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Welcome to the SoTL Research Symposium 2025!

The Office of Teaching and Learning is excited to host the 3rd 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. 

Symposium Registration

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.

 

SoTL Faculty Fellows and 2024-25 Presentations

Kayoung Kim

Kayoung Kim

Director of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning & Faculty Learning Communities

SFF Program Director 

Jasmine Yap

Jasmine Yap

Director of Inclusive Teaching Practices

SFF ITP Director

Project: Advancing a Culture of Inclusion at DU Through the Neurodiversity Institute – in partnership with Leslie Cramblet Alvarez

Kellie Keeling

Kellie Keeling

Chair & Associate Professor, Business Information and Analytics

SFF Faculty Scholar 

Project: Student Perceptions of GAI Use when Learning Coding – in partnership with Andrew Urbaczewski

Virginie Cassidy

Virginie Cassidy

Director & Teaching Full Professor, Center for World Languages & Cultures

Project: The First-Year Language Program’s Role in Students’ Experience at DU – in partnership with Rocio Rubio Moiron

April Chapman-Ludwig

April Chapman-Ludwig

Teaching Full Professor, Writing Program

Project: A study on student perceptions of AI in research writing – in partnership with Barbekka Hurtt

Ellie Dannenberg

Ellie Dannenberg

Teaching Associate Professor, Mathematics

Project: Student Success in Business Calculus – in partnership with Sabine Lang

Kelly Elliot

Kelly Elliot

Research Faculty, GSPP

Project: Does Applied Research Enhance Graduate Students’ Clinical & Course work?

Rachel Horenstein

Rachel Horenstein

Teaching Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Associate Dean

Project: Assessment of Student Motivation & Learning Strategies
in an Undergraduate Engineering Course

Barbekka Hurtt

Barbekka Hurtt

Teaching Full Professor, Biological Sciences, Faculty Director of Signature Work 

Project: A study on student perceptions of AI in research writing – in partnership with April Chapman-Ludwig

Sabine Lang

Sabine Lang

Teaching Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Project: Student Success in Business Calculus – in partnership with Ellie Dannenberg

Rocío Rubio Moirón

Rocio Rubio Moiron

Teaching Assistant Professor, Center for World Languages & Cultures

Project: The First-Year Language Program’s Role in Students’ Experience at DU – in partnership with Virginie Cassidy

Invited Projects

Leslie Alvarez

Leslie Cramblet Alvarez

Assistant Vice Provost and Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning, OTL

Project: Advancing a Culture of Inclusion at DU Through the Neurodiversity Institute – in partnership with Jasmine Yap

Kellie

Kellie Ferguson

Faculty Developer of Integrative and Experiential Learning, OTL

Project: Creating a Collaborative Guide for Integrative Learning and Reflection

Stephanie George

GSSW Career Services & Student Engagement

Project: GSSW Neurodiversity Network for Peers, Allies and Alumni Crimson Constellation

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Lexi Schlosser

Faculty Developer of Online Learning, OTL

Project: Measuring AI Literacy through the Thriving with AI Faculty Learning Community

Virginia Pitts

Virginia Pitts

Director of University Teaching, OTL 

Project: Student-Faculty Partnerships: Relationship as a Doorway for
Enhancing Teaching, Learning, and Well-Being

Andrew Urbaczewski

Business Information & Analytics Department

Project: Project: Student Perceptions of GAI Use when Learning Coding – in partnership with Kellie Keeling

Past SoTL Symposiums

Want to Learn More about SoTL?

Visit the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning webpage for program details