May 2008 ISSOTL Newsletter Available

The May 2008 issue of The International Commons is now available on the ISSOTL website. (Click “Newsletter.”) In this issue, you’ll find the following, and more:

• what’s hot in the Australasian region,
• how ISSOTL started,
• reviews of a symposium in the UK, a poster session in the US, and a conference in the US,
• concrete suggestions for increasing SOTL involvement of underrepresented people,
• successes of various communities of practice,
• a SOTL grants program that seeks greater impact,
• a recent event that may influence the future of SOTL in Canada,
• a project that will help students break through their misconceptions about history,
• 20 biologists exploring student learning,
• the newly elected ISSOTL officers,
• Commons Corner announcements, and of course
• Upcoming SOTL events.

The next issue will be in October, with submissions due by October 1. If you have comments or questions, contact editor Nancy Chick at nancy.chick@uwc.edu.