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Shaping the Future of Higher Education: Practical, Community-Driven Initiatives to Improve Academic Climate
In this Editorial, we present the history and details of a collaborative effort to improve the academic climate of the Department of Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley.
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Advising and Mentoring, Diversity/Inclusion, Cultural Competency, Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Evaluating Promotion and Tenure, Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Learning Communities, Academic Support, Outreach:Policy Change
Grassroots Efforts To Quantify and Improve the Academic Climate of an R1 STEM Department: Using Evidence-Based Discussions To Foster Community
Here, we present the outcomes of a graduate-student-led initiative that sought to assess the issues affecting inclusivity, diversity, and wellness within the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. We report how the results of a department-tailored academic climate survey were used to develop a method to foster open, productive discussion among graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty.
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning
The Postsecondary Instructional Practices Instrument (PIPS)
× The Postsecondary Instructional Practices Instrument (PIPS) Western Michigan has piloted survey measures to measure teaching and learning approaches. Suggested Citation Western Michigan University. (2017). ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Student Assessment, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching
The Best of Both Worlds: Building on the COPUS and RTOP Observation Protocols to Easily and Reliably Measure Various Levels of Reformed Instructional Practice
× The Best of Both Worlds: Building on the COPUS and RTOP Observation Protocols to Easily and Reliably Measure Various Levels of Reformed Instructional Practice Cluster analysis of RTOP and COPUS to identify ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching
Tools for Evidence-based Action (TEA)
× The mission of the Tools for Evidence-based Action (TEA) community is to enhance evidence-based teaching methodology and policy by developing and sharing new technologies. To start, we have developed a ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Technological Infrastructure
Research based methods of instructional reform
Research based methods of instructional reform A list of measures of instructional reform from the Stains research group, including classroom observation protocol, self-report surveys, and classroom artifacts. ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Student Assessment, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching
The ETS® Major Field Tests
The ETS® Major Field Tests These are comprehensive undergraduate outcomes assessments designed to measure the critical knowledge and understanding obtained by students in a major field of study, including ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Student Assessment, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching
Evaluation of undergrad teaching in STEM
Evaluation of undergrad teaching in STEM Offers a vision for systematic evaluation of teaching practices and academic programs, with recommendations to the various stakeholders in higher education about how to ...
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching
A list of concept inventories in biochemistry and molecular biology
× A list of concept inventories in biochemistry and molecular biology A list of concept inventories in biochemistry and molecular biology from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ...
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching
The Teacher Education Program Assessment (TEPA) Tool
× The Teacher Education Program Assessment (TEPA) Tool Overview of the Teacher Education Program Assessment (TEPA) tool from APLU. Suggested Citation Coble, C. R., DeStefano, L., Shapiro, N., & Frank, J. ...
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Preparing Future Teachers, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Degree Program Development