Considerations for review of proposals

Reviewers will use the following questions to guide their review of proposals:

Relevance:

• Is this an example of, or useful to, scholarship of teaching and learning?
• Does this proposal represent scholarship that would be of interest to SoTL practitioners?
• Does this proposal relate to one of the conference tracks?
• Is the track identified by the author appropriate for the proposal?

Quality of Scholarship:

• Does this proposal seem to draw upon sufficient knowledge of the field, as evidenced by the bibliography?
• Is the overall quality of the proposal what you would expect from a SoTL symposium?

Clarity of Outcomes:

• Tracks 1,2,3,4: Does this proposal clearly identify a research question / operational design challenge and offer a solution?
• Track 5: Does this proposal clearly discuss applications of specific research approaches, methods and/or theoretical frameworks?
• Track 6: Does this proposal clearly identify a research question / operational design challenge, list the author's expertise and needs, and call for collaborators?
• Workshops: Does this proposal clearly articulate a plan for audience engagement?

For additional information please contact the Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Mount Royal University: sotlinstitute@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.5503.