Presented by:
Brad Willis
Key Statement:
Establishment of an interprofessional and theory-informed SoTL lab was associated with an increase in SoTL productivity among health and wellness faculty.
Keywords:
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Faculty Development, Program Assessment
Abstract:
In efforts to promote best practices in higher education, this study examined if SoTL productivity, defined as peer-reviewed presentations and publications, increased after establishment of an interprofessional and theory-informed SoTL lab. Grounded in the four-frame model of organizational analysis, this study included 11 lab members with backgrounds in physical therapy, medicine, exercise science, and psychology. Results indicated a significant increase (p=.02) in the annual number of SoTL products by members one year after lab establishment compared to the two-year annual average of SoTL products before lab establishment (Post: Total=28, M=2.54, SD=3.69; Pre: Total=9.0, M=0.81, SD=1.56), demonstrating a large effect (r=0.7).
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe theory-informed organizational analysis strategies to establish and promote a SoTL lab.
2. Discuss the benefits of an interprofessional and theory-informed approach when promoting SoTL productivity.
3. Identify strategies to enhance SoTL efforts across departmental and institutional settings.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Health care delivery is increasingly complex, with educators in health and wellness education called to investigate best-practices in teaching and learning. As such, a physical therapy department at a public institution of higher education established an interprofessional and theory-informed scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) lab. In efforts to promote best practices in higher education, this study examined if SoTL productivity among lab members increased following lab establishment.
Initiated in August of 2022, the Mizzou Department of Physical Therapy-Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETAL) Lab was informed by Bolman and Deal’s Four-Frame Model of organizational analysis and leadership, with initial lab efforts primarily occurring at the departmental and institutional level.
Lab members included 11 individuals with various backgrounds in physical therapy, medicine, exercise science, leadership, education, and psychology. Publicly available online sources were reviewed to identify the total number of SoTL products by lab members annually after lab establishment as compared to the two-year annual average of total SoTL products before lab establishment.
Results indicated a significant increase in SoTL products by members following establishment of the lab while demonstrating a large effect. Findings reinforce the associated benefits of a collaborative, interprofessional, and theory-informed SoTL lab to increase research productivity as well as investigate best-practices in teaching and learning in health and wellness education.
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