{"id":32747,"date":"2026-04-24T20:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/?page_id=32747"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:28:21","slug":"research-in-teaching-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/research-in-teaching-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Research in Teaching and Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) applies rigorous academic inquiry to your everyday teaching questions, moving instruction from trial-and-error to evidence-based practice that can be shared with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why SoTL Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Better Teaching: Make data-driven instructional choices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better Learning: Boost student engagement, understanding, and achievement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broader Impact: Share your findings to advance best practices in higher education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Career Growth: Turn your teaching efforts into public contributions for professional advancement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The NC&#160;State SoTL Institute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A competitive mini-grant program supporting faculty pedagogical research from design to dissemination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply: Applications open every March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kickoff: Intensive instruction begins in May.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support: Year-round meetings and campus resource matching.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Culmination: Present your findings at a faculty excellence conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/events-and-programs\/sotl-institute\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/events-and-programs\/sotl-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more about the SoTL Institute here!<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the Institute, we offer consultations, a SoTL Journal Club, and a Faculty Learning Community to support your efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to start? Contact <a href=\"mailto:mtgallar@ncsu.edu\">Maria Gallardo-Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) applies rigorous academic inquiry to your everyday teaching questions, moving instruction from trial-and-error to evidence-based practice that can be shared with others. Why&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"Turn your classroom into a research site.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32747","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32747"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32750,"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32747\/revisions\/32750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}