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Welcome to the SoTL Research Symposium 2025!
The Office of Teaching and Learning is excited to host the 2nd Annual SoTL Research Symposium on October 16, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 pm at AAC 340.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning involves systematic research in pedagogical and curricular design, as well as the empirical evaluation of practices that affect student learning. SoTL research is an example of reflective practice in higher education particularly when it is publicly shared and reviewed by a community of peers. At DU, the vibrant SoTL community is comprised of teacher-scholars from all disciplines.
The SoTL Research Symposium serves as a platform to inspire faculty members to embrace evidence-informed teaching practices and partake in the campus community of scholarly teachers. The Symposium will showcase SoTL research projects completed by the participants of the highly competitive SoTL Faculty Fellowship program from 2024-25. Attendees can engage in thought-provoking conversations on teaching and learning with these fellows, potentially forming collaborative relationships.
Register for the SoTL Research Symposium.
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SoTL Faculty Fellows and 2023-24 Presentations
Kayoung Kim
Director, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Faculty Learning Communities, Office of Teaching and Learning
Program Director, SoTL Faculty Fellowship & Research Symposium
Laura Sponslor
Director of Faculty Development, Clinical Associate Professor of Higher Education
SoTL Faculty Scholar 23-24
Jillian Blueford
Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director, School Counseling
Project: School Counseling Advocacy Training
April Chapman-Ludwig
Teaching Associate Professor, Writing Program
Project: Transforming the Transfer Student Experience in 1533
Ellie Dannenberg
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Project: Student Success in Business Calculus
Rachel Horenstein
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Associate Dean of DEIJ
Project: “Want To” vs “Need To” Leave: The Impact of EF Deficits
Barbekka Hurtt
Teaching Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Faculty Director of Signature Work
Kellie Keeling
Chair & Associate Professor, Business Information and Analytics
Project: Assessing MSBA Students’ Coding and Modeling Skills V.2
Diane Kraft
Associate Professor of the Practice of Law, Director, Academic Achievement Program
Project: Law Student Reading Strategies
Sabine Lang
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Project: Student Success in Business Calculus
Dinah Loerke
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Project: Sense of Belonging in Graduate Students in NSM
Madison Sussmann
Assistant Professor, Exhibits Librarian
Project: Enhancing Student-Curators’ Exhibit Label Writing Skills
Elizabeth Suter
Professor, Communication Studies
Project: Changes in Perspective-Taking During a Critical Adoption Studies Course
Invited Projects
Leslie Cramblet Alvarez
Assistant Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning, OTL
Project: Elevating Neurodiversity and UDL at DU through the Neurodiversity Institute
Anne DePrince
Associate Vice Provost for Public Good Strategy and Research; Faculty Mentor, Health Promotion; Professor, Psychology
Virginia Pitts
Director of University Teaching, OTL
Project: Fostering Empathy through Student Faculty Partnerships
Jasmine Yap
Director of Inclusive Teaching Practices, OTL
Project: Elevating Neurodiversity and UDL at DU through the Neurodiversity Institute
