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This section illustrates how the assessment strategies shared through each of the TILTed pedagogy chapters herein support engaged learning. Encouraging students to become and remain engaged in their learning is the second grand challenge for SoTL. Engaged learners are intentional and active, using metacognitive strategies to connect with the material an become more and appreciative of the learning process itself. There is often a disconnect between educators’ and students’ perceptions of learning. While educators view learning as a complex process requiring effort and engagement, students often see it as merely remembering information.

Discussion Questions

  • How do the chapters in this section collectively interpret the SoTL Grand Challenge they address, and what patterns or tensions emerge across them? 
  • How does this section expand your understanding of the Grand Challenge it focuses on (e.g., critical thinking, engagement, learning processes, identity)? 
  • What theoretical frameworks recur across the section, and how do they deepen or complicate the teaching practices described? 
  • What opportunities for crossdisciplinary transfer do you see in the assignments described in this section? 
  • How does this section challenge your assumptions about what effective teaching looks like in the context of its Grand Challenge? 
  • If you were to design an assignment aligned with this section’s theme, what elements from the chapters would you borrow, and why? 
  • What questions does this section leave you with about teaching, learning, or transparency, and how might those questions shape your future practice?