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Three levels of chemistry educational research
Three levels of chemistry educational research In this editorial, the author provides a three-category typology of submissions received by the journal, based on the extent to which the submission is specifically ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Journal Article

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, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development, Supporting Students

Refining the Paradigm: Holistic Evaluation of Faculty to Support Faculty and Student Learning
Refining the Paradigm: Holistic Evaluation of Faculty to Support Faculty and Student Learning The authors present a holistic approach to evaluating faculty work that includes an integrated perspective on teaching, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report

Career Framework for University Teaching: Background and Overview
Career Framework for University Teaching: Background and Overview This report provides a template for universities to guide and measure faculty members' teaching successes and achievements, with the goal of ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report

The Future of Undergraduate Education: The Future of America
The Future of Undergraduate Education: The Future of America This report provides a comprehensive national strategy, based on three practical and actionable recommendations, for supporting student success in the ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders, Policy, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report

A Better Way to Evaluate Undergraduate Teaching
A Better Way to Evaluate Undergraduate Teaching In this article, the author considers current methods of evaluating teaching at research universities and proposes a new method for evaluation based on teaching ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Journal Article

Does teaching advance your academic career?
Does teaching advance your academic career? Table: Examples of evidence that could be included in a promotion case for each level of teaching achievement, structured within four evidence domains. This table, taken ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report

Teaching Eval Shake-Up
Teaching Eval Shake-Up Flaherty describes recent changes in the tenure and promotion processes at two institutions, the University of Southern California and the University of Oregon, involving discontinuing the ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report, Website

Improving the Academic Climate of an R1 STEM Department: Quantified Positive Shifts in Perception
This study confirms the positive outcomes of having a practical, sustainable, and data-driven framework for affecting change within a graduate community.

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:Diversity/Inclusion, Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Strategic Planning, Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Learning Communities, Academic Support, Scholarships, Grants, Workstudy

ACHIEVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: A SOURCEBOOK FOR ADVANCING AND FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION
Catherine L. Fry, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
This sourcebook is intended as a useful resource for allthose who have a stake in creating STEM solutions forUS society. It addresses the rationale for investing insystemic change throughout higher education, identifiescritical areas for investment, and provides pointers to keyreports and current STEM education reform efforts.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Policy, Costs and Benefits, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Booklet, White Paper, Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion, Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Bridge Program, Student Engagement