Toward a Pedagogy of Substance
This article presents the case for the substance of teaching and learning: "What we see in great teaching ... (is) someone who really understands the subject deeply and understands how exquisitely complex it is to make knowledge accessible to the knowing processes of those who do not yet understand."

Shulman, L. S. 1989. "Toward a Pedagogy of Substance." AAHE Bulletin. 41(10): 8-13.

Teaching as Community Property: Putting an End to Pedagogical Solitude
This article argues that teaching is undervalued because "the way we treat teaching removes it from the community of scholars" (i.e. the disciplines and inter-disciplines faculty pursue). To connect teaching to this community requires documentation and evaluation by peers.

Shulman, L. S. 1993. "Teaching as Community Property: Putting an End to Pedagogical Solitude." Change. (Nov/Dec).

Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate
This book argues for a broader conception of scholarship, encompassing not only basic research (the "scholarship of discovery"), but also the scholarship of teaching.

Boyer, E. L. 1990. Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. Princeton, N.J.: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

The Reflective Practicioner
This book introduces the idea of reflective conversation which "spirals through stages of appreciation, action, reappreciation" as critical to the development of professional knowledge-in-action.

Schon, D. 1983. The Reflective Practicioner. New York: Basic Books.

Creating a Reflective Space: The Teaching and Learning Academy at Western Washington University
This article describes a forum for faculty, student affairs personnel, classified staff, administrators, and students that meets informally and regularly to study issues related to teaching and learning. Carmen Werder, one of the authors, is a 2005-06 Carnegie Scholar.

Werder, C., P. J. Redmond, J. Purdue, and K. Patrick. 2003. "Creating a Reflective Space: The Teaching and Learning Academy at Western Washington University." Washington Center News. Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Fall: 38-40.

Brief SOTL Bibliography
Selected SOTL titles from classics to current publications.

Washington Center. 2005.

Annotated SOTL Bibliography
This bibliography includes examples of SOTL projects and resources for faculty who want to begin SOTL work.