This issue of New Directions for Teaching and Learning focuses on faculty research on student learning within their courses. This approach to research is typically titled SoTL - or the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. In short, it is a research design that looks at how one learns the discipline - based on past research, utilizing a vibrant research design, and is part of a public forum/sharing of the findings. "SoTL is linked to pedagogy, assessing learning, and faculty development. These chapters provide an empirically based guide to conducting SoTL research, clarify the uses of SoTL, and provide support for those faculty involved in this worthy endeavor." (Editor's note)