Community posts
Sharing knowledge and fostering a vibrant communityThis space is dedicated to sharing the voices and experiences of our vibrant scholarship community. Here, you will find a rich collection of posts – from research highlights and best practices to personal success stories, reflections, and reviews. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, insights, or opportunities to engage with fellow scholars, we invite you to explore, contribute, and be part of the conversation.
Your Ideas Can Inspire Europe’s Teaching and Learning Community
The EuroSoTL network is built on connection—linking educators, researchers, and students across Europe who are passionate about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). One of the most vibrant ways we share knowledge is through our community blog, and we invite you to be part of it.
Why Write a EuroSoTL Blog?
A blog is a short, engaging read that carries a clear message. In around 600 words, you can highlight a fresh insight from your classroom, reflect on a research project, or share lessons from a recent collaboration. These pieces don’t need to be lengthy academic articles; instead, they bring ideas to life, spark conversation, and help fellow scholars see teaching and learning in new ways.
Your post could explore topics such as:
- Innovative teaching practices across different European contexts
- Cross-border collaborations or projects that strengthened student learning
- Reflections on SoTL methods or emerging trends in higher education
- Lessons from your own research that others can apply in their institutions
Embracing Europe’s Diversity
EuroSoTL celebrates the rich variety of languages, cultures, and educational traditions across Europe. We welcome blogs from scholars at every career stage and from every corner of the continent. Whether you work in a large research university, a small college, or a community-focused institution, your perspective matters. Contributions from diverse authors and disciplines help us create a network where everyone’s experience informs and enriches teaching practice.
How to Submit
Writing a blog for EuroSoTL is straightforward:
- Craft a 600-word piece that shares a useful learning message.
- Please also include a relevant visual, photo, or graphic that connects to your blog’s theme.
- Submit your draft via our https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ur7mk6rEMUevXdc1sJfq289W4GHse75JrXZPf_y06Y1UNExQQUNWOFkyQ1A2MzBaUzIyNjFFTUhCVC4u
- Every submission is reviewed to ensure clarity and alignment with our focus on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Once accepted, your blog will be featured on the EuroSoTL website and shared across our network, reaching educators and researchers across Europe.
Support and Contact
If you have questions, have problems submitting your blog, or would like to discuss an idea before writing, please contact Professor Earle Abrahamson at e.abrahamson@herts.ac.uk. We’re happy to offer guidance and help shape your contribution.
Your Experience Matters
The EuroSoTL blog is more than a collection of posts—it’s a conversation across borders. By sharing your story, you help build a stronger, more connected community of SoTL scholars. Whether you are presenting a classroom innovation, reflecting on collaborative research, or offering a new perspective on European teaching and learning, your writing can inspire change.
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Who gets included in SoTL? Technical teaching and the pedagogies we overlook
Who gets included in SoTL? Technical teaching and the pedagogies we overlook Tim Savage “You don’t teach, you demonstrate.” That was how my line manager explained the difference between the lessons I delivered as a photography technician and those of my academic colleagues. But this didn’t make sense to me. I taught students in the…
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What can resits teach us about teaching? A SoTL perspective
What can resits teach us about teaching? A SoTL perspective Karen Lander Across higher education systems, students who do not meet the required standard in an assessment may be offered a second chance through a resit. Although the terminology varies, with alternative terms such as retake, reassessment or second attempt, the focus is usually on…
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What does leadership in SoTL actually look like?
What does leadership in SoTL actually look like? Irma MeijermanIrma Meijerman Consultancy & Training, https://irmact.com/ Perhaps you recognise some of these activities. You organise a gathering where colleagues exchange ideas about teaching and learning. You help a colleague get started with a SoTL project. You connect people who share similar interests. You build a community….
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Join the 6th Digital SoTL Journey: Discover SoTL Practices Across Europe and Beyond
Join the 6th Digital SoTL Journey in 2026 and discover how colleagues across Europe and beyond research, reflect on, and develop their teaching practices. This year’s destinations include Sheffield, Niederrhein, Sweden/USA, and a German-Norwegian collaboration between Nord University and Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz.
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Beyond Numbers: Painting a New Picture of SoTL with Arts-Based Research
We invite everyone who has already engaged with ABR – in any capacity– or who has a fundamental interest in the topic Art-based SoTL research.
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Discovering SoTL in Action: Lessons from the SoTL Journey
What if instead of travelling to a conference, the conference came to your institution? That question started something in our German-speaking SoTL Network – and the answer turned into the format SoTL Journey we keep returning to the sixth time in 2026.
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Embedding Peer Feedback to Address Isolation and Build Learning Communities in Apprenticeship Programmes
Dr. Andrea Tresidder, Henley Business School, Henley-on-Thames European SoTL research highlights common challenges in work-based and apprenticeship learning, particularly around learner belonging, academic integration, and navigating multiple learning contexts (Curto-Reverte et al., 2025). Learner feedback across degree apprenticeship programmes at a business school in the UK consistently identified two related concerns: feelings of isolation and…
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Synaptic Pathways How We Pass Our SoTL On
Professor Earle Abrahamson, University of Hertfordshire, UK, EuroSoTL Board Member When I think about how we share the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning I return again to the idea of the synapse. In the body a synapse is the place where one cell passes its signal to another. Nothing moves unless the synapse is active….
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Making SoTL Visible: Every Step Counts
Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK Figure 1: The SoTL Staircase (Beckingham. 2025) This blog post explores practical ways to make SoTL work visible, aligning with EuroSoTL’s commitment to fostering scholarly teaching and collaborative learning across Europe. By introducing the SoTL staircase, the post offers a framework for educators to share insights at every…
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Connecting Communities: Strengthening SoTL through the EuroSoTL Network
Professor Earle Abrahamson – EuroSoTL Board Member Across Europe, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) sits in a complex and uneven landscape. In some countries, SoTL is well established, supported by active communities, institutional recognition schemes and a growing body of research. In others, the term itself is less familiar or even viewed with…
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EuroSOTL blog on winning the Joanna Renc-Roe Award
By Catherine Bates, Russell Downing and Ryan Wilkinson Our research project on mature students’ strengths was co-created with the students themselves and with student research interns. It began with a desire to give students space to reflect on their experiences, recognise their strengths, and voice what matters to them—on their own terms. We are deeply…
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Reflections on the Inaugural EuroSoTL Collaborative Writing Group Experience – Getting It “Write” in Groningen
Reflections on the Inaugural EuroSoTL Collaborative Writing Group Experience – Getting It “Write” in Groningen by Professors Earle Abrahamson and Dawne Irving-Bell As the EuroSoTL 2025 Conference set out to explore the theme “Making Connections through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL),” few initiatives embodied this vision more profoundly than the inaugural EuroSoTL Collaborative…
