CASTL and AAHE Summer Academy

“The scholarship of teaching is systematic reflection on teaching and learning made public.” Illinois State University has been involved in national programs to advance the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) since at least 1998. This includes work in the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) Campus Program and with the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE). ISU was selected by AAHE and Carnegie as one of 12 national SoTL Cluster Leaders and worked with 9 other institutions around the nation to organize to support SoTL. After that three year phase, ISU was a member institution, with 5 other schools, in the CASTL Campus Leadership phase in a theme group working on sustaining student voices in SoTL. ISU also has worked to promote learner autonomy as part of this last phase of formal CASTL work. The links below offer information, resources, and reports on all this work.

AAHE Campus Program Mapping Exercise Progress Report, August 1, 2001 (PDF - 508 KB)
AAHE Summer Academy 2002
- Introduction & Application
- Final Assignment:
  Enhancing Student Learning & Intellectual Community by Promoting SoTL (PDF - 115 KB)
- Reports on the Study of the Status of SoTL at ISU - Spring 2003
  - Existing/secondary Data (PDF - 56.8 KB)
  - Online Questionnaire (PDF - 67.2 KB)
- Progress Report on Practical Aspects of Academy Project - Spring 03 (PDF - 27.6 KB)
AAHE Summer Academy 2003
- Cluster Assignment #1, Mission/Goals (PDF - 13.4 KB)
- Cluster Action Plan (PDF - 54.3 KB)
- Cluster Assignment #4, Final (PDF - 24.9 KB)
AAHE Summer Academy 2004
- Action Plan from Summer Academy 2004 (PDF - 76.9 KB)
- Learning Outcomes Summer Academy 2004 (PDF - 9.2 KB)
AAHE Summer Academy 2005
- Assignments 1-3 (PDF 19 KB)
CASTL- Early Work
Cluster - SoTL Leader (see also 2003, 2004 and 2005 Summer Academy items above)
- Cluster Leader Description (PDF - 24.2 KB)
- Cluster Team - Mission and Goals (PDF - 15.2 KB)
- Cluster Team - Action Plan (PDF - 91.2 KB)
- Academy Cluster Team Results (PDF - 26.9 KB)
- Cluster Report of Activities - April 2004 (PDF - 23 KB)
- Cluster Update Report - Spring 2005 (PDF - 17 KB)
- Supports for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at ISU
- Final Cluster Outcomes or Products
  - SoTL Collaboration Database
  - Cluster Web Snap Shot
  - Final Action Plan 2006 (PDF - 30 KB)
  - Campus Level Cluster Outcomes (PDF - 49 KB)
  - Campus Level Support for SoTL Resource Packet
    - Defining SoTL Handout (PDF - 25 KB)
    - Example questionnaire to assess status of SoTL on campus (PDF - 21 KB)
    - Discussion Questions for Disciplinary Aspects of SoTL (PDF - 12 KB)
    - Campus SoTL Support Strategies
      - Supporting SoTL Examples from 4 Campuses (PDF - 55 KB)
      - Effective Ways to Support SoTL Overview and General Strategies (PDF - 37 KB)
      - Department and Discipline Support for SoTL
    - Example SoTL Grant Guidelines
      - Cross SoTL Grant Guidelines (PDF - 32 KB)
      - Cluster Scholar Call for Proposals (PDF - 40 KB)
    - Funding and Resources for SoTL (PDF - 32 KB)
    - Handout Packet for Chairs, Deans, and other Administrators (PDF - 48 KB)
    - SoTL Promotion and Tenure Language (PDF - 23 KB)
    - Examples of SoTL Application and Work on Campuses
    - SoTL Bibliography to share articles and books with others on campus
CASTL Leadership Program -Theme- Student Voices in SoTL (2006-2010)
- Status of SoTL at ISU Followup Survey 2007
  - Quantitative Results (PDF - 21 KB)
  - Qualitative Results (PDF - 49 KB)
- CASTL Student Voices Theme Update/Report Fall 2008
- Student Voices Theme Group - CASTL Leadership Program (2006-2009)
- Student Voices Theme Group - Poster (January 2009)
Final Phase of CASTL (2010-2012)
- Statement of Intent to Participate (and Goals) (PDF - 110 KB)
- Updates ISU and Promoting Learner Autonomy (PDF - 27 KB)
- Carnegie Approval Letter (PDF - 54 KB)