Support for SoTL by Discipline

On this Web page we list a variety of disciplines. For each, we list some organizations, journals, and programs that offer support related to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in that discipline. When possible, we provide a link to that site. Note, many of the organizations or sites provide some support for SoTL but have other purposes as well. We welcome suggestions for deletions, corrections, or additions to this page. Please send these to Kathleen McKinney.

Disciplines

Philosophy

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice

The American Philosophical Association

American Association of Philosophy Teachers
Information about conferences, workshops

APA Teaching of Philosophy Online Resource Center
Teaching resources, discussion of successful teaching techniques

Teaching Philosophy
This journal contains articles, discussions, reports, case studies, and reviews concerning both the practical and the theoretical aspects of teaching and learning philosophy.

Higher Education Academy Subject Network
Provides teaching resources and other information on teaching, learning, and some SoTL on specific subjects.

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Physics

American Journal of Physics
The American Journal of Physics is devoted to the instructional and cultural aspects of physical science.

American Association of Physics Teachers

Physical Science Resource Center
Provides teacher resources

National Science Teacher Association
Resources, publications, conferences, and awards science educators

Physics Teacher
Journal that publishes articles and notes on physics research, the history and philosophy of physics, applied physics, curriculum developments, pedagogy, lab equipment, and book reviews.

The Forum on Education of the American Physical Society

Society for College Science Teachers

Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online
Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online is a practice-oriented journal, roughly analogous to The Physics Teacher but aimed at physics teacher education.

Higher Education Academy Subject Network
Provides teaching resources and other information on teaching, learning, and some SoTL on specific subjects.

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Physical Education

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
Articles based on classroom and laboratory studies, descriptive and survey studies, summary and review articles, and discussion of current topics of interest to physical educators at every level.

Physical Education Digest
Publishes articles on latest ideas, tips, coaching cues and research on sports, fitness and physical education topics from around the world.

PE Central
Information center for physical education teachers.

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Political Science

American Political Science Association (APSA)

American Journal of Political Science

Teaching Politics: Techniques and Technologies

APSA teaching site

APSA's annual Teaching and Learning conference

Journal of Political Science Education

PS Online: Political Science & Politics

Higher Education Academy Subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology, Politics
Provides teaching resources and other information on teaching, learning, and some SoTL on specific subjects.

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Psychology

American Psychological Society

American Psychological Association

Psi Chi: The National Honor Society in Psychology

Journal of Educational Psychology
Articles that are directly pertinent to educational psychology. The scope of coverage of the Journal includes, but is not limited to, scholarship on learning, cognition, instruction, motivation, social issues, emotion, development, special populations (e.g., students with learning disabilities), individual differences in teachers, and individual differences in learners.

Teaching of Psychology
Journal publishes articles on pedagogical techniques; the learning environment; reviews of software; investigations of student, course, or teacher content.

Resources for Teaching Psychology
Academic resources for psychology educators

Encyclopedia of Psychology: Teaching Resources
Academic resources for psychology teaching

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Teaching resources in psychology and grants

Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology
Teaching and advising materials for teachers in psychology

Higher Education Academy Subject Network
Provides teaching resources and other information on teaching, learning, and some SoTL on specific subjects.

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