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Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics
Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Professional Development, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Institutional Systems
Change theory and theory of change: what's the difference anyway?
Daniel L. Reinholz; and Tessa C. Andrews
This essay describes the connections between a theory of change and change theory and provides examples of how change theory can inform a project's theory of change.
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning
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
Connecting the Stakeholders: Departments, Policy, and Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Naneh Apkarian, Western Michigan University; Dana Kirin, Portland State University; Jessica Gehrtz, Colorado State University; Kristen Vroom, Portland State University
This article reports on major themes that arose from discussions at the Mathematical Association of America's Precalculus to Calculus: Insights and Innovations Conference.
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Degree Program Development
Work organization and ergonomics
Work organization and ergonomics Carayon & Smith. Paper from field of systems engineering and ergonomics that describes theory of Work Systems and applied methods for understanding socio-technical aspects of ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development
Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM instructional practices: An analytic review of the literature
Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM instructional practices: An analytic review of the literature Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. D. Foundational article reviewing articles on change in ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Course Evaluation
Sustainability incorporated into engineering education
Sustainability incorporated into engineering education Presents three personas of faculty beliefs about incorporating sustainability (an ABET standard) in the classroom based on shared characteristics emerging ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Outreach:Policy Change, Public Outreach
The Evolution of Curricular Change Models within the Foundation Coalition
The Evolution of Curricular Change Models within the Foundation Coalition This paper examines one aspect of the curricular change process undertaken by the Foundation Coalition (FC); specifically, how ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation
AAU Framework for systemic change in undergraduate STEM teaching and learning
AAU Framework for systemic change in undergraduate STEM teaching and learning Outlines framework developed by AAU to guide institutional commitment to teaching and learning, including cultural change, scaffolding, ...
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development, Supporting Students
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