Advice for Getting Published: Be Curious

I would like to share a mid-week SoTL article/blog that I was fortunate to publish in PubFacts this week. It seems that productive scholars find a way to sustain their curiosity to create investigative experiences, which further fosters inquiry. Perhaps asking a Center for Teaching for assistance, which could assist with:

• Institutional Review Board(IRB) support to those who need to submit for IRB approval before collecting data on their research;

• Models for researching teaching, as in Boyer’s (1990) Scholarship Reconsidered;

• Writing Circles, which provide a dedicated time and place for faculty to write, in addition to other insightful, scholarly colleagues (outside of the discipline) who can review and provide suggestions for readability;

• New Faculty Writing Programs, which bring new faculty together to help them create a habit of writing as well as provide a quiet, consistent space for writing and at times, reward and recognition programs;

• Higher Education Short Courses, which can help identify more efficient (and engaging) instructional approaches, that could open more time for writing; and

• Opportunities to mentor other faculty who are new to writing - in this mentoring, just as when reading/reviewing manuscripts, we become better writers.