Signature Pedagogies -- A Cautionary Tale

Theodore Kelly

doi:10.29173/isotl599

Authors

Theodore Kelly George Mason University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/isotl599

Keywords:

Signature Pedagogies, Undergraduate, Graduate, International, Comparative

Abstract

The idea that each discipline in higher education has its own unique "signature pedagogy" has gained popularity since Lee Shulman first proposed the idea in 2005. But can the focus on signature pedagogies in SOTL work be a problem as well as a benefit? This essay explores both the history of signature pedagogies and the possible downside of the use of this concept to frame SOTL research and teaching informed by SOTL.

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Author Biography

Theodore Kelly, George Mason University

Mills Kelly, tkelly7@gmail.com, is a Professor of History and the Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. He is also a past-President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

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