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Kate White Temple University Kate White (Western Michigan University), ASCN Research Director
Have you been considering joining one of our working groups, but aren't sure where to start? Here you'll find updates on what each of our groups is working on and more information on how to get involved in 2020. You can join any of our working groups by filling out this short form. Keep reading to learn more about how we're exploring theories of change; the costs, benefits, and impact of change; change leadership; equity and inclusion in systemic change; aligning faculty work with change; and learning spaces.

Transforming Institutions Takeaways
Rachel Renbarger, Western Michigan University
Last week concluded the 2021 Transforming Institutions Conference that marked the 10th year of convening like-minded change leaders. The event was a rousing success; we had over 250 participants from at least 3 continents with over 40 concurrent presentations, 60+ posters, and 4 workshops containing research-based strategies for improving higher education. What did we learn from such an amazing event?

Does teaching advance your academic career?
A resource page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network that examines how teaching impacts academic career advancement, featuring a table of evidence for promotion cases based on teaching achievement, drawn from a Royal Academy of Engineering report on evaluating teaching in higher education tenure and promotion decisions.

A Better Way to Evaluate Undergraduate Teaching
A journal article page proposing an improved method for evaluating undergraduate teaching at research universities using the Teaching Practices Inventory, emphasizing assessment, faculty evaluation, and systemic change in STEM education.

Catalyzing Institutional Transformation: Insights from the AAU STEM Initiative
A journal article page detailing the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative’s strategies for institutional transformation, including its network-building approach, outcomes, and recommendations for systemic reform in undergraduate STEM education, faculty evaluation, and alignment of academic work with change efforts.

The Future of Undergraduate Education: The Future of America
A resource page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network discussing a national strategy report on undergraduate education reform, emphasizing student success, policy, faculty evaluation, and systemic change in 21st-century higher education.

Essential Questions & Data Sources for Continuous Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning
A resource page providing essential questions and data sources to support continuous improvement in undergraduate STEM education, aligned with AAU's Framework for Systemic Change, focusing on evidence-based teaching, equity, inclusion, and institutional assessment.

ACHIEVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: A SOURCEBOOK FOR ADVANCING AND FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION
Catherine L. Fry, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
This resource page hosts a comprehensive sourcebook on systemic change in undergraduate STEM education, detailing investment rationales, critical reform areas, and curated references for stakeholders in higher education, with a focus on equity, policy, faculty evaluation, and institutional transformation.

Aligning Practice to Policies: Changing the Culture to Recognize and Reward Teaching at Research Universities
Journal article discussing strategies to align faculty evaluation practices with institutional policies to better recognize and reward teaching at research universities, presenting four guiding principles and three institutional models—University of California, Irvine’s Three Bucket Model, University of Kansas’ Teaching Evaluation Rubric, and University of Colorado, Boulder’s Teaching Quality Framework—within the context of systemic change in STEM higher education.

Career Framework for University Teaching: Background and Overview
A report page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network presenting the Royal Academy of Engineering's 2018 Career Framework for University Teaching, offering a template to guide and assess faculty teaching effectiveness and promote institutional recognition of teaching excellence.