"The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: The Value and Challenges of Publishing Your Teaching Ideas." Facilitated by: Dr. Brian D. Wagner Department of Chemistry and Office of Graduate Studies The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning has varying definitions and descriptions, but typically it is seen to “involve the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work through presentations or publications” (http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/downloads/pdf/definesotl.pdf ). This brown-bag lunch interactive session will involve a presentation and open discussion forum about all aspects of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The topics for discussion will include (but not be limited to) such areas as descriptions of what SoTL is and what it involves, some sense of its history at Canadian Universities, the impacts it can have, issues around the recognition of SoTL as a scholarly research pursuit across disciplines and institutions, SoTL research funding, issues relevant to the use of student data, the engagement of Faculty in SoTL, and challenges and approaches to publishing SoTL research. This session will be of particular interest to Faculty and staff contemplating entering into SoTL pursuits, and to those already undertaking such scholarly work (the latter of whom will be called upon to share their experiences and advice!).