I offer hour-long to multi-day workshops, consultations, guest lectures and keynotes, research assistance, and writing and editing services.
Workshops
I have led numerous interactive conference sessions and invited workshops on student-faculty partnership and the scholarship of teaching and learning. These range from one-hour to two-four days. We can work together to design a session that fits your context and needs.
Examples Include:
“Student-Staff Partnership in Course Design” Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
“Student-Faculty Partnerships for Equity in Teaching and Learning” University of Texas Austin
“Students as Partners in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment” and “Students as Partners in Curriculum Design and Pedagogic Consultancy” MEIITL Summer Institute for Students as Partners, McMaster University, Canada (with Peter Felten and Kelly Swaim in 2016 and with Lucy Mercer-Mapstone and Cathy Bovill in 2017)
Consultations
My experience founding a student-faculty partnership program has supported my work as an independent consultant to several institutions. I also offer consultation based in my experience developing Center for Teaching and Learning assessment plans.
Examples Include:
Consultation for the Center for Teaching Excellence’s Co-Create UVA program, University of Virginia
Intern for the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning’s 5-Year Assessment planning, Elon University
Keynotes
I can speak to any of the my research topics and work experiences, and would love to share my stories and research with you, your colleagues, and your students.
Examples include:
“Provocative Partnership: Interrogating Power in Student Engagement through Student-Staff Partnership,” National Student Engagement Programme, Ireland (with Lucy Mercer-Mapstone)
“Engaging Students as Partners in a New Higher Education,” St. Mary’s College of Maryland
See my CV for examples of my research and writing experience. I have also co-edited a book with over 50 authors from six different countries, and have served as a reviewer for several teaching and learning journals for the past five years. I’d love to collaborate with you to bring your writing to its most polished and well-researched level.
Sophia Abbot 