We congratulate the second cohort of USG SoTL Fellows as they conclude their year-long fellowship program. The 2017-2018 cohort presented their work at two sessions at the USG Teaching & Learning Conference in Athens, Georgia earlier this month.

In SoTL Communities of Practice for Research on Teaching and Learning, facilitated by Dr. Mary Carney (co-director of the program), the fellows discussed their experiences in the program, including the value of the community and opportunities for growth.

The second session, facilitated by Dr. Denise Domizi (co-director of the program), was titled Diverse approaches to SoTL as exemplified by the USG SoTL Fellows. In this session, the Fellows discussed how they transformed a question about something that was happening in their classroom into a research project. Included was a discussion about how their projects changed over the course of the fellowship, the status of their projects now, and next steps.

The 2017-2018 USG SoTL Fellows are:
Megan Adams, Kennesaw State University
Lesley Clack, University of Georgia
Aubrey Dyer, Clayton State University
Kim Johnson, Middle Georgia State University
Hasitha Mahabaduge, Georgia College & State University
Chere Peguesse, Valdosta State University
Joseph Watson, Georgia Southwestern State University
John Weber, Georgia State University
Seretha Williams, Augusta University

If you are interested in learning more about the USG SoTL Fellows program, please contact Denise Domizi or Mary Carney.

Photo 1: Communities of Practice session with (l-r) Mary Carney, Chere Peguesse, Hasitha Mahabaduge, Kim Johnson, and Megan Adams.
Photo 2: Diverse Approaches to SoTL session presenters Joseph Watson, Lesley Clack, Aubrey Dyer, and Seretha Williams.
Photo 3: Communities of practice session presenters Hasitha Mahabaduge, Kim Johnson, Megan Adams, Chere Peguesse
Photos by Harlie McCurley, Staff Assistant for the UNG Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership