Canadian teachers, researchers, and educational developers have played a major role in national and international discussions regarding the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Tangible evidence of the progress that has been made in Canada is The Canadian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, the recently launched SoTL Canada website and the many institutional supports of SoTL research.
A panel of distinguished leaders in the field will share their insights about where we have been, where we would like to go, and what it will take to increase the presence and impact of SoTL in Canadian higher education institutions. Drawing on their own experiences facilitating SoTL work, the panelists will discuss how various approaches to SoTL can influence faculty engagement from different programs and disciplines. They will also explore the gap between what has been accomplished and SoTL's potential capacity for a more powerful and sustaining future impact. After sharing their views, panelists will invite comments and questions from the audience.