Resources

Felten, P., 2013. Principles of good practice in SoTL. Teaching and Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal, 1(1), pp.121-125. 

• This paper proposes five basic principles of SoTL.

Hamilton, Melanie, and Brett MCollum. 2024. “Moving From “Good” to ‘Great’ SoTL: The Importance of Describing Your Research Epistemological and Ontological Traditions in Your SoTL Scholarship”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (November):1–15. 

• This paper adds another principle to Felten's (2013) original five principles of SoTL.

Shulman, L., 2001. From Minsk to Pinsk: Why a scholarship of teaching and learning?. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, pp.48-53. 

• A seminal article that distinguishes between scholarly teaching and SoTL and discusses rationale for doing SoTL.

Healey, Mick, and Ruth L. Healey. 2023. “Searching the Literature on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): An Academic Literacies Perspective: Part 1”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 11 (January).

Healey, Mick, and Ruth Healey. 2023. “Reviewing the Literature on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): An Academic Literacies Perspective : Part 2”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 11 (January).  

• These two papers a comprehensive resource on reviewing SoTL literature and writing a literature review.

Coe, R., Waring, M., Hedges, L.V. and Ashley, L.D. eds., 2025. Research methods and methodologies in education. 5th ed. SAGE Publications Limited. 

• A very accessible overview of and introduction to various methods of data collection and analysis in education.

Egbert, J., & Sanden, S. (2020). Foundations of education research: Understanding theoretical components. 2nd ed. Routledge.

• This book provides conceptual and epistemological foundations for educational research.

Fernandez, C. 2002. Learning from Japanese approaches to professional development: the case of lesson study. Journal of Teacher Education. 53(5): 393-405. 

• This paper discusses the application of lesson study in US contexts.

Lesson Study Alliance. 2020. Better teacher learning, better student learning. https://www.lsalliance.org/

• The website's resources include templates, an app, and you can also sign up for mailing lists.

Mills College. 2022. Lesson Study: collaborative professional learning that reignites your passion for teaching and learning. https://lessonresearch.net/ 

• A comprehensive website with detailed guidance through the process of conducting lesson study and extensive resources.

Takahashi, A. and McDougal, T. 2016. Collaborative lesson research: maximizing the impact of lesson study. ZDM Mathematics Education 48: 513-526. 

• An excellent explanation of lesson study, including the process step-by-step and misconceptions, supported with visuals.

Vock, M., Kager, K., Bolli, S., Bucher, J. and Jurczok, A. 2023. Lesson Study: The Board Game [Boardgame]. https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/lesson-study/materialien/lesson-study-das-spiel 

• A boardgame that introduces educators to lesson study. Downloadable with printing instructions in 4 languages.