STLHE

What STLHE does

STLHE (Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; French: Société pour l'avancement de la pédagogie dans l'enseignement supérieur / SAPES) is a Canadian not-for-profit professional society founded in 1981 and incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, headquartered at its Administrative Centre in St Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island. The Society serves Canadian higher education by providing recognition, professional development, scholarly dissemination, and community for university faculty, college-sector educators, educational developers, and graduate students. Its core offerings include an annual in-person conference (2027 scheduled at Dalhousie University in Halifax), a newly launched Virtual Conference, a portfolio of awards led by the 3M National Teaching Fellowship (sponsored by 3M Canada since 1986) and the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning (sponsored by Desire2Learn since 2012), and two peer-reviewed publications: the Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL) and Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching (CELT), plus the Green Guides resource series.

STLHE operates a community-led go-to-market model. Revenue is generated through five primary streams: individual membership dues, institutional membership dues from Canadian universities and colleges, conference registration fees, publication access fees, and corporate award sponsorship. Technology is not the core business; STLHE runs on commodity infrastructure (Wild Apricot for membership management, standard website CMS, and video conferencing for virtual events) and maintains no public APIs or proprietary software. The organization is governed by an elected volunteer Board of Directors, supported by a small paid administrative unit now managed by AOR Solutions under a five-year contract awarded in 2020, and operationalized through constituency groups (Council of National Fellows, SoTL Canada, TAGSA) and Teaching and Learning Networks.

Beyond Canadian operations, STLHE is a founding member of the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED, 1993) and maintains partnerships with POD Network, ISSOTL, and HERDSA. Its charitable arm, Teaching and Learning Canada, was launched during 2010-2014 to support fundraising and outreach. The Society is PIPEDA-compliant in its handling of personal information collected through the website, award applications, conference registrations, and member logins.

Name

STLHE

Legal name

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Website

https://stlhe.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

STLHE is a Canadian not-for-profit professional society, founded in 1981, that advances teaching and learning in higher education through membership programs, national awards (notably the 3M National Teaching Fellowship), peer-reviewed journals, and annual conferences serving university and college educators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Professional Association

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

STM Publishing (Science, Technical & Medical) (MPAJABAD)

Keywords

• Higher education society
• Professional teaching association
• Educational development
• Teaching excellence awards
• Academic conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Peters Bay

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individual educators, educational developers, administrators, and students. Members receive discounted registration fees to the annual conference, access to member publications, and nomination rights for national awards.
2. Institutional Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from universities and colleges. Institutional members receive recognition at the annual conference, early access to award information, and permission to use the STLHE logo on websites and publications.
3. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue from annual conference and virtual conference registrations. Discounted rates are available for STLHE members.
4. Publication Access Fees: Revenue from publications including Green Guides and other teaching and learning resources. Non-members pay for access while members may receive free or discounted access.
5. Award Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship from partners like 3M Canada (3M National Teaching Fellowship, 3M National Student Fellowship) and D2L (D2L Innovation Award). Sponsors provide prize funding in exchange for association with prestigious teaching awards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

STLHE is a Canadian not-for-profit professional society that advances teaching and learning in higher education through a portfolio of scholarly journals, anthologies, an annual conference, a virtual conference, webinars, awards programs (including the 3M National Teaching Fellowship and the D2L Innovation Award), grants, and community networks. Its offerings are sold to individual educators, graduate students, and post-secondary institutions through individual and institutional memberships, conference registration, publication access, and corporate sponsorship of flagship programs.

Product overview

STLHE (Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education) is a national professional society, not a technology product company. It operates a portfolio of programs and services including: academic journals (CJSoTL, CELT), award programs (3M National Teaching Fellowship, D2L Innovation Award, Christopher Knapper Award), annual conferences (in-person and virtual), resource publications (Green Guides, Keep Teaching, Taking Stock 2.0), and community groups (Council of Fellows, SoTL Canada, TAGSA, Teaching and Learning Networks). These offerings are interconnected through the Society's mission to enhance teaching and learning in Canadian higher education, with conferences and journals serving as primary dissemination channels for scholarly work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CJSoTL: Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - a bilingual electronic journal devoted to the dissemination of peer-reviewed scholarship on teaching and learning in higher education
• CELT
• Teaching and Learning Canada
• Green Guides
• Higher Ground
• Keep Teaching

Products and services

• Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 professors welcomed into the 3M fellowship community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• D2L (Desire2Learn)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012D2L is the exclusive sponsor of the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning. STLHE and D2L have partnered on this award since its inception in 2012.
• ICED (International Consortium for Educational Development)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993STLHE is a founding member of ICED, which was formed in 1993. This group is a network of societies with 26-member organizations. ICED hosts a biennial conference and publishes the International Journal for Academic Development.
• 3M CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 19863M Canada is the exclusive sponsor of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship and 3M National Student Fellowship Programs. STLHE and 3M have partnered on these awards since their inception in 1986 and 2012 respectively. Since then, more than 300 professors and 50 students have been welcomed into the 3M fellowship community.
• POD Network (Professional and Organizational Development)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTLHE and POD have a longstanding partnership that supports the work of both societies to further educational development and higher education.
• ISSOTL (International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTLHE partnered with ISSOTL to advance scholarship of teaching and learning internationally. STLHE is proudly partnered with ISSOTL as shown in the conference partnerships section.
• University AffairssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerUniversity Affairs provides print and digital announcements of the Society's annual conference and various award programs through advertisements in the University Affairs magazine and weekly e-newsletter.
• Maclean's MagazinesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMaclean's magazine provides exclusive coverage of the announcement of the annual cohort of 3M National Teaching Fellows in its February issue.
• Teaching and Learning CanadasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTLHE launched its charitable arm, Teaching and Learning Canada, which was established to support the Society's activities and advance teaching and learning in higher education.
• HERDSA (Higher Education and Research Development Society of Australasia)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with HERDSA for collaboration on educational development issues. STLHE presidents contribute to the 'International Column' in HERDSA publications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Universities Canada: Universities Canada is the national association of Canadian universities with a broader advocacy and policy mandate. It overlaps with STLHE's institutional membership base but covers research, policy, and internationalization rather than teaching and learning specifically.
• Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan): CICan is the national counterpart for the college sector that STLHE serves through its college-sector inclusion. Comparable in national-convening role but with applied/vocational focus rather than teaching and learning.
• AERA (American Educational Research Association): AERA is the large US-based research society covering education broadly, with peer-reviewed journals and an annual conference. Overlaps with STLHE on CJSoTL-style scholarship but is much broader than STLHE's teaching and learning focus.

Others

• D2L (D2L Corporation): D2L is a corporate sponsor of STLHE's Innovation Award since 2012 and serves the same higher-ed market through a learning platform. It is an ecosystem partner rather than a peer, illustrating the commercial side of the teaching and learning value chain STLHE serves.

Regional players

• Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU): AAU is a regional Canadian association of universities with a partial overlap in higher-ed mission. It is more institutionally focused (members are universities) versus STLHE's individual/institutional members, but comparable in advocacy and convening role.

Direct peers

• SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association): SEDA is the UK-based peer serving educational developers in higher education through conferences, publications, and accreditation. Comparable in mission and structure to STLHE but serving a UK/Ireland geography.
• POD Network (Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education): POD Network is the US counterpart serving educational developers and faculty developers in higher education. Both are membership-based professional societies focused on teaching and learning, with annual conferences, awards, publications, and institutional memberships — a directly comparable organizational model.
• ISSOTL (International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning): ISSOTL is an explicitly named partner of STLHE and shares the same SoTL mission, with annual conferences, awards, and a peer-reviewed journal. It is the international peer in the same scholarly niche.
• HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia): HERDSA is the Australasian regional peer, operating as a membership society for higher-ed teaching and learning with conferences, awards, and a recognized journal. STLHE's presidents contribute to HERDSA's international column, confirming direct operational similarity.

Emerging players

• ICED (International Consortium for Educational Development): ICED is a network of 26 educational development societies of which STLHE is a founding member. Directly comparable as a federation of similar member organizations; not a competitor but a closely associated supra-organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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