Strengthening SoTL Ecosystems: A University of Iowa ISSOTL24 Cohort’s Reflection and Impact

Casey E. Wright; Lori C. Adams-Phillips; Adam E. Brummett; Kelly Danaher; Cynthia M. Farthing; Elizabeth Kleiman; Alexandra Nica; Jennifer J. Sterling; Sara Nasrollahian Mojarad; Eva Latterner; Anna L. Bostwick Flaming

doi:10.20343/teachlearninqu.14.18

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Strengthening SoTL Ecosystems: A University of Iowa ISSOTL24 Cohort’s Reflection and Impact

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Strengthening SoTL Ecosystems: A University of Iowa ISSOTL24 Cohort’s Reflection and Impact

Casey E. Wright, Lori C. Adams-Phillips, Adam E. Brummett, Kelly Danaher, Cynthia M. Farthing, Elizabeth Kleiman, Alexandra Nica, Jennifer J. Sterling, Sara Nasrollahian Mojarad, Eva Latterner, …

Teaching and learning inquiry, Vol.14

04/01/2026

DOI: 10.20343/teachlearninqu.14.18

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Seven teaching-focused faculty members, in community with three Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) colleagues and a postdoctoral researcher, explored the impacts of engaging in a scholarly teaching conference cohort at the ISSOTL24 conference. Their experiences as a cohort and as developing SoTL scholars illustrate the impacts of faculty development within SoTL. Their cohort experiences also reflect how university teaching and learning ecosystems further the development of teaching-focused faculty. Faculty members’ experiences in the ISSOTL ecosystem deepened their understanding of SoTL and impacted their scholarly identities, and they returned to the University of Iowa with new evidence-based teaching practices and the agency to share those practices with the university. The faculty reflect on the pedagogical and organizational expertise of the CTL behind the program and how it helped promote faculty members’ development and connections, as well as their expanded sense of belonging to a scholarly teaching community. This article shares these insights, establishing such conference cohorts as formative experiences that drive change in higher education.

centers for teaching and learning

educational development and SoTL

educational development programs

teaching-focused faculty

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Title: Subtitle: Strengthening SoTL Ecosystems: A University of Iowa ISSOTL24 Cohort’s Reflection and Impact
Creators: Casey E. Wright - University of Iowa, Chemistry
Lori C. Adams-Phillips - University of Iowa, Biology
Adam E. Brummett - University of Iowa
Kelly Danaher - University of Iowa
Cynthia M. Farthing - University of Iowa, Mathematics
Elizabeth Kleiman - University of Iowa, Computer Science
Alexandra Nica - University of Iowa
Jennifer J. Sterling - University of Iowa
Sara Nasrollahian Mojarad - University of Iowa
Eva Latterner - University of Iowa
Anna L. Bostwick Flaming - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Teaching and learning inquiry, Vol.14
DOI: 10.20343/teachlearninqu.14.18
ISSN: 2167-4779
eISSN: 2167-4787
Publisher: University of Calgary
Language: English
Date published: 04/01/2026
Academic Unit: Office Of The Provost; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Economics; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; Biology; American Studies; Computer Science; Mathematics; School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Chemistry; University College Courses
Record Identifier: 9985157631502771

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