We hope to offer many avenues for people to get involved in the discussion including essays, classroom action research, and formal research articles, as well as threaded discussion sites for each article. To begin the discussion it is important for JoSoTL to offer quality scholarship to engage readers in thoughtful reflection. Since the goal of JoSoTL is to advance the scholarship of teaching and learning it seems appropriate to build on the work of colleagues within the SoTL community. We would like to use these criteria in evaluating the submission to JoSoTL . All scholars must be clear about the goals of their scholarship.
All scholars have the background knowledge and skills to successfully investigate the problem.
Appropriate Methods Scholarship must be carried out in a competent manner for the results to have credibility. Significant Results One of the most critical criteria in judging the quality of scholarship is whether scholarship can be used as the building blocks of knowledge in the field. Effective Presentation To have quality it is essential that scholarship be accessible by the intellectual or professional community. There are many forums that provide opportunities for the review and critique by colleagues with each medium having different criteria for effectiveness. All scholarship must create an opportunity for collegial critique but it is also essential for the scholar to reflect on the scholarship and learn from the results.