Welcome to the SoTL Research Symposium 2026!
The Office of Teaching and Learning is excited to host the 4th Annual SoTL Research Symposium on October 15, 2026 from 4:00-6:00 pm.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning involves systematic research in pedagogical and curricular design, as well as the empirical evaluation of practices that affect student learning. SoTL research is an example of reflective practice in higher education particularly when it is publicly shared and reviewed by a community of peers. At DU, the vibrant SoTL community is comprised of teacher-scholars from all disciplines.
The SoTL Research Symposium serves as a platform to inspire faculty members to embrace evidence-informed teaching practices and partake in the campus community of scholarly teachers. The Symposium will showcase SoTL research projects completed by the participants of the highly competitive SoTL Faculty Fellowship program from 2025-26. Attendees can engage in thought-provoking conversations on teaching and learning with these fellows, potentially forming collaborative relationships.
Program Schedule & Details
Discover presenters, projects, authors, event details, and suggested questions for the 4th Annual SoTL Research Symposium.
SoTL Faculty Fellows and 2025-26 Presentations
Kayoung Kim
Director of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning & Faculty Learning Communities
SFF Program Director
Jasmine Yap
Director of Inclusive Teaching Practices
SFF ITP Director
Advancing a Culture of Inclusion at DU Through the Neurodiversity Institute – in partnership with Leslie Cramblet Alvarez
Virginie Cassidy
Center for World Languages & Cultures
Language Learning and Student Experience: A Project in Motion – in partnership with Rocío Rubio Moirón and Kate Rice
James A. deMayo
Biological Sciences
Impacts of Generative AI on Student Science Literacy – in partnership with Tyler Grimes
Karen Grabowski
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Tyler Grimes
Computer Sciences
Impacts of Generative AI on Student Science Literacy – in partnership with James A. deMayo
Ileya Grosman
Leadership Studies
What does connection feel like within the teaching-learning relationship?
Darrin Hicks
Communication Studies; Debate Across the Curriculum
Debate Across the Curriculum (DAC): Engaging scientific knowledge, critical thinking, open inquiry, and communication skills – in partnership with Barbekka Hurtt and Steve Johnson
Rachel E. Horenstein
Engineering
Learning Through Mastery: Student Motivation and Strategy Use in Statics – in partnership with Breigh N. Roszelle
Barbekka Hurtt
Biological Sciences
Debate Across the Curriculum (DAC): Engaging scientific knowledge, critical thinking, open inquiry, and communication skills – in partnership with Darrin Hicks and Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson
Debate Across the Curriculum
Debate Across the Curriculum (DAC): Engaging scientific knowledge, critical thinking, open inquiry, and communication skills – in partnership with Barbekka Hurtt and Darrin Hicks
Kellie Keeling
Business Information & Analytics
Crutch or Coach? Measuring Assistance Gap and Student Perceptions of GAI
Kate Rice
Center for World Languages and Cultures
Language Learning and Student Experience: A Project in Motion – in partnership with Virginie Cassidy and Rocío Rubio Moirón
Breigh N. Roszelle
Engineering
Learning Through Mastery: Student Motivation and Strategy Use in Statics – in partnership with Rachel E. Horenstein
Tia Quinlan-Wilder
Marketing, Daniels College of Business
Leadership, Support Systems, and Faculty Redesign of Assessments in the Age of Gen AI