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James H. Korn Award

As a formal recognition of engagement in the process of research on one’s own teaching, the James H. Korn Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award was established in 2006, in acknowledgment of Dr. Jim Korn's many contributions to the research on teaching and learning. Professor emeritus in psychology, Dr. Korn was deeply committed to scholarly teaching at SLU; he was also a member of the faculty committee that first established the Reinert Center in 1997. 

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) involves asking questions about student learning and teaching activities; answering those questions by assessing student learning and effectiveness of teaching strategies; and publicly sharing results of this inquiry in a setting that invites peer review.

Examples of SoTL research include:

  • Implementation of a new teaching strategy and documenting its effectiveness, e.g. implementing novel approaches to stress reduction and researching the impact on exam scores;  
  • Documentation of development and implementation of an interdisciplinary teaching approach;
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of a new teaching approach in a course or curriculum, e.g. evaluation of the use of new language acquisition strategies;
  • Research on effectiveness of integrating service learning or technology into a course, e.g. developing a program of advanced classroom and field work curricula and conducting longitudinal research on the changes. 

An Award ceremony is held during the fall semester as the culmination of the annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Symposium; recipient(s) receive their award at that time, as well as present briefly on the award-winning research.

Nominations

The Call for Nominations typically is issued each fall. Nominations can be self-submitted or submitted by others knowledgeable of the nominees' work. Recipient(s) are selected through a peer review process, led by SLU faculty.

Award Selection Rubric

Past Award Recipients

  • 2025: Aidan Ruth
  • 2024: Christina Garcia and Dan Nikolai
  • 2023: Dannielle Davis
  • 2022: Margaret Bultas
  • 2021: Kelly Everard and Kimbery Shiel
  • 2020: Michael Mancini, Brandy Maynard and Shannon Cooper-Sadlo
  • 2019: Anthony Breitbach, Katie Eliot, Leslie Hinyard and Ginge Kettenbach
  • 2018: Kim Levenhagen and Chris Sebelski
  • 2017: Simone Bregni
  • 2016: Rebecca Aldrich
  • 2015: Stuart Slavin
  • 2014: Michelle Lorenzini
  • 2013: Irma Ruebling, Rebecca Banks, Judy Carlson, Ginge Kettenbach, Kathy Kienstra, Mary Kreiger, David Pole and Nina Westhus
  • 2012: Kara McBride
  • 2011: Lee SmithBattle, Patricia Freed, Sheila Leander, Dorcas McLaughlin, Nina Westhus
  • 2010: Paul Lynch and Janice McIntire-Strasburg
  • 2009: Janet Kuebli
  • 2008: Mary Rose Grant, Michael Goldwasser, David Letscher
  • 2007: Jay Hammond
  • 2006: James Korn