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Northern Essex Community College Application for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Project: Spring 2008-Spring 2009

Before completing the SoTL application,
please review the guidelines carefully, paying special attention to:

"Achieving the Dream" SoTL projects should reflect the following:

Complete developmental courses and move on to credit-bearing courses
Enroll in and complete gatekeeper courses, such as introductory math and English
Complete the courses they take, earning a grade of C or higher
Re-enroll from one semester to the next
Earn certificates and degrees

Once you complete this form, your application will be electronically submitted to the SoTL Review Committee for consideration.

Please discuss your application with your Dean and ask them to complete the Dean Comments Form by Friday, November 16, 2007. Click here to access this form and send the link to your Dean.

The application deadline date is Friday, November 16, 2007.

Name:
Department:
Campus Phone:
E-mail Address:

1. Think about a teaching and/or learning issue, problem or question that you have about your students, a course, your program, a pedagogical strategy etc. Briefly state that issue, problem, or question as a question.

2. What do you want to know about this topic and about ways to study this question from the extent literature in your discipline, your program and in higher education more broadly?

3. Given your project question, what types of information or artifacts do you already have that will help you answer this question?

4. Given your project question, what other types of information or artifacts will you need (and from what sources) to answer this question?

5. Given your project question and the information you need, what research strategies might you use to obtain this information and answer the question?

6. Given your discipline (or program) and the context of “Achieving the Dream”, why is this field of inquiry a good choice? Give your rationale for the inquiry.

If you have any questions, please contact Judith Kamber, Dean of Professional Development at 978-556-3955 or via e-mail at jkamber@necc.mass.edu.

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