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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
Director of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning & Faculty Learning Communities
SFF Program Director
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
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
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
Teaching Full Professor, Writing Program
Project: A study on student perceptions of AI in research writing – in partnership with Barbekka Hurtt
Ellie Dannenberg
Teaching Associate Professor, Mathematics
Project: Student Success in Business Calculus – in partnership with Sabine Lang
Kelly Elliot
Research Faculty, GSPP
Project: Does Applied Research Enhance Graduate Students’ Clinical & Course work?
Rachel Horenstein
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Associate Dean
Project: Assessment of Student Motivation & Learning Strategies
in an Undergraduate Engineering Course
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
Teaching Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Project: Student Success in Business Calculus – in partnership with Ellie Dannenberg
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 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 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
Lexi Schlosser
Faculty Developer of Online Learning, OTL
Project: Measuring AI Literacy through the Thriving with AI Faculty Learning Community
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
