HomeBlogStudying EL Studying the Growth and Influence of SoTLby Jessie L. MooreJune 25, 2026 Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionPodcasts – Home 60-Second SoTL Limed: Teaching with a Twist Making College “Worth It” Special Series First-Year Seminars Land Acknowledgement 60-Second SoTL – Episode 90 How much has the field of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grown over the past three decades? In this episode, Jessie explores Duane Knudson’s bibliometric study of SoTL publications, which documents the field’s growth and influence based on citations in 5 databases indexing peer-reviewed publications: Knudson, Duane. 2026. “Growth and Influence of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Publications.” International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning 20 (1): Article 2.https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2026.200102 View a transcript of this episode. Show Credits This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University. Music: “Cryptic” by AudioCoffee. Image in show art is by kjpargeter on Magnific. Related Resources Telling Your Research Story: Research Impact Measurement in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning This is the introduction to a series on impact measurement for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researchers. Drawing on their expertise in information science and instructional technology, Lindsay McNiff (Dalhousie University) and Lauren Hays (University of Central Missouri) created… Telling Your Research Story: Citations, H-index, and Journal Impact Factor in SoTL This is the first installment in a series on impact measurement for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researchers. This post is intended for individuals who publish in SoTL journals, contribute chapters and/or write books about SoTL, and/or attend SoTL… Telling Your Research Story: Beyond Citations in SoTL This is the second installment in a series on impact measurement for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researchers. In part 1, I discussed traditional metrics for measuring the influence of SoTL work. This post looks at nontraditional methods of… Telling Your Research Story: Maximizing Your SoTL Impact This is the last installment in a series on impact measurement for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) researchers. The first part covered traditional metrics, while the second showcased newer, more unconventional ways to track impact. As noted in the…
