Characterizing departmental culture and assessing change with the DELTA survey
Courtney Ngai, Colorado State University; Daniel Reinholz, San Diego State University
There have been many change initiatives to improve undergraduate education, but despite investment of significant resources, implemented changes do not always last. Researchers in organizational change suggest that ...

Promoting and Sustaining Inclusivity Through (Minor) Changes In Undergraduate Science Assessment
Tommy Mayberry, University of Guelph; Sarah Ruffell, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Incorporating inclusivity within post-secondary classrooms is an institutional requirement of higher education. This project raises student awareness of the need for inclusivity in the classroom as well as in their ...

A Simple Stochastic Model for Conceptualizing Organizational Change Initiatives
Lorne Whitehead, University of British Columbia; Scott Simkins, North Carolina A & T State University
Complex systems cannot be modeled exactly. However, simple approximate mathematical models can illustrate important factors, provide memorable terminology, offer plausible and memorable insights, and suggest new ...

Assessing the Diffusion of Guided-Inquiry Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiments Through Faculty Workshops
Dilhara Liyanage, Virginia Commonwealth University
The POGIL-PCL Project has implemented the principles of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) to improve student learning in the physical chemistry laboratory (PCL) course. Inquiry-driven physical ...

Development of an integrative, student-centered program to improve student progression and retention.
Jennifer Louten, Kennesaw State University
Student retention and progression are critical issues for academic institutions. Student attrition directly translates into a loss of tuition income, fees, and alumni contributions (Stillman 2009). Moreover, it ...

Building a better SET: An "outside-in" approach to developing and implementing improved student evaluations of teaching
Jessica Keating, University of Colorado at Boulder; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado at Boulder
Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are a contentious, but ubiquitous, tool in teaching assessment. Wide-ranging stakeholders--from faculty assemblies to national organizing bodies to the courts--have recently ...

Building and Facilitating a Multi-Institutional Collaboration to Support Systemic Change: Insights from the Next Generation of STEM Teacher Preparation Programs in Washington State
Ed Geary, Western Washington University; Ann McMahon; Roxane Ronca, Western Washington University
Washington State is an NGSS and CCSS adoption state. Consequently, every Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation program needs to make changes to prepare future teachers to be NGSS and/or CCSS ready when they ...

Improving Learning by Transforming the Evaluation of Teaching: Resources, Challenges, and Change Processes
Gabriela Weaver, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, University of Kansas Main Campus; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado at Boulder; Ann Austin, Michigan State University
Promoting widespread use of evidence-based educational practices (EBEPs) is an important and continuing challenge across higher education institutions. Achieving significant change in teaching and learning requires ...