, this webinar will build on a literature review of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) conducted by the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Maynooth University as part of the HEA SATLE funded initiative.
The session will be facilitated by Dr Tazila Ramputh & Dr Orla Hanratty from the Centre for Teaching and Learning (Maynooth University). Grounded in international scholarship, it will explore SoTL as a systematic, evidence-informed and publicly shared enquiry into student learning and examine its role in shaping academic practice in higher education.
Structured around key dimensions of the literature: conceptualisation, academic professional growth and institutional engagement, the session will engage with both the opportunities and challenges of SoTL. It will address ongoing debates around definition, recognition and sustainability, while highlighting the value of SoTL for academics in developing deeper understandings of teaching and learning, strengthening scholarly identity and contributing to shared knowledge.
Drawing on these insights, the webinar will highlight how academic practice can be meaningfully advanced through SoTL, with a focus on the conditions that support sustained engagement and provides participants a basis for reflection across diverse institutional contexts.
Participants will:
- Gain a clear, research-informed understanding of SoTL
- Engage with current debates and challenges in the field
- Explore the relevance of SoTL for their own teaching and academic identity
- Identify conditions that support meaningful and sustainable engagement
- Reflect on how SoTL can strengthen academic practice within their institutions