Contemplative Mind in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

<p>In <i>The Contemplative Mind in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning</i> Patricia Owen-Smith considers how contemplative practices may find a place in higher education. By creating a bridge between contemplative practices and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Owen-Smith brings awareness of contemplative pedagogy to a larger audience of college instructors while also offering classroom models and outlining the ongoing challenges of both defining these practices and assessing their impact in education. Ultimately Owen-Smith asserts that such practices have the potential to deepen a student's development and understanding of the self as a learner knower and citizen of the world.</p>