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    COVID-19 Recommended Resources from ASCN


    Posted: Mar 25 2020 by

    Kate White
    Temple University
    Kate White (Western Michigan University), ASCN Research Director

    Target Audience: In-Service K12 Teachers, College/University Staff, Non-tenure Track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration, Teaching/Learning Assistants, Graduate Students, Post-doctoral Fellows
    Program Components: Professional Development:Accessibility, Pedagogical Training, Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Technological Infrastructure

    Updated: 6/4/20

    We know that many of you are dealing with changes at your institutions as we all come together to flatten the curve. Many organizations have been sharing resources and guidance for remote work, online teaching, and more. In this post you'll find links to some recommended resources that we have collected. Our regular events (webinars, working group meetings, etc.) are continuing -- please contact us if you would like to get involved!

    We will continue to update this post as needed. More

    Understanding how instructional change works


    Posted: Jan 22 2020 by
    Stephanie Chasteen
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Target Audience: In-Service K12 Teachers, College/University Staff, Non-tenure Track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Institution Administration
    Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training

    Recommended article: "It's Personal: Biology Instructors Prioritize Personal Evidence over Empirical Evidence in Teaching Decisions," by Tessa Andrews and Paula Lemons, CBE-Life Sciences Education, 14 (2015).

    I am involved in several projects which aim to help faculty learn about and implement effective teaching practices. To design or evaluate such programs, it's useful to have a model of how faculty take up new teaching practices. I want to highlight an article by Andrews and Lemons which recently influenced my thinking. (Note that Tessa Andrews co-leads ASCN Change Theories working group). One model that is often used in faculty change projects is the Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations model, which suggests that in order to adopt a new idea a person must become aware of it, be persuaded that it is useful, decide to use it, implement it, and then decide to continue to use it More

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