Fulbright and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Reflection on Cultural and Professional Experiences

Abstract

This article describes one faculty member’s Fulbright experience that involved designing a new degree program at a small college in the West Indies. Use of theory in relation to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), this article reflects on one scholar’s experience with SoTL principles using a Fulbright project. It provides a study on how Fulbright allowed for transformation within the individual faculty member, developed teaching and learning collaborative experiences, and led to a proposed new degree program for the institution and the citizens of the country. Each of the Peter Felten’s five principles of SoTL are outlined in relation to the international teaching and learning experience, including the process of obtaining the award, collaborations before living abroad, traveling to live in the country during the pandemic, research and development of a degree program, and continued work with the community after returning home.