Microsoft Word - JETHE Editor Letter - November 2019 issue.docx


 
 

Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 2, no. 2 

 
Dear Contributors, Reviewers, and Readers: 
 
One year ago we published our first issue of the Journal of Effective Teaching 
in Higher Education. We have been overwhelmed by the positive response to 
the journal and would like to thank our colleagues from around the world 
who have submitted articles for consideration, served as reviewers, and 
downloaded and read the articles published in our first two issues 
(November 2018 and April 2019). The interest in publishing with JETHE has 
been incredible with over 80 submissions in our first year. Similarly, the 
demand for access to articles published in JETHE has been equally 
impressive with nearly 2,000 full-text downloads of articles published in our 
first two issues. Your help and support have been invaluable as we continue 
to grow and develop the journal. 
 
As part of our efforts to develop, we have recruited a diverse and committed 
group of scholars to serve on our editorial board. These individuals have 
graciously agreed to work with us to help to continue to deliver high quality, 
data driven articles contributing to the scholarship of teaching and learning 
(SoTL) in higher education, which is the primary goal of JETHE. We want to 
recognize those individuals for their willingness to serve with us in this role: 
 
Deb Bennett, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB Canada 
Amy Fisher, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS USA 
Rosemary Fisher, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia 
Laura Pipe, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC USA 
Hillary Steiner, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA USA 
Kathryn Wymer, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC USA 
 
We believe that our commitment to high quality, data driven scholarship is 
exemplified by the eight pieces included in volume 2 issue 2. These articles 
address a diverse range of topics relevant to teaching in higher education 
today and effectively utilize a range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed 
methods. Articles in this issue cover topics related to online learning, 
including online courseware and community building. Additionally, authors in 
this issue explore teaching in a range of disciplines, including calculus, 
biology, and writing. The articles also explore teaching across institutional 
contexts, notably among US community colleges and at an institution in New 
Zealand. Finally, several articles examine the effectiveness of peer coaching 
models and strategies to enhance critical reflection.   
 



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Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 2, no. 2 

We hope you find that this issue includes interesting and engaging examples 
of the scholarship of teaching and learning. All of the pieces provide 
meaningful implications for the practice of teaching across disciplines—an 
important contribution that is emphasized in JETHE. We invite you to engage 
with the pieces in our November 2019 issue and consider making your own 
contributions to this work.  
 
We also invite you to become a reviewer for JETHE. If you are interested in 
reviewing for our journal, please send an email to the editors at 
jethe@uncw.edu indicating the subjects related to SoTL in higher education 
that most interest you and about which you have expertise. Please also 
attach your CV to that email. 
 
Our next issue will be published in April 2020, and we look forward to 
working with some of you as authors and reviewers in production of that and 
future issues of JETHE. To submit an article or download full-text copies of 
current and past issues please visit http://jethe.org.  
 
James DeVita and Colleen Reilly 
Coeditors, JETHE