Educational Research
Educational Research Funding
CAFE has several grant-funded programs for faculty to engage in educational research. The Provost's eFellows is for instructors who want to design or redesign a course for blended/online students. Educational Mini-Grants are for instructors who wish to engage in a semester- or year-long project on a small scale, looking for ways to improve their students' learning outcomes.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is concerned with self-improvement of one's teaching practices through innovation in pedagogy and curriculum. SoTL often focuses on student learning outcomes within a given course. SoTL may be presented at a conference or published in a peer-reviewed academic journal.
Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER)
Discipline-based education research (DBER) involves testing a theory or hypothesis on education within the context of a specific discipline. Most DBER projects emphasize education research in STEM fields, but DBER can apply to any discipline. DBER projects often involve a much greater scope than SoTL projects, such as multiple courses within a discipline or an entire degree program. DBER projects are almost always published in peer-reviewed academic journals.
Additional Research Resources
Institutional Review Board
Institutional Review Board
The mission of the Institutional Review Board is to protect persons participating in research.
Scholar's Mine Research Repository
Scholar's Mine Research Repository
Scholars' Mine is an online collection of scholarly and creative works produced by the faculty, staff, and students of the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
The Office of Sponsored Programs
The Office of Sponsored Programs
The Missouri S&T Office of Sponsored Programs provides expert research support services in a timely and professional manner to faculty, staff, students and research investors involved with sponsored program activities.
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