A Collaborative Self-Study: Reflections on Convening a SoTL Community of Practice

Authors

Rebecca Wilson-Mah Dr., Royal Roads UniversityFollow
Jo Axe Dr., Royal Roads UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Childs Dr., Royal Roads UniversityFollow
Doug Hamilton Dr., Royal Roads UniversityFollow
Sophia Palahicky Dr., Royal Roads UniversityFollow

Abstract

Communities of practice (CoPs) can provide opportunities for diverse and inclusive groups to convene, share, collaborate, and support others. Using a self-study research approach combined with a visual research method, this study explores both scholarly and practice-based insights to describe the anticipated attributes of a high functioning CoP for the support of collaborative engagement in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The following nine emergent attributes are identified: 1) Structures; (2) Social environments; (3) Diversity; (4) Knowledge, learning and ideas; (5) Support; (6) Shared leadership; (7) Risk; (8) Results and impact; and (9) Growth over time. This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge related to the value of visual research methods in collaborative self-study. Moreover, the results of this self-study deepen understanding about the practice and role of convenors and organizers of a grass-roots, campus-wide SoTL CoP initiative.

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Recommended Citation

Wilson-Mah, Rebecca Dr.; Axe, Jo Dr.; Childs, Elizabeth Dr.; Hamilton, Doug Dr.; and Palahicky, Sophia Dr. (2022) "A Collaborative Self-Study: Reflections on Convening a SoTL Community of Practice," International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Vol. 16: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2022.160204