2nd Annual Thompson-Okanagan Teaching and Learning Conference
Scholarly Teaching and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Evidencing our Practice
Thompson Rivers University Campus, Kamloops, B.C.
About the Conference
In 2024, UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and TRU Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) collaborated on the inaugural Thompson-Okanagan Teaching and Learning conference (TOTLC) to advance teaching and learning practices in our region. This year CELT is proud to host the conference at TRU, on the traditional lands of Tk’emlups te Secwepemc. The conference will be entirely in person.
Theme
The 2025 theme is Scholarly Teaching and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Evidencing our Practice. We invite educators and researchers to consider Potter and Kustra’s (2011) definitions of scholarly teaching (ST) and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and reflect and share how you evidence them in your practices.
We also invite educators and researchers to consider Hamilton’s (2023; 2024) contributions towards engaging and supporting educators and researchers at different career stages, including graduate students, faculty, and leadership. How is ST or SoTL key to your professional practice and responsibilities?
Sponsors
This year, the Thompson-Okanagan Teaching and Learning Conference is sponsored by:
For more information about Sponsorship opportunities, please visit our Sponsors page.
References
Hamilton, M. J. (2024). Navigating the Landscape of SoTL Research. A Deeper Dive into Research Lenses. Workshop, presented to the participants at the 2024 SoTL Commons Conference. Savannah, Georgia, USA
Hamilton, M. J. (2023). Developing SoTL Leadership through Graduate Level Programming. Oral presentation, presented to the participants at the 2023 SoTL Commons Conference. Savannah, Georgia, USA
Potter, M. K., & Kustra, E. D. (2011). The relationship between scholarly teaching and SoTL: Models, distinctions, and clarifications. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 23.
Contact Us
For more information, contact the conference co-chairs Alexis Brown or Wei Yan at 2025totlc@tru.ca