Embedding Decoding Theory in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): A Translational Theory to Practice, Practice to Theory Bridge

Abstract

In this critical essay, the authors delineate bottlenecks related to the Decoding the Disciplines movement’s long-term goal of more fully integrating itself within the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), especially in navigating the complex and multi-disciplinary relationship(s) between theory, practice, and scholarship. The authors posit a distinctive role for the Decoding framework as a conceptual bridge that enables practitioners to integrate theories of their own choosing into their SoTL work, thereby enriching both research and teaching practice.

Bibliographic data

Cruz, L., & Middendorf, J. (2025). Embedding Decoding Theory in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): A Translational Theory to Practice, Practice to Theory Bridge. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 18(3), 148-160.

External source

https://doi.org/10.59236/td2025vol18iss31924