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Lightning Rounds Research Proposal Details

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Innovate SoTL Research and Innovative Teaching Ideas


The Submission deadline has been extended to Monday, March 21 at 5 p.m. We are looking forward to your submissions! Any questions? Please email Dr. Sylvia E. Rogers at ser0043@auburn.edu.


Have you conducted SoTL research on medical education?

Do you have an innovative teaching idea for medical education that you would like to share but maybe you haven’t formally collected data?

We are accepting proposals that describe empirical studies of SoTL, theoretical discussions of SoTL, and descriptions of best practices of teaching in medical education. Eligible research designs include qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. Proposals for studies must briefly describe the study design, rational, methodology, and results. If your study is theoretical, provide explanation how your study connects to existing SoTL knowledge in medical education. Proposals for innovative teaching ideas must provide an outline of your idea that includes a description, rational, and outcomes. These sessions provide presenters the opportunity to share the highlights of their research or teaching idea in ten minutes.


Proposal Specifics

All presenters must be current Auburn University employees. You may submit more than one proposal for review. Character limits are noted in the submission form.

  1. Lightning Round Research Proposal Title (for program)
  2. Short Description (for program)
  3. SoTL Study Details: This should include your study design, rationale, methods, and results. For theoretical or conceptual research, describe how it relates or its impact on SoTL in medical education
  4. List a minimum of two presentation outcomes. The outcomes should describe “takeaways” from the presentation. For example: After this presentation, attendees will be able to differentiate between holistic and analytic rubrics.
  5. Provide names and contact details of co-presenters.
  6. Proposal preferences for a Thursday afternoon or Friday morning session: We will do our utmost to schedule accepted proposals according to presenters’ preferences.

Presentation Details

Lightning Round sessions will occur on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Six presentations will be bundled by theme into a 70-minute concurrent session. Each session will have a facilitator who will monitor time and facilitate discussion. Depending on how many proposals are accepted, there may be concurrent sessions on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.


Judging Proposals

A panel of anonymous reviewers will review each proposal and provide recommendations to the conference planning committee. The process is competitive because there is limited space in the program. Names and departments of presenters will be blinded. Reviewers will assess each proposal based on the following criteria:

  • Completeness of proposal submission
  • SoTL study: Are design, rational, methods, and results clearly articulated?
  • Explains how content relates to SoTL in medical education and/or the conference theme
  • Does the proposal describe a noteworthy teaching idea appropriate for medical education?

Lightning Rounds Proposal Submission Process:

  1. Lightning Round proposals must be submitted by March 17, 2022, by 5:00 p.m. CT.
  2. The selection committee will review proposals and select finalists to present at the conference.
  3. Finalists will be notified via email by mid-April.
  4. Click here to submit a proposal: Lightning Round Proposal Submission

Questions? Contact Dr. Sylvia E. Rogers at ser0043@auburn.edu.


Last Updated: March 17, 2022