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Discipline-Based Education Research
This summarizes foundational knowledge in Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) for improving student learning outcomes.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories
Resource Type: Book
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Pedagogical Training, Supporting Students:Student Engagement

Building a Network Theory of Social Capital
Building a Network Theory of Social Capital By N. Lin, this is a "meta theory" article, discussing the social capital provided by a network. This could help describe the value that ASCN itself, and other ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Supporting Students:Academic Support

An exploration of successful postsecondary STEM education reform at 5 science and math teacher imperative institutions
An exploration of successful postsecondary STEM education reform at 5 science and math teacher imperative institutions Summary of a study of several institutions and how they created space for undergraduate ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Supporting Students, Institutional Systems

Calculating cost-return for investments in student success
Calculating cost-return for investments in student success This project calculated the cost return on first year programs to enhance student success. It claims all the tuition/fee revenue for the increase in ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems

Metro Academies
Metro Academies This is a student cohort based program for support of underrepresented students. Suggested Citation Metro Academies Lowers Cost per Graduate at a University and a Community College (Rep.). (2013, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Supporting Students, Cohort Program

The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned
The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned Primarily an analysis of the SEI model and impacts in the physics department, there is an analysis of faculty workload and time issues in ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Institutional Systems, Professional Development:Curriculum Development

Bay View Alliance
Bay View Alliance A network of universities working to improve teaching and learning in higher education. Includes three Research Action Clusters: Entry level courses, intellectual skills in multiple disciplines, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Outreach:Inter-Institutional Collaboration, Professional Development

SEI Course Transformation guidance
SEI Course Transformation guidance Short two-pagers and videos, including a downloadable Course Transformation Guide, summarizing educational research and practice for instructors. From Science Education ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Assessment
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Pedagogical Training

Learning Assistant Alliance
Learning Assistant Alliance Includes information on supporting and training undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs), and joining with other institutions to promote this change program. Allows uploading of concept ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Preparing Future Teachers, Outreach:In-Service Teacher Training, Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Outreach:Student Recruiting, Inter-Institutional Collaboration

Implicit social cognition: from measures to mechanisms
Describes current trends in attending to, and measuring, implicit processes such as social perception, judgement and action.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Communication, Assessment
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Student Assessment