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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.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Assessment, Policy, Costs and Benefits, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty Evaluation
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.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Assessment, Equity and Inclusion
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). ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
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 ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
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 ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
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. ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
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 ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
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 ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
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 ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
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. ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Preparing Future Teachers, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Degree Program Development