Poster Presentations

The RIOS Institute: A community supporting racially-just, inclusive, open STEM education
Sam Donovan, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium; Kaitlin Bonner, Saint John Fisher College; Karen Cangialosi, OE Global; Carrie Diaz Eaton, Bates College
The Institute for a Racially Just, Inclusive, and Open STEM Education (RIOS Institute) is a virtual synthesis center led by a diverse set of individuals at the interface of open education, STEM postsecondary ...

Poster Presentations
Monday | 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Scandinavian 3/4 View the full program » Posters will be presented in two sessions: Session A (5:00pm - 5:30pm),  Transition to session B (5:30-5:40pm)  Session B (5:40pm ...

Enhancing Data Literacy Learning Experience for Nontraditional Higher Education Community: A Constructive Work in Progress
Parisa Meisami, Universities at Shady Grove
This poster presentation outlines an ongoing initiative aimed at improving data literacy learning experiences for the nontraditional higher education community at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG). In the era ...

Organization-focused Change Networks as Levers for Systemic Change: Highlights of Research on their Nature, Functioning, and Lifecycles
Ann Austin, Michigan State University; Susan R. Singer, Rollins College; Adam Grimm, Michigan State University
Transforming higher education institutions to fulfill more effectively their missions to learners and the broader society involves fostering change in several complex and interrelated issues. These areas for change ...

Creating Promotable Teaching Ranks at a Research-Intensive Institution: Key Findings and Challenges for Institutional Change
Caroline Quenemoen, Rice University; Margaret Beier, Rice University; Matthew Taylor, Rice University; Megan R. McSpedon, Rice University
While there has been much work on teaching faculty labor conditions, this issue has been less studied in R1 institutions, where increasing tensions and contradictions between the research and teaching missions of ...

Connecting the 'who', the 'how', and the 'what': incorporating human development into environmental studies and social science curricula for transformative education
Katherine Foo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Pedagogy for environmental studies and the social sciences predominantly focuses on issues external to the individual. It tends to possess a "blind spot [that] concerns the inner place—the source—from ...

Getting out of your own way: Faculty truly stepping aside for student-led community-engaged projects using PALAR
Dr. Jessica Rush Leeker, University of Colorado at Boulder; Lyndsay Ruane, University of Colorado at Boulder
Academic institutions have always been seen as centers of education and knowledge production, but the information generated by each institution is usually siloed. To increase global competitiveness, especially in ...

Supporting First- and Second-Order Departmental Change with the Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Guide
Christine O'Donnell, American Physical Society; Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado at Boulder
Many reports, research, and initiatives have presented evidence-based strategies to create strong departments. The Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Initiative is a collaborative effort between the ...

Session A
Note: These posters will present from 5:00-5:30 pm. Presenters are encouraged to set up their posters during lunch (12:00-1:15pm). The Academic System Dynamics that Motivates Faculty to Enact Instructional Change ...

The Impacts of a Faculty-led Learning Community on Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
Jennifer Kant, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Kathryn Asala, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Tonya Bates, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Transforming STEM Teaching and Learning Academy is a professional development workshop and learning community that aims to improve student outcomes in STEM courses at The University of North Carolina at ...