Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - SoTL Conference

The 21st Annual Midwest SoTL Conference

8 am - 4 pm Friday, April 3, 2020

within the Education and Arts Building at Indiana University South Bend

 This year's keynote speaker is Christine Harrington, PhD.

Keynote topic: "With Equity in Mind: Developing a Motivational Syllabus."

Christine Herrington imageDr. Christine Harrington is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at New Jersey City University.  She co-coordinates a newly established Ed.D. in Community College Leadership program.  Prior to this position, she worked at Middlesex County College for 18 years as a Professor of Psychology and Student Success, the Director of the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching, Coordinator of Student Success and a Counselor.  She also served a 2-year term as the Executive Director of the Center for Student Success at the NJ Council of County Colleges.   She is the author of Student Success in College:  Doing What Works! 3rd edition Links to an external site., a research-based text for the first-year seminar course that aligns to Guided Pathways, published by Cengage Learning.  She also co-authored Dynamic Lecturing:  Research-Based Strategies for Evidence-Based Practices Links to an external site., with Todd Zakrajsek and Designing a Motivational Syllabus:  Creating a Learning Path for Student Engagement Links to an external site.with Melissa Thomas, both published by Stylus.  She also co-authored, with Theresa Orosz, Why the First-Year Seminar Matters: Helping Students Choose and Stay on a Career Path Links to an external site. She is a contributing author of Foundations for Critical Thinking Links to an external site., Links to an external site. published by the National Resource Center on the First Year Experience and Transitions.

Registration Now Open!


No parking passes are necessary; no tickets will be issued the day of the conference.

Travel and Hotel Information.


Midwest Regional SoTL Consortium

  • Indiana University South Bend
  • University of Notre Dame
  • Saint Mary's College
  • Holy Cross College
  • Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
  • Indiana University Northwest
  • Valparaiso University
  • Ivy Tech Community College
  • Andrews University
  • Goshen College
  • Purdue University Northwest