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- Events
- Inquiry Support
- Workshops & Programs
- SoTL 101: Introduction to SoTL and Teaching + Learning Inquiry
- SoTL 102: Formulating an Inquiry Project
- SoTL Thoughts
- Coffee + Conversation
- Tools for Inquiry: Conducting Inquiry Using CES
- Amundsen Fellowship Program
- Decolonial Teaching + Learning Seminar Series
- Decolonizing and Indigenizing Curricula
- Disrupting Colonialism through Teaching Program
- Exploring Well-being in Learning Environments: An Integrated Seminar Series + Grants Program
- Inquiring into Your Multilingual Classroom: An Integrated Seminar Series + Grants Program
- New Ways of Teaching, New Ways of Learning: Supporting Learning in Online Environments
- Open Education Grant Pilot Program
- Teaching and Learning Development Grant Program
- Project Archive
- Amundsen Fellowship Program
- Disrupting Colonialism through Teaching Program
- Exploring Well-being in Learning Environments Program
- Inquiring into Your Multilingual Classroom Projects
- New Ways of Teaching, New Ways of Learning
- Teaching and Learning Development Grant Program
- Scholarship of Teaching + Learning Projects
- Conferences & Calls for Proposals
- SFU Library: Scholarly Digital Project Program [Deadline: June 1, 2026]
- Teaching with AI: June 1, 2026 [June 01-10, 2026]
- EDUCAUSE Symposium: New Approaches to Assessment Design for AI-Enabled Learning [June 9 and 11, 2026]
- FLO Workshop: GenAI and the Indigenous 5Rs Framework [June 16, 2026]
- Cfp: 2026 Global Students as Partners Roundtable [Deadline: June 29, 2026]
- Graduate Students/Post-docs Teaching in Higher Education Conference [August 07, 2026]
- 2026 DPI Conference [August 18-20, 2026]
- 2026 Global Students as Partners Roundtable [October 01-02, 2026]
- 2026 SoTL Symposium Conference [October 22-24, 2026]
- For Research Personnel
- News + Stories
- AI as learning coach: project explores ChatGPT integration beyond plagiarism concerns
- Investigating the motivations and perceptions of undergraduate students using AI for assignments
- Faculty teaching confidence soars through peer observation program
- Research proves role plays work: evidence-based approach transforms history and labour studies teaching
- Welcome Kaitlyn Watson!
- Authentic learning transforms large epidemiology course: students find personal meaning in public health research
- Developing AI-resistant teaching through story-centered approach
Teaching and Learning Development Grant Program
In 2007, the Teaching and Learning Development Grants were first introduced and facilitated by faculty members who were the founding members of the Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines (ISTLD). TLDG projects were typically funded for $5K, although two-phase grant projects with additional funding were also possible.
In response to partner feedback and through our program evaluation and assessment, we made changes to our model of teaching and learning inquiry at SFU. We are excited to create more opportunities and entry ways for faculty, instructors, staff, and students to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). In 2022, the TLDG program was replaced by SoTL 101 and SoTL 102.
Teaching and Learning Development Grants:
- Provided support for SFU faculty members to investigate questions about teaching and learning of interest to them.
- Provided support for experimenting with and investigating the effectiveness of innovative approaches to teaching and student learning at Simon Fraser University.
- Supported the systematic investigation of how the design of teaching supports learning.
- Enhanced conversations about teaching and learning across academic units at Simon Fraser University.
- Provided recognition that scholarly activity around teaching in one’s discipline is a legitimate activity to be recognized in promotion and tenure decisions.
- Provided a way to fit with the growing national and international agenda to subscribe to the practices underlying the “scholarship of teaching and learning.”